Does Shopify check my IDU?

We found no Shopify page on French EPR. Treat it as your responsibility, with no platform check and no platform paying in your place.

Do I have to show my IDU on my Shopify store?

Yes: in your terms of sale and on your website in the same way as your legal notices, and to any buyer who asks.

Does a small store really need this?

Yes. There is no minimum volume, but small volumes can cost little: see the Léko example on this page.

Packaging EPR on a Shopify store selling to France: what nobody checks but you

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 number 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

Getting the number

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

Your shipping box counts

You chose the box and the filling, so they are yours to declare. The ministry's FAQ lets a seller use the same boxes every time, with one instruction printed on the box covering both box and filling. French Ministry of Ecologica How to count units.

What small volumes cost

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.

Léko's 2026 scale shows how little volume can matter at the small end. Under 500,000 units you can declare units per product family, with no weights. The invoice has a €95 minimum and is capped at €150 below 20,000 units. Léko Those figures are for 2026: the 2027 scale differs, so check it before budgeting. Citeo and Adelphe publish their own scales: which one to join.

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.

If you also sell on Amazon

Amazon's Pay on Behalf covers Amazon.fr sales only, so it leaves your store uncovered. ChannelX Your own IDU works on both.

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

Household packaging EPR on a Shopify store