Do I have to show my WEEE registration number on listings and invoices in Germany?

Q: Do I have to show my WEEE registration number on listings and invoices in Germany?

Yes. § 6(3) ElektroG requires every producer to state its registration number (WEEE-Reg.-Nr.) when offering electrical or electronic equipment and on its invoices. That covers marketplace listings, your own shop and the invoices you issue for equipment sold into Germany. If you have a representative, the number is the one issued for the registration your representative holds for you.

Yes. § 6(3) ElektroG: every producer states its registration number when offering equipment and on its invoices.

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. § 6(3) ElektroG: every producer must give its registration number when offering equipment and on invoices. In practice that is your listings on Amazon, eBay or OTTO, your own shop's product pages and your invoices. The number comes from the registration by brand and device type under § 6(1), held by your representative if you have no establishment in Germany. ElektroG § 6

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