How to Calculate Your EPR Fees Across EU Markets in 2026?
For most companies, the hardest part of EPR is not understanding that an obligation exists. It is understanding how the cost is actually calculated. That difficulty increases sharply once a business sells in more than one EU country. There is no single EU-wide packaging EPR fee for 2026. Instead, businesses face different national systems, different […]
Packaging EPR in France for Online Sellers and Small Producers: 2026 Guide
France is one of the most important packaging EPR markets in Europe. It is also one of the easiest to misunderstand. Many businesses still assume that packaging EPR in France only matters for large FMCG companies with major retail volumes. That is not the case. French packaging EPR can also affect online sellers, importers, marketplace […]
EPR Compliance in Five Steps: A Definitive Operational Guide for E-Commerce Sellers
Published: March 2026 | Category: EPR Compliance | Read time: 15 minutes A definitive operational guide for Amazon sellers, Shopify brands, importers, and non-EU businesses selling into Europe. Covers packaging EPR, WEEE, and batteries compliance across all EU member states and the UK. Table of Contents Why EPR Demands Urgent Attention in 2026 Step 1 […]
Spain Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) 2026: The Complete Compliance Guide for Businesses
Published: February 2026 • 14 min read • Packaging Compliance Table of Contents What Is Spain’s Plastic Packaging Tax? Who Must Pay the Tax? Tax Rate & How It Is Calculated Which Products Are in Scope? Key Exemptions Registration & Reporting Obligations Recycled Content Requirements from 2025 Spain PPT vs. EPR — Understanding the Difference […]
Eco-Modulation under PPWR & EPR: Reduce Packaging Fees
Eco-modulation is quickly becoming one of the most consequential financial mechanisms in European EPR packaging regulation. It is the principle that adjusts Extended Producer Responsibility fees based on how sustainable your packaging actually is. And with the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) now in force, understanding eco-modulation is no longer optional — it is a strategic imperative for every producer […]
Why Paying EPR Fees Is Critical for EU Companies | RegSurance
If your company sells packaged goods, electronics, batteries, or textiles in Europe, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations almost certainly apply to you. Yet thousands of businesses continue to operate across the EU without registering, reporting, or paying their EPR fees — not out of deliberate avoidance, but because EPR simply falls through the cracks. This […]
EPR in the Netherlands 2026: UPV Streams, Recent Updates, PROs, Deadlines & FAQs
Last updated: 19 February 2026. Extended Producer Responsibility in the Netherlands is called UPV (Uitgebreide Producentenverantwoordelijkheid). In practice, UPV means: if you first place certain products (or packaging) on the Dutch market, you are responsible for financing and organising (directly or via a producer organisation) the end-of-life phase: collection, recycling, reporting, and in some streams […]
Digital Product Passport (DPP) Timeline – What ESPR Requires – What Data to Prepare – How to Implement at Scale
Digital Product Passports (DPPs) are becoming the EU’s preferred mechanism to make product sustainability and compliance information standardised, machine-readable, verifiable, and shareable across the value chain. For most organisations, the DPP challenge is not “building a QR code”. It is building a data and evidence operating model that survives product changes, supplier variability, and audit […]
EU Declaration of Conformity for Packaging under PPWR What it is – who signs – what evidence belongs in the technical file – and how to operationalise it across SKUs and suppliers
Summary The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces a clear “conformity” model for packaging.For packaging that you place on the EU market, you should assume you will need all three elements working together: Conformity assessment procedure – PPWR Article 38 (with Annex VII) Technical documentation (technical file) – Annex VII EU Declaration of […]
EU Battery EPR fees: what drives cost and how to reduce it (chemistry, weight, collection obligations) – with real country examples and rates
Published: 30 January 2026Battery EPR costs are rarely “just a compliance fee”. In most EU countries, Battery Extended Producer Responsibility fees are designed to finance the full end-of-life system – collection, safe handling, transport, treatment, recycling, and scheme administration. What you pay is therefore a function of what you place on the market and how […]