WEEE and battery EPR: electronics and batteries in EU countries

Electronics and batteries have their own producer responsibility, separate from packaging. You register in each EU country where you sell them to end users, join a national scheme and, with no company in that country, appoint a representative there. We act as your representative in Estonia and arrange partners in the other countries, under one contract.

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Short answer

If you sell electrical or electronic equipment, or batteries, including batteries built into products, to end users in an EU country, you register as a producer there and finance collection and recycling through a national scheme. There is no EU-wide number. A seller with no establishment in that country appoints an authorised representative there. Noda takes the role in Estonia; in other countries we arrange a local representative. Registrations, reports and scheme contracts come under one contract with us.

Delivered by: Noda in Estonia, partner representatives in other EU countries · Last reviewed: November 2026

Per country: Electronics and batteries register in each EU country of sale. There is no EU-wide number
18 Aug 2025: Batteries: producer responsibility in each country of sale, also for batteries built into products
Article 17: WEEE Directive: a representative in each EU country where you sell directly to end users with no establishment

Do you need this?

Yes, if

You sell electronics, lamps, tools, toys or gadgets that run on mains power or batteries to end users in the EU.
Your products contain batteries, or you sell batteries on their own.
Your marketplace asks for a WEEE or battery registration number.

No, if

An importer or distributor in that country buys your goods and resells them: it is the producer there.
You sell only on Amazon in France, Spain, Italy or Belgium, and Amazon's Pay on Behalf covers you there. See below.

Country by country

For a producer from outside the country selling directly to end users. National procedures differ; we confirm yours before you register.

Country	Representative	Register and scheme	Amazon without a number
Germany	Required	Registration with stiftung ear, for electronics and for batteries. Household electronics need a yearly financial guarantee	Listings deactivated until a valid number is in
France	Required	SYDEREP register and membership of an approved scheme	Pay on Behalf: Amazon declares and pays for your Amazon sales
Spain	Required	Integrated industrial register (RII) and a collective scheme	Pay on Behalf
Italy	Required	National register and a collective scheme	Pay on Behalf, or listings deactivated
Netherlands, Poland, Sweden	Required	National register and scheme	Battery listings deactivated
Estonia	Required: Noda	PROTO register and a producer responsibility organisation	No Amazon store
Every other EU country	Required for direct sales to end users	National register and scheme	Check the store's EPR page

Amazon's Pay on Behalf covers only your sales on Amazon in that country, for a yearly fee per category plus the scheme fees. Sales through your own shop or other marketplaces still need your own registration. In Seller Central, the numbers go under Account Health → Manage your compliance.

What's included

Producer registration in the countries you list
The representative: Noda in Estonia, a local partner elsewhere
Contracts with the national schemes, including take-back where the law asks for it
Reports to the registers and schemes, on each country's schedule
Your numbers, ready for Amazon and other marketplaces
One contact and one invoice

What it costs

Priced for your countries

The price depends on your countries, device categories and weights. You get it in your proposal, country by country, before you commit.

Paid at cost, no mark-up

Official registration fees
Scheme fees, by weight and category
Financial guarantees, where required

Stated in advance.

How it works

1

Your request

Your products, device categories, battery types and the countries where you sell.
2

Your proposal

The price and the timing for each country.
3

Mandates and registrations

You sign the mandates; we and our partners register you. Germany usually takes several weeks.
4

Numbers and reports

You get your numbers for your listings. Each period you send your sales by country, and we file the reports.

What we don't do

We don't sell one WEEE number for the whole EU. It doesn't exist.
We don't test or certify products (CE, RoHS). That is the manufacturer's or a lab's job.
Industrial and electric-vehicle batteries: on request.

Common questions

Is a WEEE number from one EU country valid in the others?

No. Each country has its own register and scheme. You register in each country where you sell electronics or batteries to end users.

Do batteries built into my products count?

Yes. Since 18 August 2025, the EU Batteries Regulation covers batteries built into products too, with registration in each country of sale.

I only sell on Amazon in France. Do I need this?

Maybe not. Without a number, Amazon enrols you in its Pay on Behalf programme and pays the scheme fees for your Amazon sales there, for a yearly fee. If you also sell through your own shop or other marketplaces, you need your own registration.

What does Amazon Germany ask for?

A WEEE registration number from stiftung ear for electronics, and a battery registration for batteries. Without valid numbers, the listings are deactivated.

Do I need a representative in Germany?

Yes, if your company is not established in Germany. The representative is a company in Germany with your written mandate. We arrange one through a partner.

How much does it cost?

It depends on your countries, device categories and weights. You get the price for each country in your proposal. Official fees, scheme fees and guarantees are passed on at cost.

Sources: Directive 2012/19/EU (WEEE), Article 17; Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Batteries); Germany: Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG) and Battery Act (BattDG), stiftung ear; Estonia: Waste Act, § 26¹; Amazon Seller Central, EPR requirements for its EU stores. Last reviewed: November 2026.

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WEEE and battery EPR: electronics and batteries in EU countries

Do you need this?

Yes, if

No, if

Country by country

What's included

What it costs

Priced for your countries

Paid at cost, no mark-up

How it works

Your request

Your proposal

Mandates and registrations

Numbers and reports

What we don't do

Common questions

Is a WEEE number from one EU country valid in the others?

Do batteries built into my products count?

I only sell on Amazon in France. Do I need this?

What does Amazon Germany ask for?

Do I need a representative in Germany?

How much does it cost?

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