Checked: 6 November 2026 — the date every statement on this page was checked against the sources below.
A producer of electrical or electronic equipment with no German establishment must appoint an authorised representative, who registers it at stiftung ear before the first sale. Registration is per type of equipment and brand. Equipment usable in private households also needs an insolvency-proof guarantee every calendar year. We act as your representative for €500 a year; the guarantee is passed on at cost. Sources (2)
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What the law asks
| Duty | Law | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Appoint an authorised representative | ElektroG § 8 | You |
| Register by type of equipment and brand | ElektroG § 6 | The representative |
| Guarantee for household equipment, every calendar year | ElektroG § 7 | The representative, at your cost |
| Take-back concept for business-only equipment | ElektroG § 7a | The representative |
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Selling before registration
Equipment may not be placed on the market until the registration is in place. Without it, retailers may not offer the equipment and marketplaces may not list it.
What we need from you
- Each type of equipment and its brand
- Whether it can be used in private households
- Your expected quantities per year
Price
€500 a year for the representation, on top of any packaging plan or on its own. The guarantee and the scheme fees are passed on at cost.
One limit: under ElektroG § 37(7) a representative with more than 20 simultaneous registrations needs the authority's approval.
Germany WEEE authorised representative service: what we do
- You sign a mandate in German for your electrical and electronic equipment.
- We register you at stiftung ear by type of equipment and brand, before your first sale (ElektroG § 6).
- For equipment usable in private households, we arrange the insolvency-proof guarantee each calendar year (§ 7), at your cost.
- We file the quantity reports to stiftung ear from your figures.
€500 a year, on its own or next to the €149 packaging plan. Packaging, electrical equipment and batteries are three separate registrations, each with its own mandate.
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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