By Razvan Toma · Founder · Last checked 8 November 2026 · Sources linked below
Quick answer
Usually days, not weeks; the slowest part is your packaging figures.
- LUCID entry: online at verpackungsregister.org, free, done by you (it is a strictly personal duty).
- Representative: a company with no German establishment signs a written mandate in German first, then names the representative in LUCID. We confirm the appointment the same day once you have named us and signed; ZSVR's confirmation in LUCID makes it effective (§ 5(5) VerpackDG).
- Dual-system licence: concluded on an estimate of your yearly packaging by material and weight.
VerpackDG § 5VerpackDG § 5
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