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Packaging EPR in Germany
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
- LUCID, the German packaging register. 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
LUCID registration itself is free. The cost is the PRO licence fee, which at very small volumes is commonly quoted in the low tens of euros per year, plus any authorised representative fee.
Indicative range only, drawn from PRO marketing material. Licence fees are set per PRO and vary by material and weight. Get a quote before relying on any figure.
Things to watch out for
- No minimum. You have to register even if you only send one parcel.
- Two separate steps: register in LUCID, then pay a scheme separately. Doing only one is a common and costly mistake.
- Register before you start selling. Marketplaces have to check your LUCID number.
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.
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