Just getting started? Check here if you have any obligations under German packaging law – and what you need to do.
If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register. We'll show you everything you need to know.
Registration alone is not enough for certain types of packaging. Learn more about how to fulfil the system participation requirement and report your packaging volumes.
Explore this section for more guidance and information, definitions and general help in complying with the law, no matter your sector, distribution channel or logistics solution.
All about the ZSVR's work as an authority, from published decisions and information about the ZSVR Foundation to the minimum standard for recycling-friendly packaging.
02-020_Preserves.pdf
…Edition 2023 System participation requirement catalogue Definition sheet with explanations: Product group no. …
Case_report_01_2025_Outstanding_declaration_of_completeness.pdf
… packaging for which it is required to do so with a system. Sometimes auditors discover cases where system…
02-060_Agricultural_products.pdf
13-020_Motor_vehicles.pdf
28-030_Information_technology__consumer_electronics.pdf
Minimum_standard_Packaging_act_2024.pdf
… the recyclability of packaging subject to system participation pursuant to section 21 (3) VerpackG …
02-120_Other_foods.pdf
31-000_Office_supplies.pdf
18-000_Health.pdf
02-080_Baked_goods__semi-finished_products.pdf
