Electronics and WEEE EPR on Amazon France
An electronics seller on Amazon.fr can need three numbers: equipment, batteries and packaging.
What Amazon asks for
Amazon asks for your unique identification numbers (UIN, the same thing as an IDU), one per EPR category, on the page “Informations de conformité relatives à la responsabilité élargie des producteurs” in Seller Central. Packaging and paper count as one category. If you are not compliant, Amazon says it may deactivate your offers or comply on your behalf. Amazon
Amazon's public page does not publish a notice period, a review time or a schedule of checks. Your own notice is the document that counts: see what each marketplace publishes.
Amazon lists electrical equipment, batteries and packaging among the most common categories. Amazon
Which numbers you need
| Your product | Equipment | Batteries | Packaging |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mains-powered, no battery | Yes | No | Yes |
| With a battery, built-in or supplied | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spare batteries sold alone | No | Yes | Yes |
Built-in batteries count: how that works.
Your own numbers or Pay on Behalf
| Your own IDU | Amazon Pay on Behalf | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Membership in your name, through a representative | Amazon's fallback when you give it no valid number for a category |
| Service cost | Our published fee (below) | €25 per EPR category a year since 1 January 2026 ChannelX |
| Eco-contributions | Published rate, passed on at cost | Recovered from your seller account; Amazon may hold amounts in reserve ChannelX |
| Covers | Every channel | Amazon.fr sales only |
| Number to show elsewhere | Yes | None |
If Amazon.fr is your only route into France, Pay on Behalf can be enough for those sales: when it is, and when it is not. Add your own store or a second marketplace and you need your own registration.
With three categories the fee is €75 a year, on top of the eco-contributions.
Where the real money is
| 1,000 items a year | Basic rate | Rate with Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Tablets | €2.98 each: €2,980 | €0.85 each: €850 |
| Smartphones | €4.42 each: €4,420 | €2.56 each: €2,560 |
| Wired hairdryers | €1.61 each: €1,610 | €0.89 each: €890 |
Published rates, from our electronics page. 
Ecologic Batteries and packaging are separate.
Getting the numbers
With no establishment in France, a representative established there is compulsory since 10 July 2026, by written mandate. 
Légifrance ADEME issues one IDU per stream, through the eco-organisme you join. 
ADEME
Ecologic, ecosystem and Soren are approved for equipment. Which one to join. ADEME
What it costs
Standard is €190 a year per eligible stream (up to three), up to 1 tonne a year per stream, with simplified reporting and one declaration a year; Plus is €990 a year for up to three streams, with detailed reporting that optimises your eco-contributions, up to 10 tonnes. There is no setup fee. Eco-contributions are passed on at cost, with 0% markup. See pricing or the calculator.
Three streams on Standard come to €570 a year within its 1 tonne limit per stream; Plus is €990 for all three.
Stock in another country
Stock location does not change who the producer is. Amazon treats selling in a country where you are not physically established as one of the cases that makes you a producer. Amazon So goods sent from a German fulfilment centre to a French customer still count: see pan-EU FBA.
Common mistakes on this stream
- Giving one number for all categories. Amazon asks for one each.
- Relying on the factory or a reseller. Their number does not cover your own direct sales.
- Leaving out packaging. It is a separate category.
Selling from China? Companies based in China.