{"id":60383,"date":"2022-04-12T10:19:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T08:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=60383"},"modified":"2025-05-22T13:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:17:21","slug":"compulsory-registration-for-online-traders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/registrierungspflicht-fuer-onlinehaendler\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory registration for online retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The amendment to the Packaging Act will affect online retailers in particular. From 1 July 2022, they will also be required to register their packaging. The registration process will start on 5 May 2022, giving retailers time to prepare for the necessary changes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Online retailers primarily place shipping and sales packaging on the market with their goods. This typically accumulates as waste with private end consumers. Whoever sells such packaging has Obligations under packaging law<\/strong> to fulfil: Specifically, retailers must register in the LUCID packaging register and pay for the disposal and recycling of their packaging.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The fact that online retailers have to fulfil these obligations is nothing new. If retailers fail to comply with the law, they could face fines. What is new from 1 July 2022 is an extended registration obligation, which was introduced with the amendment to the Packaging Act<\/a> comes into force: By this time, the register all retailers who place packaged goods on the German market on a commercial basis in the LUCID packaging register<\/strong> - regardless of the respective packaging.<\/p>

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This also affects so-called packaging without a system participation obligation, such as transport or reusable packaging, for which there was previously no registration obligation. There is a need for action for online retailers: In addition to shipping, sales and\/or secondary packaging, do you also sell Packaging without system participation obligation<\/strong>they must extend their existing registration in the LUCID Packaging Register to include information on the additional packaging (change registration).<\/p>

The new registration process will start on 5 May 2022, giving the affected online retailers enough time to comply with the law. However, they do not have to conclude a contract with a system for packaging that is not subject to system participation, nor do they have to specify the packaging quantities.<\/p>