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Packaging EPR in Italy

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
CONAI membership 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

CONAI charges per tonne of each material, plus a one-off joining fee. There has been a simpler process, and a minimum, for very low-value imports.

Indicative only. CONAI publishes its CAC tariffs annually by material. Check the current tariff and whether the simplified import procedure applies to you.

Things to watch out for

  • The CAC charge falls on whoever first brings the packaging into Italy. If you post orders there yourself, that is you.
  • Italy has its own packaging labelling rules already, separate from the new EU labels coming in 2028.

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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