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.
Background_information_Minimum_standard_2025.pdf
… a dramatically different look. The Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
Practical_user_guide_Minimum_standard.pdf
… has no legal authority. Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister | Foundation headquarters: City of…
Images
… images provided for download by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
20180621_PM_Orientierungshilfe_Bemessung_Recyclingfaehigkeit.pdf
… Jahr in Deutschland teurer. Die Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR), ab Januar 2019 als neue Behörde…
I would like to know how my compliance with obligations is monitored
… state enforcement authorities. Breaches of the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) will be punished in the…
Packaging Act
… among consumers. This is the idea behind the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act), which entered into force…
Fulfilment
… considered a fulfilment service provider under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act). Heads-up: Post, parcel…
Checking a registration status
… register excerpt function. The Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) is clear: no matter what…
ZSVR strikes off expert from the register of auditors
… expert is banned from conducting audits under the Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) until the start of 2025.…
Important note about making an application
… make case-by-case applications, the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register –…
