Guides
Guides for online sellers
What applies, where, and why, with links to the authorities and schemes. Updated when the rules change.
- Guide · Germany
Do I need LUCID?
A quick way to find out whether your shop must register in Germany's LUCID packaging register, with a free checker and sources.
Facts checked: 28 October 2026 - Guide · Germany
LUCID registration for foreign sellers
How online sellers based outside Germany register in LUCID: who must register, what it costs, the authorised representative and the steps, with sources.
Facts checked: 28 October 2026 - Guide · Etsy & Amazon
Packaging EPR for Etsy and Amazon sellers selling to Germany
Etsy and Amazon sellers shipping to Germany: why marketplaces ask for a LUCID number, what to do in which order, and how to avoid a data mismatch.
Facts checked: 28 October 2026 - Guide · Germany
LUCID step by step: registration, licence, reports
A practical walk-through of LUCID for small online sellers: what to prepare, each registration screen, the dual-system contract and your quantity reports.
Facts checked: 28 October 2026 - Guide · Germany
The dual system: what it is and how to choose one
What a German dual system does, why online sellers need one for shipping packaging, what drives the price and how to compare the licensed system operators.
Facts checked: 28 October 2026 - Guide · Etsy
Packaging EPR for Etsy sellers
Selling handmade or vintage on Etsy to buyers in Germany or the EU? What packaging EPR means for small Etsy shops, from LUCID to the representative.
Facts checked: 28 October 2026 - Guide · France
France: packaging EPR for foreign online sellers
Packaging EPR in France for online sellers abroad: eco-organisms (Citeo, Adelphe, Léko), SYDEREP, the IDU number, Triman and the representative.
Facts checked: 14 September 2026 - Guide · France · Textiles
France textile EPR (Refashion) for clothing sellers
Selling clothing, linen or shoes to France? Refashion registration, the UIN, the French mandataire and the 2026 fee scales, explained for foreign shops.
Facts checked: 15 September 2026 - Guide · Netherlands · Belgium
Netherlands and Belgium: one threshold under question, one that doesn't exist
Packaging EPR thresholds for online sellers: Verpact's 50,000 kg in the Netherlands, and why Belgium has no de minimis under the PPWR.
Facts checked: 17 September 2026 - Guide · Ireland
Ireland: Repak and what's still unresolved
Packaging EPR in Ireland for foreign online sellers: Repak's two thresholds, the representative rule since 12 August 2026, and what is still open.
Facts checked: 2 November 2026 - Guide · Ireland
Packaging EPR in Ireland for small EU online sellers
Shipping from another EU country to Ireland: Repak's major-producer thresholds, the EPR representative rule since 12 August 2026, and what is still unclear.
Facts checked: 2 November 2026 - Guide · Germany
VerpackG and VerpackDG: German packaging law for sellers abroad
Germany's Packaging Act (VerpackG) was replaced by the VerpackDG on 12 August 2026. What it means for online sellers abroad: LUCID, dual system, representative.
Facts checked: 29 October 2026 - Guide · Shopify & WooCommerce
LUCID for Shopify and WooCommerce shops shipping to Germany
Selling from your own Shopify or WooCommerce shop to Germany? No checkout asks for a LUCID number, but the packaging duties still apply. Here's what to do.
Facts checked: 29 October 2026 - Guide · Estonia & Baltics
Packaging EPR for Estonian and Baltic online shops selling abroad
An Estonian or Baltic e-shop shipping to Germany or elsewhere in the EU: which packaging rules apply where, LUCID, the representative, and what stays at home.
Facts checked: 29 October 2026 - Guide · Austria
Austria: packaging EPR for foreign online sellers
Shipping to consumers in Austria? Foreign online sellers need an authorised representative and a licence with a collection and recovery system. The basics.
Facts checked: 29 October 2026