What is coming
The dates that matter
We tell you which of these touch your products, and we say so when none of them do.
GPSR, Regulation (EU) 2023/988, became applicable. An economic operator established in the Union is required for every consumer product on the EU market.
The €150 customs duty exemption ended. Every consignment under €150 shipped directly to an EU consumer carries a €3 duty per tariff line. Not our service — it changes your landed cost, not your representation.
PPWR applies. Non-EU sellers need a packaging EPR representative established in each member state where they sell; marketplaces already ask for packaging EPR registration numbers in some countries, including Germany and France. We do not provide EPR representation — it must be a company in each country — and we will name a provider that does.
For products placed on the market from 9 December 2026, the authorised representative of a non-EU manufacturer is liable alongside it for defective products (Directive (EU) 2024/2853, Art. 8), as transposed by each Member State.
The first mandatory digital product passport: the battery passport under the Batteries Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542, Article 77 — for electric-vehicle batteries, light-means-of-transport batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh. The small cells in chargers and power banks are not covered by this first step.
Last reviewed: 29 September 2026 · Konstantin Filin
Changes to this page
- 29 September 2026 — battery passport entry corrected to the Batteries Regulation; the PPWR marketplace note narrowed to what we can confirm.