Can Amazon or my fulfilment centre refuse my electronics if I am not registered for WEEE in Germany?

Q: Can Amazon or my fulfilment centre refuse my electronics if I am not registered for WEEE in Germany?

Yes, they must. § 6(2) ElektroG says that if a producer, or its representative, is not properly registered, retailers may not offer its equipment for sale, operators of electronic marketplaces may not enable it to be offered or made available, and fulfilment service providers may not store, pack, address or ship it. So a missing or lapsed WEEE registration stops your sales and your FBA stock in Germany.

Yes. § 6(2) ElektroG: marketplaces must not enable the offer, and fulfilment providers must not store, pack or ship equipment of an unregistered producer.

Since 12 August 2026, § 5 VerpackDG, implementing Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40, requires a producer with no establishment in Germany to appoint an authorised representative before it first makes packaging available in Germany. Read § 5

By Razvan Toma · Founder · Last checked 7 November 2026 · Sources linked below

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Yes, the law obliges them to. § 6(2) ElektroG: where the producer or its representative is not properly registered, (1) distributors must not offer the equipment for sale, (2) operators of electronic marketplaces must not enable it to be offered or made available, and (3) fulfilment service providers must not store, pack, address or ship it. A missing registration therefore blocks both listings and fulfilment stock. Batteries follow the same rule under § 4(3) BattDG.

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