Packaging EPR Cost by Country: 2026 PPWR Price Guide
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Per-country packaging EPR prices for 2026: Germany £240 to Slovenia £990, annual one-off, no monthly fees. Includes the Spain NIF trigger, Poland's WEEE dependency, renewal discounts and a five-country worked example ahead of the PPWR's 12 August 2026 date.
Packaging EPR cost with Eldris runs from £240 (€360) a year in Germany to £990 (€1,485) in Slovenia. Each price is an annual one-off fee per country, with no monthly charges. From 12 August 2026 the PPWR makes packaging registration a duty in every EU member state where you sell. The per-country price list below is the budget for that footprint.
Last updated: 11 June 2026. Prices below are the published Eldris rates for packaging EPR registration in 2026, shown with year-one and renewal fees where they differ.
How much does packaging EPR cost in 2026?
Between £240 (€360) and £990 (€1,485) per country per year with Eldris. Germany is the least expensive market and Slovenia the most expensive, while nine smaller member states share a £250 (€375) rate.
Packaging EPR cost in 2026 spans a defined range: £240 (€360) a year for Germany at the low end and £990 (€1,485) for Slovenia at the top. Nine member states, namely Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus, share a flat £250 (€375) rate. Mid-table markets cluster between £255 (€385) and £605 (€910): the Netherlands at £255, France and Belgium at £385, Ireland at £390, Slovakia at £495, Spain and Greece at £520, then Italy, Austria, Sweden and Finland at £535, Romania at £585, Denmark at £600 and Poland at £605. The expensive tail is Hungary at £740 (€1,110), Portugal at £790 (€1,185) and Slovenia at £990 (€1,485). Every figure is annual and one-off, and from 12 August 2026 the PPWR turns this list into a per-country checklist for every market you sell into.
Packaging EPR price by country
The table lists the year-one fee and, where it differs, the renewal fee. Where no renewal figure is shown, the year-one fee applies in later years too.
| Country | Year 1 | Renewal (Y2+) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | £240 (€360) | £185 (€280) | |
| France | £385 (€580) | £335 (€505) | |
| Poland | £605 (€910) | £520 (€780) | Foundation line for Poland WEEE |
| Italy | £535 (€805) | — | |
| Spain | £520 (€780) | — | One-off NIF service £200 (€300) if no NIF held |
| Netherlands | £255 (€385) | — | |
| Austria | £535 (€805) | — | |
| Belgium | £385 (€580) | — | |
| Sweden | £535 (€805) | — | |
| Ireland | £390 (€585) | — | |
| Portugal | £790 (€1,185) | — | |
| Denmark | £600 (€900) | — | |
| Finland | £535 (€805) | — | |
| Greece | £520 (€780) | — | |
| Hungary | £740 (€1,110) | — | |
| Romania | £585 (€880) | — | |
| Slovakia | £495 (€745) | — | |
| Slovenia | £990 (€1,485) | — | |
| Czechia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus | £250 (€375) each | — |
The table covers all 27 EU member states under Regulation (EU) 2025/40, which applies from 12 August 2026. Each fee includes the authorised representative where required, scheme membership, government fees (stated exceptions pass through at cost) and unlimited SKUs. Renewal discounts exist in exactly three markets, since Germany, France and Poland price year two and beyond lower than year one; everywhere else the listed fee simply repeats annually. Two adjacent notes complete the picture. Norway, outside the EU list, is available as an all-in bundle at £1,190 (€1,785) covering packaging, WEEE and batteries. The United Kingdom runs its own packaging producer responsibility regime under GOV.UK guidance, separate from the PPWR, so UK-only sellers budget for it independently of this table. Optional reporting support, where wanted, is also annual: packaging reports cost £235 (€355) a year.
Spain's NIF trigger and Poland's dependency rule
Two market quirks change the arithmetic. Spain adds a one-off £200 (€300) NIF service where you hold no Spanish tax identification number, and Poland's packaging line is the required foundation for any Poland WEEE registration.
Spain's trigger is the NIF, the Spanish tax identification number, and it dates to the start of any Spain packaging registration in 2026. The service costs £200 (€300), it is one-off rather than annual, and it applies only where the seller holds no NIF alongside the £520 (€780) yearly registration. Poland's rule runs the other way around. Poland WEEE registration requires a Poland packaging registration in place, which makes the £605 (€910) Poland packaging line the foundation purchase, renewing at £520 (€780). Poland's EPR filings run through the national BDO register, so the packaging registration also establishes the seller's BDO presence. Neither quirk is optional, and neither is a surcharge for its own sake; both reflect how the national systems are built, and both are priced flat, with no annual repeat on the Spanish side and a predictable renewal on the Polish side.
