Checked: 8 November 2026 — the date every statement on this page was checked against the sources below.
Packaging manufacturers draw up an EU declaration of conformity under the PPWR; importers check it and keep a copy. We offer it self-service in EPR EU Connect, reviewed by us for €149 or prepared for you for €290 per packaging type. You sign it; it stays your document. 
Regulation (EU) 2025/40, con
What it is
Packaging manufacturers must draw up an EU declaration of conformity under the PPWR; importers check that the manufacturer has done so and keep a copy. An importer that puts packaging on the market under its own name or brand, or changes it, takes on the manufacturer's obligations. We start by establishing your role. For now it covers the heavy-metal limits (lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium) and PFAS in food-contact packaging. It needs technical documentation behind it, and your supplier must give you the data. See PPWR in Germany.
Three levels
| What you get | Price, excl. VAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Self-service | Our software drafts the declaration and the technical file from your packaging data, with evidence requests for your suppliers | Part of EPR EU Connect, €89 a month |
| Review | You send your draft and your supplier evidence; we check them and send back the corrections | €149 per packaging type |
| Done for you | We request the evidence from your suppliers, check it and prepare the declaration and the technical file | €290 per packaging type |
The self-service level is part of EPR EU Connect. A packaging type is one design and material made by one supplier, whatever the sizes. As the manufacturer, you sign the declaration and it stays your document; as an importer, we check the manufacturer's declaration and file a copy for you.
What the technical file holds
- The packaging description, materials and supplier.
- The supplier's test results or statements for the substance limits.
- The traceability details: type, batch or serial number and your contact details.
- The signed declaration and its version history.
Suppliers who do not reply
We send the requests and follow them up, but we cannot make a supplier answer. Items still missing evidence are listed in your file, so you can decide what to do with them.
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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