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Packaging EPR in Romania

Reviewed 2026-08-28

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
No producer register yet. Compliance runs through the Environment Fund (AFM): monthly declarations, yearly recycling targets, and a contract with a licensed take-over organisation (OIREP). Open register
Organisations
Representative
Needs checking.
Threshold
None. You have to register from your first sale.

Indicative range, not a quote

Miss the recycling targets and the Fund charges 2 lei per kilogram on the shortfall. An OIREP contract avoids that: Reciclad'OR's published 2026 rates run about 0.4 to 0.8 lei per kilogram depending on material.

The 2 lei rate is set in the Environment Fund ordinance; the tariffs are Reciclad'OR's published 2026 list, seen August 2026, VAT not included. A draft law would double the 2 lei rate — check before budgeting.

Things to watch out for

  • Romania's current law puts the packaging duties on Romanian companies. A UK seller posting orders has no self-service way to register today: the EU rules expect duties since August 2026, but Romania's register does not exist yet.
  • In practice foreign sellers comply through a Romanian partner or importer, or wait for the register. A pending amendment would add a register covering foreign sellers and make couriers liable for non-compliant ones.
  • The 2 lei per kilogram charge is a penalty on missed recycling targets, not a tax on all packaging. With an OIREP contract at published rates it is avoidable. A draft law would double it to 4 lei.
  • Declarations to the Environment Fund are monthly, by the 25th. The shortfall charge is settled yearly, by 25 January.
  • Old guides name Eco-Rom Ambalaje as the main organisation — it is in insolvency. The ministry's official list has 14 licensed OIREPs.
  • Romania runs a 0.5 lei deposit on drinks containers through RetuRO, live since November 2023. If you do not sell drinks, it does not affect you.

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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