Worked example: totting up a five-country footprint
A seller in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland budgets £2,285 for year one, or £2,485 with Spain's NIF service, then £2,095 a year from year two.
| Line | Year 1 | Renewal (Y2+) |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | £240 | £185 |
| France | £385 | £335 |
| Italy | £535 | £535 |
| Spain | £520 | £520 |
| Poland | £605 | £520 |
| Spain NIF (one-off, if applicable) | £200 | — |
| Total without NIF | £2,285 | £2,095 |
| Total with NIF | £2,485 | £2,095 |
The five-country example prices a common PPWR footprint for 12 August 2026: Germany at £240, France at £385, Italy at £535, Spain at £520 and Poland at £605 in year one, which sums to £2,285. A seller without a Spanish NIF adds the £200 one-off service and lands at £2,485. From year two the renewals in Germany, France and Poland reduce the run rate to £2,095 a year. Those totals buy the complete structure in each market, because every line includes the authorised representative where required, scheme membership, government fees and unlimited SKUs. Nothing recurs monthly, and there is no per-SKU metering to outgrow. A seller weighing a fifth or sixth market can therefore read the marginal cost straight off the table above and add it to the running total without hidden multipliers or new line items.
Year one versus renewal pricing
Three markets price renewal below year one: Germany at £185 (€280), France at £335 (€505) and Poland at £520 (€780). Everywhere else the year-one fee simply repeats annually.
Renewal pricing in 2026 differs from first-year pricing in exactly three of the 27 EU packaging markets. Germany, where registration runs through the LUCID register, drops from £240 to £185 at renewal, a £55 saving. France drops from £385 to £335 for a £50 saving, and Poland drops from £605 to £520, saving £85. Across the five-country example above, those three discounts take the steady-state budget from £2,285 to £2,095, a £190 annual difference. The remaining markets, from the £250 group through to Slovenia at £990, renew at the same figure as year one. Budget owners should therefore treat year one as the peak and the renewal column as the long-term run rate. Every fee in both columns stays annual and one-off, and no Eldris packaging registration carries a monthly charge in any market or in any year.
Annual one-off fees versus consultancy retainers
Eldris charges one annual fee per country with nothing monthly. Consultancy models typically attach retainers or hourly advice to the same registrations, which multiplies across a multi-country footprint.
The structural difference shows up at scale, and 2026 is the year scale arrives: multi-country selling is the norm: within the Seller Index population, 9,579 sell on the EU's four largest marketplaces, per Eldris proprietary tracking (The Seller Index dataset). A retainer model multiplies by both country count and month count, whereas a flat annual fee multiplies only by country count. The Eldris figure already contains the authorised representative where required, scheme membership and government fees, with stated exceptions passing through at cost, so there is no advisory layer left to bill for. Non-EU sellers can see their representation arithmetic in our PPWR non-EU seller analysis, and anyone starting from zero can open the PPWR onboarding against the full price list, with the definitional questions answered in our PPWR FAQ. Under a retainer model each new market becomes a project; here it is a published line item.
Video: navigating the PPWR, EPR and deposit return schemes across EU packaging markets.
Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest EU country for packaging EPR registration?
Germany, at £240 (€360) for year one and £185 (€280) at renewal with Eldris. Nine smaller member states follow at £250 (€375) each.
Are there monthly fees for packaging EPR?
No. Every Eldris packaging EPR registration is an annual one-off fee per country. There are no monthly charges and no retainers in any market.
Is the Spanish NIF fee payable every year?
No. The £200 (€300) NIF service is a one-off. It applies only where you hold no Spanish tax identification number alongside the £520 (€780) annual registration.
Can I register for WEEE in Poland without packaging EPR?
No. Poland WEEE registration requires a Poland packaging registration in place, so the £605 (€910) packaging line comes first and renews at £520 (€780).
Does packaging EPR cover the EU Responsible Person duty?
No. The EU Responsible Person under the GPSR is a product-safety role, appointed separately from packaging EPR's authorised representative.
What does the packaging EPR fee include?
The authorised representative where required, scheme membership, government fees (stated exceptions pass through at cost) and unlimited SKUs, in one annual fee per country.
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