Checked: 6 November 2026 — the date every statement on this page was checked against the sources below.
You are the producer for everything a marketplace sells to German end users for you, including when Amazon fulfils the order. You register in LUCID, the packaging is licensed with a dual system, and without a German establishment you appoint an authorised representative. One LUCID number covers every marketplace. Sources (2)
ZSVRZSVR — Mail order companies and online retailersAmazonAmazon — Extended Producer Responsibility compliance
Start here
- German EPR on marketplaces: what each marketplace asks
- FBA and the LUCID number
- The shipping box is yours to license
- Does the marketplace license my packaging?
When something goes wrong
- Listings blocked although you are registered
- Amazon says it may comply on your behalf
- Is a LUCID number enough?
What we do
We act as your authorised representative, license your packaging and file the reports, for €149 a year. See pricing.
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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