Checked: 8 November 2026 — the date every statement on this page was checked against the sources below.
Managed EPR is our team running your German EPR all year: sales data, packaging weights, supplier requests, the dual-system licence, the reports to ZSVR and stiftung ear, and the evidence. It is on quote, includes EPR EU Connect, and comes with the authorised representative if you have no establishment in Germany.
What Managed EPR is
We act as your EPR department for Germany. Most of the work in German EPR happens before the report: finding out what you sold, what each product's packaging weighs, which supplier still owes you a figure. With Managed EPR we do that work all year, prepare every licence and report, and keep the evidence behind each figure.
It is for brands, manufacturers and importers selling into Germany, whether they are established in Germany or abroad. If you have no establishment in Germany, the authorised representative comes with it.
Who it is for
- Your catalogue changes often, or you sell through several shops and marketplaces.
- Your packaging data is spread across several suppliers, or some of it is missing.
- You have several companies or brands, each with its own LUCID entry.
- Someone on your team spends days every year chasing figures before each report.
What you get, and when
| When | What we deliver |
|---|---|
| At the start | Your companies, brands, LUCID entries and existing licences confirmed, your data sources mapped and your reporting calendar set |
| Every month | Your sales reconciled, product records updated, a list of missing data and supplier requests followed up |
| Every quarter | A forecast of your dual-system fees, with the rates and assumptions behind it |
| Before each licence or report | The figures prepared and explained, sent to you for approval before anything is filed |
| After each filing | The filed version and confirmation kept, and the dual system's invoice checked against what was licensed |
| At year end | Your year-end review: a reconciliation of the full year and an evidence pack you can export |
A sample monthly report
An illustration of the monthly report, for an invented online shop selling kitchenware in Germany. It is not a real client.
| Line | This month |
|---|---|
| Orders imported | 1,240 orders from 2 shops, matched to 86 products |
| Packaging counted | Paper and cardboard 412 kg, plastics 38 kg, glass 0 kg |
| Missing data | 3 new products with no packaging weights: requests sent to 2 suppliers |
| Checks | 1 weight that looked wrong, corrected after the supplier replied |
| Next deadline | Yearly report to ZSVR: figures ready for your approval 3 weeks before |
Each figure links back to the orders and packaging records it was built from, which is the evidence pack at year end.
Who does what
| Task | We do | You do |
|---|---|---|
| Sales data | Import and reconcile your sales every month | Give us access or send the exports |
| Missing packaging data | Ask your suppliers and follow up | Give us their contacts and your go-ahead to ask |
| Licences and reports | Prepare and check each one, and explain it | Answer product questions and approve before we file |
| LUCID | Tell you what to enter and check your entry | Keep your LUCID registration, which the law leaves with you |
| Filing and evidence | File under your mandate and keep the confirmations | Pay the dual system's fees |
Connect included, run by our team
Managed EPR runs on EPR EU Connect, the same software our self-service clients use. The difference is who does the work: with Connect on its own you enter your packaging data, contact your suppliers and check the figures; with Managed EPR our team does all of that and you approve the result.
Already registered?
You keep your LUCID number and your existing licences. We look at what you have, take over the work under a written mandate and carry on from your filing history. Nothing is cancelled and nothing is re-registered unless it needs to be.
- We review your LUCID entry, licences and past reports.
- We agree the scope and send a written quote.
- We set up access and the mandate, and agree who does what.
- We take over your reporting calendar, starting with the next deadline.
Which streams in Germany
| Stream | What we manage |
|---|---|
| Packaging | LUCID entry checks, the dual-system licence, the data reports to ZSVR and the figures for a declaration of completeness where your volumes need one |
| Electrical equipment (WEEE) | Registration and reports at stiftung ear, as your authorised representative if you have no establishment in Germany |
| Batteries | Registration and reports at stiftung ear, as your authorised representative if you have no establishment in Germany |
The same product and packaging data can also serve France and Spain through our sister services, so you send it once.
How it compares
| Representative plan | EPR EU Connect | Managed EPR | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What we do | LUCID appointment, dual-system licence and data reports, filed from the figures you give us; WEEE and batteries at stiftung ear | Self-service software that turns your sales into those figures | We run your EPR: data, suppliers, reconciliation, reports and the evidence |
| Who does the data work | You | You, with the software | Our team, with the same software |
| Who it suits | Companies that know their weights and quantities | Online sellers who want their figures counted from their sales | Brands, manufacturers and importers with many products, suppliers or data sources |
| Price | €149 a year for packaging; €500 a year each for WEEE and batteries | €89 a month on top of your plan, first month free | On quote, after a look at your data, Connect included |
| Dual-system fees | Passed on at cost, 0% markup | The same | The same |
Price
On quote. The work depends on your number of products, suppliers, data sources and streams, so we look at your data first and send a written quote. Managed EPR includes EPR EU Connect, run by our team: you never pay for both. Dual-system fees are passed on at cost with 0% markup, as on every plan.
Your quote depends on:
- the number of companies and brands;
- the streams: packaging, electrical equipment, batteries;
- how many products you sell and how often the catalogue changes;
- the state of your packaging data and how many suppliers we need to ask.
Tell us your streams, roughly how many products and suppliers you have, where your sales data comes from and your next deadline.
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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