Packaging EPR in Austria: what online sellers must do
Registration, authorised representative and reporting for sellers shipping to Austria, updated for the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), in force since 12 August 2026.
- Authority
- Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environment
- Authorised representative
- Required. Foreign distance sellers delivering to consumers join an Austrian system through an authorised representative (Packaging Ordinance, § 16b).
- Reporting
- Licence with a collection and recovery system; quantities in kg per material reported to the system.
- Schemes
- ARA – Altstoff Recycling Austria · Interzero · Reclay Systems · Landbell Austria
- Good to know
- A change of representative takes effect at the end of a calendar quarter.
We take care of it
€25 per month
Authorised representative, registration, reporting and fee payments in Austria, or €250 per year paid upfront.
Questions
- Do I need an authorised representative to sell to Austria from abroad?
- Required. Foreign distance sellers delivering to consumers join an Austrian system through an authorised representative (Packaging Ordinance, § 16b).
- Where do I register packaging in Austria?
- EDM, the federal environmental data register, run by Austrian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environment.
- What do marketplaces ask for?
- Since 12 August 2026, marketplaces must collect your EPR registration number for each EU country you ship to, and they are starting to block or hide listings without one.
Sources
- https://www.wko.at/noe/up/verpackungsverordnung-auslaendische-haendler-lieferanten
- https://gesetzefinden.at/bundesrecht/bundesgesetze/awg-2002/para-12b
- https://licensing.interzero.at/en/costs/
Checked at the end of October 2026. This is not legal advice. Other countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Portugal.