Electronics and WEEE EPR on a Shopify store
A store selling electrical goods can need three numbers, and has to publish them itself.
Nobody checks, and that is the trap
We found no Shopify help page on French EPR when we looked on 6 November 2026, and Shopify is a store you run, not a marketplace selling for you. So no platform asks for your number, and none pays in your place. The marketplace rule that catches Amazon sellers does not apply here. 
Ministère de l'Écologie Your duties apply directly: a quiet checkout does not mean you are covered.
Where your numbers must appear
This is the part marketplace sellers never have to think about. Article R. 541-173 requires your IDU in your terms of sale, and article L. 541-10-10 requires a producer with a website to show it there in the same way as its legal notices. You must also give it to a buyer who asks. 
Légifrance
On Shopify, that means two edits: add the numbers to your terms of service policy and to the page holding your legal notices. List one number per stream. Where you must show your IDU. 
ADEME
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 |
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
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.
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.
Getting the numbers out of Shopify
- Export your orders for the calendar year and keep those shipped to France.
- Total the units per product, not per order.
- Count the parcels: your shipping box is packaging you chose.
- Record which products are in which stream.
- Keep the export with the declaration as your proof.
For electronics, keep the model on each line: rates vary by product type and size. ADEME
If you do nothing
Potential fines reach €30,000 for specified registration, IDU and reporting breaches, and €7,500 per unit or tonne for a company in other cases, under article L. 541-9-5. Légifrance