[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":346},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-en-eu-packaging-regulation-ppwr-online-shop-checklist":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":328,"date":329,"description":330,"draft":331,"excerpt":328,"extension":332,"image":333,"lang":334,"meta":335,"modified":329,"navigation":336,"noindex":331,"path":337,"related":328,"seo":338,"seoDescription":339,"seoTitle":340,"slug":341,"sourcePath":342,"sourceRoute":328,"stem":343,"tags":328,"translated":331,"type":344,"wpId":328,"__hash__":345},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Feu-packaging-regulation-ppwr-online-shop-checklist.md","EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR): do I have to shut down my online shop now?",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":315},"minimark",[9,22,28,31,34,39,42,72,74,78,81,116,122,124,128,131,161,167,169,173,180,183,199,201,205,208,236,242,244,248,251,272,274,278,300,302,306,309],[10,11,12,13,17,18,21],"p",{},"Since ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"12 August 2026",", the new EU Packaging Regulation – the ",[14,19,20],{},"PPWR"," (Regulation (EU) 2025\u002F40) – has applied. It is directly applicable in all member states, including Austria, without any national law in between.",[10,23,24,25],{},"Since then we have been receiving requests from customers who want to deactivate their online shop because they cannot meet the new requirements. In most cases this is not necessary. ",[14,26,27],{},"The real stumbling block is not the shop – it is shipping to other EU countries.",[10,29,30],{},"We have summarised the rules for you and turned them into a checklist.",[32,33],"hr",{},[35,36,38],"h3",{"id":37},"what-role-do-you-actually-have","What role do you actually have?",[10,40,41],{},"The PPWR assigns obligations according to roles. Before you implement anything, clarify which of them applies to you:",[43,44,45,52,62],"ul",{},[46,47,48,51],"li",{},[14,49,50],{},"Producer:"," you place packaging on the market under your own brand, or you fill and pack goods yourself. You bear most of the obligations – declaration of conformity, technical documentation, material requirements.",[46,53,54,57,58,61],{},[14,55,56],{},"Importer:"," you bring in goods from a ",[14,59,60],{},"non","-EU country. Purchases within the EU expressly do not count here.",[46,63,64,67,68,71],{},[14,65,66],{},"Distributor:"," you resell goods that already arrive packaged. This is the role with the ",[14,69,70],{},"fewest"," obligations – and the role most retailers are actually in.",[32,73],{},[35,75,77],{"id":76},"checklist-1-you-only-ship-within-austria","Checklist 1: you only ship within Austria",[10,79,80],{},"If your parcels don't leave the country, the effort is manageable:",[43,82,83,89,95,101,110],{},[46,84,85,88],{},[14,86,87],{},"Record your role."," Note down in writing that you are a distributor – and why. This classification is the basis for everything else.",[46,90,91,94],{},[14,92,93],{},"Check the packaging."," Is a manufacturer or importer stated on the packaging? As a distributor, that is exactly your duty of care.",[46,96,97,100],{},[14,98,99],{},"Write to your suppliers."," Obtain the conformity documents for the packaging you pass on and file them.",[46,102,103,106,107],{},[14,104,105],{},"Keep your ARA licensing up to date."," Compliance through a collection and recovery scheme has existed in Austria for years. ",[14,108,109],{},"The PPWR changes nothing new here.",[46,111,112,115],{},[14,113,114],{},"Check your environmental claims."," Statements such as \"recyclable\" or \"climate-neutral packaging\" in your shop must match the documents you actually have.",[10,117,118,121],{},[14,119,120],{},"That's all for now."," A purely Austrian shop does not have to be shut down because of the PPWR.",[32,123],{},[35,125,127],{"id":126},"checklist-2-you-ship-to-other-eu-countries","Checklist 2: you ship to other EU countries",[10,129,130],{},"This is where the sticking point lies – in Article 45 of the PPWR. Anyone who ships to another EU country is considered to be placing packaging on the market there and must fulfil extended producer responsibility:",[43,132,133,139,149,155],{},[46,134,135,138],{},[14,136,137],{},"List your destination countries."," Which EU countries did a parcel actually go to last year?",[46,140,141,144,145,148],{},[14,142,143],{},"Register in each country."," In each of these countries you need to register with the national packaging register – in Germany, for example, ",[14,146,147],{},"LUCID",".",[46,150,151,154],{},[14,152,153],{},"Appoint an authorised representative in each country."," Without an establishment in the destination country, you need an authorised representative there for extended producer responsibility.",[46,156,157,160],{},[14,158,159],{},"License."," Packaging volumes must be licensed and reported in each country.",[10,162,163,166],{},[14,164,165],{},"Caution: there is no de minimis threshold here."," Even a single parcel per year to another EU country triggers the full obligation. That is exactly why many small shops are currently stopping shipments abroad.",[32,168],{},[35,170,172],{"id":171},"the-micro-enterprise-exemption-and-where-it-doesnt-help","The micro-enterprise exemption – and where it doesn't help",[10,174,175,176,179],{},"Micro-enterprises – fewer than 10 employees and no more than 2 million euros in turnover or balance sheet total – are exempt from ",[14,177,178],{},"producer obligations"," in several cases, for example if they buy in ready-packaged goods or use empty standard packaging without their own branding.",[10,181,182],{},"There are two restrictions you should know about:",[43,184,185,192],{},[46,186,187,188,191],{},"The exemption does ",[14,189,190],{},"not"," apply if you pack or fill goods yourself. Then you are a producer.",[46,193,194,195,198],{},"The exemption never exempts you from ",[14,196,197],{},"licensing"," – and it doesn't apply to shipping abroad anyway.",[32,200],{},[35,202,204],{"id":203},"what-comes-later","What comes later",[10,206,207],{},"Much of what is currently being written about is not yet in force:",[43,209,210,220,228],{},[46,211,212,215,216,219],{},[14,213,214],{},"Labelling with pictograms and QR code:"," from ",[14,217,218],{},"12 August 2028"," at the earliest, depending on the implementing acts.",[46,221,222,215,225,148],{},[14,223,224],{},"Maximum empty space ratio of 50% for shipping boxes:",[14,226,227],{},"2030",[46,229,230,233,234,148],{},[14,231,232],{},"Minimum recycled content:"," phased in from ",[14,235,227],{},[10,237,238,239,148],{},"So you have time to prepare – but the registration obligations for shipping abroad apply ",[14,240,241],{},"now",[32,243],{},[35,245,247],{"id":246},"if-shipping-abroad-is-too-much-effort","If shipping abroad is too much effort",[10,249,250],{},"Before you switch off the whole shop, there are three gentler options:",[252,253,254,260,266],"ol",{},[46,255,256,259],{},[14,257,258],{},"Restrict shipping countries to Austria."," This solves the problem completely, the shop stays online, and domestic sales are preserved.",[46,261,262,265],{},[14,263,264],{},"Handle shipping abroad through an EPR service provider."," Providers take care of registration, authorised representation and reporting as a package – for small volumes often for a manageable annual fee per country.",[46,267,268,271],{},[14,269,270],{},"Offer large or complex products on request."," Bulky goods that are usually collected or delivered regionally anyway don't need to be in the shopping cart. A product catalogue with an enquiry form keeps the products visible without turning them into a shipping business.",[32,273],{},[35,275,277],{"id":276},"how-to-map-this-in-1tool","How to map this in 1Tool",[43,279,280,289,292],{},[46,281,282,283,288],{},"In the ",[284,285,287],"a",{"href":286},"\u002Fen\u002Fmodules\u002Fmerchandise-management-store\u002Fstore\u002Fstore-module-functions\u002Fstore-system\u002F","1Tool shop system",", you set shipping costs per destination country – which lets you control which countries you deliver to at all. 1Tool's own success tool provides reports on sales and customer revenue, from which you can derive the volumes for a report.",[46,290,291],{},"Instead of a shopping cart, you can offer bulky products via contact and lead capture forms: contact details and interest land directly as a lead in your CRM instead of getting lost in an email inbox.",[46,293,294,295,299],{},"Declarations of conformity and supplier confirmations belong in ",[284,296,298],{"href":297},"\u002Fen\u002Fmodules\u002Forganization-service\u002Fdocuments\u002Ffunctions-documents-module\u002Fdocument-management\u002F","document management"," – stored centrally, with metadata and versions, and easy to find when someone asks for them.",[32,301],{},[35,303,305],{"id":304},"the-key-points-in-two-sentences","The key points in two sentences",[10,307,308],{},"If you only ship within Austria, you can keep running your online shop without concern and mainly need to get your documents in order. If you deliver to other EU countries, you must register in each destination country and appoint an authorised representative – or deliberately stop shipping abroad.",[10,310,311],{},[312,313,314],"em",{},"This article is intended as guidance and does not replace legal advice. Have your specific situation confirmed by your tax adviser or the environmental advisory service of the Austrian Economic Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer).",{"title":316,"searchDepth":317,"depth":317,"links":318},"",2,[319,321,322,323,324,325,326,327],{"id":37,"depth":320,"text":38},3,{"id":76,"depth":320,"text":77},{"id":126,"depth":320,"text":127},{"id":171,"depth":320,"text":172},{"id":203,"depth":320,"text":204},{"id":246,"depth":320,"text":247},{"id":276,"depth":320,"text":277},{"id":304,"depth":320,"text":305},null,"2026-09-23T09:00:00","Since 12 August 2026, the new EU Packaging Regulation – the PPWR (Regulation (EU) 2025\u002F40) – has applied. It is directly applicable in all member states, including Austria, without any national law in between.",false,"md","\u002Fmedia\u002F2021\u002F09\u002FWebshops_Umsatzsteuerpflichten.jpeg","en",{},true,"\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Feu-packaging-regulation-ppwr-online-shop-checklist",{"title":5,"description":330},"PPWR in force since 12 Aug 2026: if you only ship within Austria, you can keep your online shop running. Two checklists and the deadlines up to 2030.","EU Packaging Regulation PPWR: online shop checklist | 1Tool","eu-packaging-regulation-ppwr-online-shop-checklist","\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Feu-packaging-regulation-ppwr-online-shop-checklist\u002F","en\u002Fblog\u002Feu-packaging-regulation-ppwr-online-shop-checklist","posts","MJJyuraLKJrqIDvbJcfZBV-WgScZLBZkxu3mBRjT3Is",1791582058576]