Packaging EPR in the Netherlands: what online sellers must do
Registration, authorised representative and reporting for sellers shipping to the Netherlands, updated for the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), in force since 12 August 2026.
- Register
- Verpact (no PPWR register yet)
- Authority
- Verpact, supervised by the ILT inspectorate
- Authorised representative
- Required under PPWR art. 45(3); in practice an EU company can still register directly with Verpact.
- Reporting
- Annual declaration to Verpact of the previous year's packaging, before 31 March.
- Schemes
- Verpact
- Good to know
- The current regime exempts producers below 50,000 kg of packaging a year; this threshold is expected to go with the PPWR.
We take care of it
€25 per month
Authorised representative, registration, reporting and fee payments in the Netherlands, or €250 per year paid upfront.
Questions
- Do I need an authorised representative to sell to the Netherlands from abroad?
- Required under PPWR art. 45(3); in practice an EU company can still register directly with Verpact.
- Where do I register packaging in the Netherlands?
- Verpact (no PPWR register yet), run by Verpact, supervised by the ILT inspectorate.
- 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.