Checked: 6 November 2026 — the date every statement on this page was checked against the sources below.
Packaging that ends up only with business end users is not licensed with a dual system and is not reported in LUCID, but you still register in LUCID and take it back. Packaging that reaches private households, or is shipped to consumers, is licensed as usual. Selling to a German reseller usually makes the reseller the producer for those goods. Sources (2)
VerpackDG § 39VerpackDG § 39VerpackDG § 22VerpackDG § 22
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- B2B and transport packaging
- Do I report B2B packaging in LUCID?
- Selling to a German retailer: who is the producer?
- Industrial and large producers
Electricals for business use
Equipment sold only to businesses still needs registration at stiftung ear, with a take-back concept. See electricals.
Razvan Toma is the founder of EPR Germany Rep and of EPR France Rep, the French sister service. He has worked in waste management and recycling since 2009, running waste-separation programmes inside large B2B organisations in France for clients including Chanel, Microsoft, Decathlon, Pirelli, IKEA, Vinci, Capgemini and E.Leclerc. He reads the statutes and the regulator's own guidance directly, and publishes what they say — including when it means telling a visitor they do not need to buy anything.
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