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.
Learn more about the application of the PPWR, beginning with the check: am I a manufacturer and/or a producer?
Deposit obligation for single-use beverage packaging
… Is your single-use beverage packaging subject to system participation? The catalogue not only contains…
Declaration of completeness submission deadline
… Companies and auditors must take into account the system participation requirement catalogue, the latest…
Who is considered to be the initial distributor in the case of own brands retail?
… distributor in this case. The registration and system participation requirements depend on the status as a…
24-000_Tobacco_products.pdf
…Edition 2023 System participation requirement catalogue Definition sheet with explanations: Product group no. …
05-000_Pets.pdf
When is placing on the German market, or initial distribution, considered to have occurred?
… is in exchange for money or not. Registration and system participation (where applicable) is required, for…
Decision on reusable shopping bags with implications for every sector – case headed to Federal Administrative Court
… shopping bags constitute packaging subject to system participation. It is irrelevant what materials they…
How often do I have to submit data reports?
… As soon as a volume report is made to a system, the producer is required to report the same information to the…
Case_report_02_2020_Differences_in_volumes_declaration_of_completeness.pdf
… did not align with the volumes reported by systems in various cases. What happened? Nonetheless, the…
02-050_Meat__sausage__fish.pdf
Would you like to see who is registered in the LUCID Packaging Register? Use the search function in the public register of producers to find all registered companies.