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Packaging EPR in Austria
Reviewed 2026-08-15
Written for UK and Northern Ireland sellers. Based elsewhere in the EU? Some rules here — especially who must appoint a representative — can work the other way round for you. Check the sources before acting.
- Register with
- Through a scheme. If you are not based in Austria you also appoint a representative. Open register
- Organisations
- Representative
- Required if you are not established here.
- Threshold
- None. You have to register from your first sale.
Indicative range, not a quote
ARA charges per material per kilogram, with a small annual base fee.
Indicative only. Request a current tariff from ARA.
Things to watch out for
- Austria has required overseas sellers to appoint a representative for some time. This is not new.
- Austria treats household and business packaging differently, and what you owe depends on which yours is.
Selling to more than one country?
Registration is one per country, and the rules differ everywhere. Run the checker — it lists every registration your answers point to, in about two minutes.
Sources
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