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Lucid and EPR registration

Do you sell products in Germany through retail stores, an online store, or marketplaces, thereby placing packaging on the market? If so, you are required to join a dual system such as Zmart.de AND register with the LUCID packaging register. If you fail to do so, you risk an export ban, a fine of up to 200,000 euros, and Amazon removing your products from its platform.

Follow the step-by-step guide below:

Step 1 (mandatory!)

Register at Zmart.de (from Zentek GmbH)
Zmart is one of the most affordable dual-system providers in Germany, with over 30,000 customers. As a Dexport client, you’ll receive an additional discount on the website when you use the promo code 'dexport'.

Step 2 

Register for free at verpackungsregister.org
You are required to notify a responsible employee of your company when registering on the website.
* Select Zentek GmbH as your chosen dual system. Zentek GmbH is the dual system behind Zmart.nl.

Step 3

Enter your EPR number in your Amazon Seller Account
After registering on the packaging registry at
, you will receive the required EPR number. Enter this number in your Amazon seller account.
* Enter your EPR number in your Amazon Seller account

Note!

Do your packaging returns on time every year!
Each year, report your quantities of packaging to Zmart and to verpackungsregister.org by January 31 at the latest
* Are you late? Register in Step 1. After registering, Zmart.nl customer service will help you submit your order quantities retroactively. Use discount code Dexport
Here's how to grab your discount at Zmart.co.uk:

To whom does this apply?

The registration requirement initially applies only to manufacturers who use cardboard packaging. So if your brand is on the packaging, it is very likely that you are responsible for recycling and registration. This applies to both primary and secondary packaging (the shipping box). Think, for example, of shoes in a shoe box. The shoe goes into a shoe box; this is the primary packaging. A number of shoe boxes are then placed in a large outer box, which is the secondary packaging. Starting January 1, 2023, EPR registration will also apply to manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment under the ElektroG, and manufacturers of batteries under the BattG.

If you are not a manufacturer but do sell products covered by the EPR regulations, you must request the EPR registration number from the supplier. This could be, for example, the wholesaler who has already imported the products. If you do not receive the EPR registration number from the supplier but still sell the relevant products, you must register the number yourself.

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