EU EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) compliance is imperative. Driven by the policy, whether it is Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Wish and other cross-border e-commerce platforms, the pace of requiring sellers to comply has gradually accelerated. Time for sellers is also gradually limited. Stores that fail to submit their EPR registration numbers in a timely manner may face various risks such as the removal of the products they sell and penalties from relevant regulatory agencies.
In order to facilitate the needs of sellers on each platform, TBA summarizes the EPR upload operation process of each platform.
Amazon
Amazon German packaging law upload process:
For sellers who have completed the German packaging law registration, you can add the registration number to the upload link by following the steps below:
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Copy the link to the browser to open:
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Fill in your German Packaging Act (LUCID) number:
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Check that everything is correct, click Submit:
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After you submit your registration number, Amazon will verify this number with the appropriate government agency. Amazon will display your verification status in the compliance portal (i.e. upload link) in Seller Central when the verification result is available.
Amazon France UIN number upload process:
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Go to the Amazon upload page
Copy the link to enter the UIN number upload page of Amazon France EPR
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Fill in the UIN number of the French EPR
The French EPR categories that are open to the Amazon upload link include: packaging, batteries, electrical and electronic equipment, etc. You need to fill in the corresponding UIN number according to the product that contains the category.
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Check that everything is correct and click Submit.
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After you submit your registration number, Amazon will verify this number with the appropriate government agency. Amazon will display your verification status in the compliance portal (i.e. upload link) in Seller Central when the verification result is available.
eBby
The method of adding UPIN on ebay is as follows:
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Choose to create a new listing or edit an existing listing.
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If you are using the classic listing tool, select "Try the new listing tool" in the upper right corner.
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Select "Regulatory compliance".
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Select "Extended Producer Responsibility".
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Enter your UPIN in the UPIN field. You can enter four UPINs including Producer Product ID, Product Package ID, Shipping Package ID, Product Document ID, etc.
AliExpress
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Fill in the store information
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Select store type
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Fill in the EPR number information
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Click Finish to confirm
Wish
Submit an EPR registration number through the Wish Merchant Platform
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After logging in to the Wish merchant platform, you can see the "French EPR Compliance Preparation" item in the "To-Do" list. Click "Start Setting" on the right to enter the EPR setting page. Alternatively, you can also click on "Products" – "France EPR" to enter the settings page.
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After entering the EPR setting page, you will first see a statement pop-up window, please read the statement carefully, click "Agree and Continue" to start the setting.
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After completing the above 2 steps, you will enter the home page of French EPR settings. Under the "EPR registration number" item, click "Add" under the [Operation] column of the corresponding category to open the "Add EPR registration number" option. Pop up.
For example, if you need to add the EPR registration number information of "primary packaging", then you can click the "Add" button in the [Operation] column of the "primary packaging" category to enter the "Add EPR registration number" popup of the primary packaging. window page.
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In the "Add EPR Registration Number" pop-up window, add your own UIN (the same number as the EPR registration number) and PRO information to the corresponding position. After confirming that the relevant information is accurate, click "Submit" to complete the registration of this category. EPR information submission.
If you need to add EPR registration number information to other categories, please repeat the above operation.
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After completing the EPR registration number submission, wait until the status bar of the EPR registration number shows "Approved" , under each category, the system will list the "affected products" in your store that may apply to the EPR registration number .
Note: If you think the product classification is wrong, you can click the "Category Appeal" button under the [Action] column to go to the "Make a Category Appeal" page to submit a product category appeal. Instructions for product category appeals can be viewed here.
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To the right of the "Affected Products" list under each EPR item category, click the " Associate " button to associate the product with the EPR registration number. For example, if you have completed the EPR information submission of "Primary Packaging" and "Approved", in the [Action] column under the "Primary Packaging" category, you can click the "Associate" button of a product to complete this The association of the EPR registration number of the product with the "Primary Packaging".
You can also use the checkbox on the left to select multiple products and "associate" these products with the EPR registration number with one click. Note that the same product may appear in more than one category, in which case the corresponding EPR registration number must be provided for each category the product is involved in.
So far, you have completed the operation of submitting the EPR registration number and product association through the Wish merchant platform.
Finally, it is reminded that EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) compliance is a policy requirement, not just implemented by individual platforms. In order not to affect the seller's normal delivery and sales, it is recommended to prepare in advance to avoid getting together, resulting in the product being taken off the shelf if it fails to comply with the regulations in time.
