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Since January 2019, the Packaging Act (VerpackG) has required all companies placing sales packaging on the market to fulfill three obligations: registration and data reporting with the Central Packaging Register Office and system participation with a dual system.
Companies that fail to comply commit an administrative offense and must expect sanctions. Avoid unpleasant mail and fulfill your obligations under the VerpackG quickly & easily now!
With the calculator from our partner Lizenzero, you can conveniently calculate your license fee and then license your packaging with just a few clicks!
These are your VerpackG obligations:
- Affected retailers are required to register with the Central Packaging Register Office in the publicly accessible register LUCID (=registration obligation).
- By paying a licensing fee, which is calculated based on the quantity and type of packaging, companies participate in a dual system (e.g. Dual System Interseroh via the online shop Lizenzero). Through this packaging licensing, companies contribute to the proper recycling of their packaging (=system participation obligation).
- Finally, companies must report the licensed packaging and the name of the dual system (e.g. Interseroh) in the LUCID register (=data reporting obligation).
- Important: All data from the dual system must always match the data entered in LUCID!
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With the Lizenzero tool Quantity Download for LUCID, you can download your licensed quantities and then easily upload them to LUCID – saving you lots of time and avoiding errors in reporting!
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Companies that place so-called sales packaging (shipping, service, and product packaging) on the market, which is ultimately disposed of by private end consumers, are subject to the Packaging Act.
All sales packaging must be licensed with a dual system. This includes:
- Shipping packaging: Packaging used to ship goods (e.g. a cardboard box), including all filling and packing materials (e.g. parcel tape, bubble wrap)
- Service packaging: Packaging used to hand over goods (e.g. paper bags for bread rolls, to-go cups)
- Product packaging: Packaging used to protect goods (e.g. yogurt cups)
Using the publicly accessible LUCID register, the Central Packaging Register Office can check whether companies are fulfilling their obligations. Additionally, businesses can see whether competitors are complying with the Packaging Act. Non-compliance is considered an administrative offense and may result in sanctions such as fines of up to €200,000.
The registration, system participation, and data reporting obligations must be fulfilled before the first packaging is placed on the market.
By December 31 of each year, a forecast report for the following year must be submitted (initial planned quantity report).
By May 15 of the following year, the actual packaging volumes placed on the market must be reported in the final annual quantity report.
Important: All reports must be submitted both in the LUCID account and in the account of the dual system to ensure data consistency.
Since online retailers ship goods to private households using packaging, they must comply with the obligations of the Packaging Act. If a retailer uses a fulfillment service provider or operates via dropshipping, special rules apply regarding compliance.
You can quickly understand these rules through practical case examples provided by our partner Lizenzero (see the case overview).
The information on this page is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For binding legal guidance, please consult a qualified legal professional or contact the Central Packaging Register Office.