Which situation is yours?
Sixteen real situations we see every week, with who is the producer, which streams apply and what to do. Each one ends at the free calculator.
Amazon.fr wants an EPR number for France. What now?
Amazon.fr wants an IDU for France per EPR category. What to check when it rejects your IDU or keeps a listing blocked, why Pay on Behalf is not registration, and how a foreign seller gets an IDU.
Read →Pan-EU FBAMy FBA stock is in Germany. Do I still need French EPR?
Your FBA stock sits in Germany or Poland and Amazon ships to French customers. You are the producer in France and need a French representative and IDUs, on top of LUCID.
Read →United KingdomWe are a UK company selling to France. What does French EPR require?
UK brands selling to French consumers or businesses are non-EU producers in France: household packaging, product streams, IDUs and a mandatory French representative since July 2026. UK packaging EPR does not count.
Read →Existing membersWe already have a Citeo IDU. Do we now need a French representative?
Foreign producers who joined Citeo, Léko or another eco-organisme in their own name before 10 July 2026 keep their IDUs but must now designate a French representative and update their membership.
Read →Small volumesI only ship a few parcels a month to France. Does EPR apply?
There is no minimum for household packaging EPR in France: one parcel makes you a producer. What a small store owes in practice, the flat-rate regimes, and when it stops being worth it.
Read →ChinaChinese manufacturer selling direct to France: what French EPR requires
A Chinese factory or brand shipping directly to French consumers is the producer in France for packaging and product streams, must hold IDUs and, since July 2026, act through a French representative. Marketplaces check.
Read →B2B supplierWe ship pallets of goods to French businesses. Are we affected?
Foreign suppliers selling to French businesses that use the goods become producers for professional packaging (pallets, film, cartons) from 1 January 2027, must join Citeo Pro, Léko Pro or Twiice before 31 December 2026 and act through a French representative.
Read →ElectronicsWe sell electronics into France. How many EPR streams do we need?
A foreign electronics brand typically needs three French EPR streams: household packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (ecosystem or Ecologic) and batteries (Batribox or ecosystem), each with its own IDU, plus a French representative.
Read →FashionWe sell clothing into France. What does French EPR require?
Fashion brand or online shop selling clothing and shoes to French consumers through Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon.fr or Zalando: textiles (Refashion) and household packaging with one French representative, €990 a year for both streams.
Read →DistributionWe supply French retailers. Are we the producer or are they?
When a French retailer, wholesaler or marketplace seller buys your goods and resells them, that French company is the producer. When you ship directly to their customers or to businesses that use the goods, you are. How to tell the two apart.
Read →French subsidiaryWe have a French subsidiary. Do we need a French EPR representative?
When a foreign group imports and sells through its own French subsidiary, the subsidiary is the producer, registers in its own name and needs no representative. What still has to be done, and the traps when some sales bypass the subsidiary.
Read →Private labelWe import from China under our own brand. Who is the EPR producer?
You do not make the product; you buy it from a factory in China, put your brand on it and sell it on Amazon.fr. Under French EPR the brand owner who imports is the producer, for packaging and every product stream, and needs a French representative.
Read →EU entityWe sell into France through our Dutch BV. Do we still need a French representative?
A US, UK or Asian brand that set up a Dutch BV or German GmbH to sell across the EU is an EU producer, but not a French one. France still requires a French-established representative, IDUs and memberships for every French sale.
Read →ToysWe make toys and sell them to French consumers. What French EPR applies?
A toy maker in Turkey, China or the UK selling directly to French families owes household packaging and the toys stream (Ecomaison), with per-item eco-contributions, one IDU each, and a French representative since July 2026.
Read →MachineryWe sell machinery to French factories. Which French EPR streams apply?
A foreign machinery or equipment maker selling to French factories that use the equipment is the producer for professional packaging (from 2027) and, for powered equipment, professional electrical equipment. Both go through a French representative.
Read →B2B end usersWe sell B2B to French businesses. Are we already late?
A B2B sale does not mean professional packaging. Two worked examples, office chairs to a hotel in Lyon and sandwiches to a Paris caterer, showing when a foreign supplier is the producer, which streams are live today and when a mandataire is required.
Read →Not sure which case is yours?
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