Germany mandates stricter packaging compliance for producers and sellers
Companies placing packaging on the German market face binding extended producer responsibility, stricter recyclability standards, expanded reporting duties, and centralised plastic-recycling and circular-economy targets in regulation.
Change
Germany amended its Packaging Act to align with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, strengthening extended producer responsibility and requiring producers, importers and online sellers to register with the national packaging register and join licensed dual systems.
Why it matters
Companies must embed packaging compliance into governance, risk management and supply‑chain oversight, driving material selection and format simplification to meet new technical standards. Authorities will increase monitoring and enforcement of data transparency and volume reporting, with special scrutiny of cross‑border e‑commerce and online marketplaces.
Implications
- — Packaging producers and importers must register with Germany's national packaging register and contract with a licensed dual system before placing packaging on the German market.
- — Online marketplaces and online sellers must verify and document that packaging sold on their platforms is registered and meets national reporting obligations.
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