– days until August 12, 2026

Your brand is expanding into Europe.
Here's everything you need to sort before August 12.

Three things are due. This page walks you through it per market, for free, step by step.

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Three things are due on August 12.
Here's what each one actually is.

01

Are you registered in each EU market you sell into?

Each country has its own organisation you register your packaging with. One per market. They handle the filing on your behalf, but you have to sign up with them directly. Zalando has been checking these registration numbers since January 2026. Amazon has enforced in Germany and France since 2022. The per-market guide below covers exactly where to go and what you need.

02

Has your packaging supplier confirmed the materials are safe?

From August 12, certain chemicals are restricted in packaging. The confirmation has to come from your supplier, in writing, with lab certificates. You ask them for it. You keep it. Your packaging supplier can provide this. This one is on you, not on any registration organisation.

03

Have you signed a document confirming your packaging meets the standard?

One document per packaging type. You sign it. Not your supplier, not the organisation you register with. It confirms your packaging meets the requirements and records the materials and test results. Keep it for at least five years. This is the one that catches brands out. It's on you to produce it, not your supplier.

Not sure where you are on any of these? This guide covers all three. The registration steps for each market are below.

What's due on August 12, 2026

Three things due August 12.
Here's what each one means.

EPR registration
Register with the national organisation in each EU market you sell into. Each country has its own. The guide below covers France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and the UK. Zalando has been verifying registrations since January 2026. Amazon enforces in Germany and France since 2022.
Action now
Chemical limits
PFAS banned in food-contact packaging (limits: 25 ppb individual / 250 ppb sum). Heavy metals capped at 100 mg/kg across all packaging types. This is between you and your packaging supplier. Get written confirmation from them that the materials are clean.
Action now
Declaration of Conformity
One signed document per packaging type. It records the materials, the chemical test results, and your packaging's recyclability grade. You sign it. Hold it for five years minimum, ten if it's reusable. The person who signs it takes responsibility for every claim inside it.
Action now

Marketplace enforcement is already live

Zalando and Amazon are checking now.
Not in August. Now.

Zalando has been checking EPR registration numbers against national registries since January 2026. Amazon has enforced in Germany and France since 2022. Sellers without a valid registration get their listings pulled. No warning. No grace period.

Zalando · live since Jan 2026 Amazon DE + FR · live since 2022

Per-market registration guide

Where to register. What you need.
How long it takes.

Free to use · Updated June 2026

PRO Refashion (eco-organism for textiles and fashion)
Register at refashion.fr/pro/fr/s-inscrire →
In scope All clothing, footwear, household linens and accessories placed on the French market. Covers producers, importers and online sellers.
Documents needed Company registration details, annual volumes by product category (units and weight), material composition data
Registration time 2–4 weeks typical. Account approval required before first declaration.
Eco-modulation France has the most advanced scheme in the EU: up to 50% fee reduction for ≥15% post-consumer recycled fibre content. Three modulation levels.
Note France's textile EPR scheme has been live since 2007, the most mature in the EU. Non-registered brands are actively identified and contacted.
Registry LUCID (Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister): mandatory producer registration portal, separate from your chosen PRO
Register at lucid.verpackungsregister.org →
Then choose a dual system After LUCID registration, contract with a licensed PRO: Reclay, ALBA, Landbell, Interzero, Veolia, or others. Fee structures vary, so compare before committing.
In scope All packaging placed on the German market under VerpackG. Includes e-commerce/dispatch packaging, retail packaging, and service packaging.
Documents needed Company registration, packaging volume declarations by material type and weight (cardboard, plastic film, etc.)
Registration time 4–6 weeks. LUCID registration + PRO contract + first volume declaration.
Note Amazon Germany has been checking LUCID registration numbers since 2022. Missing or invalid LUCID number = listing removed without warning.
PRO Nedvang (collective scheme for packaging waste)
Register at nedvang.nl/producers →
In scope All packaging placed on the Dutch market. Threshold: producers placing more than 50 kg of packaging on the Dutch market per year.
Documents needed KVK (Chamber of Commerce) number if applicable, annual packaging volumes by material type and weight
Registration time 3–5 weeks typical.
Note Netherlands has active enforcement. Major Dutch retailers ask for EPR registration proof when onboarding new suppliers and at each season renewal.
PRO Ecoembes (packaging and packaging waste)
Register at ecoembes.com →
In scope All packaging placed on the Spanish market by producers, importers, and online sellers
Documents needed NIF (Spanish tax ID) or CIF for companies, annual volumes by packaging category and material type
Registration time 3–6 weeks. Spain's packaging EPR implementation is accelerating in 2026.
Note Spain also has a separate SCRAP framework for certain product categories. Textile EPR legislation is in development alongside the wider EU timeline.
Scheme UK Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (DEFRA / Environment Agency). Post-Brexit UK has its own scheme, independent of EU PPWR.
Register at gov.uk/guidance/epr-packaging →
Threshold Large producer: annual turnover >£2M AND >50 tonnes of packaging placed on UK market per year. Small producers: reduced requirements but still required to register.
Note If you sell into both UK and EU markets, each scheme runs independently. UK EPR has its own timeline and fee structure. The August 12 deadline is EU only.

Based on publicly available information as of June 2026. Requirements and timelines change. Check directly with each PRO before registering.

Readiness assessment

Where do you actually stand?

Six questions. Results on screen. No email required.

Question 1 of 6

Which EU markets do you currently sell packaged products into?

Select all that apply

Where do you sell?

Select all that apply

Have you registered with a PRO in each EU market you sell into?

Do you have a signed Declaration of Conformity for each packaging type?

A Declaration of Conformity is a document. One per packaging type. It confirms your packaging meets the EU's new limits. Someone in your company signs it and takes on personal responsibility for what it says.

Have your packaging suppliers sent you proof their materials pass the new EU chemical limits?

From August 12, certain chemicals (PFAS) are banned in food-contact packaging. New limits apply to heavy metals too. The proof has to come from your suppliers, as actual certificates from an accredited lab. No estimates.

Do you know your garment fibre composition breakdown, per product?

This one's forward-looking. Textile EPR starts in 2027. It's a separate scheme covering your garments, not packaging. The data it needs (fibre content per product, recycled percentage, weight) is built on the same supplier relationships you're setting up now.

What comes next

Sort it now.
Stay sorted.

Textile EPR starts in 2027. Digital Product Passports follow in 2028. Every piece of it draws from the same supplier conversations you're having now. You only build this once.

Aug 2026
PPWR: Packaging EPR
Three things in one deadline. Registering in each market, getting confirmation from your packaging supplier that the materials are clean, and signing a document that says your packaging meets the standard. This guide covers all three.
What you're gathering: packaging specs · supplier certificates · recyclability data
2027
Textile EPR
This one covers what you make, not how you package it. Fees are calculated per product, adjusted for recycled content. The more you know about your materials, the less you pay. The supplier relationships you're building for PPWR are the same ones textile EPR runs on.
What it draws from: fibre breakdown per product · recycled content · garment weight
2028
Digital Product Passport
A scannable record for every product you sell in the EU. Fibre origin, recycled content, how long it's built to last, how it can be recycled at end of life. The story of your product, directly in the hands of the person wearing it.
Built from: same foundation as 2027, plus material origin

Sort this properly now. When 2027 arrives, you're already ahead. That's what fabriq is for.

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