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.
Court decisions
… whether to classify packaging as being subject to system participation or not, as set out in the ZSVR’s…
Quick check: Do these obligations apply to me?
… grouped, shipment or service packaging subject to system participation, you have additional obligations under…
20250320_PR_Court_confirms_catalogue_setting_precedent.pdf
…PRESS RELEASE Catalogue of packaging subject to system participation confirmed in the court of first instance, setting…
Declaration of completeness audit guidelines
… classification decisions and confirm that the system participation requirement catalogue constitutes an…
Using an XML interface to upload your data
… Companies using packaging that is subject to system participation to distribute their goods, i.e.…
When is packaging considered to typically accumulate as waste with private final consumers?
… ice lolly itself is, however, packaging subject to system participation. The Zentrale Stelle…
Example_online-retailer.pdf
… with the LUCID Packaging Register — Conclude a system participation agreement with a system operator to…
20240319_PR_Catalogue_in_english.pdf
… version of the catalogue of packaging subject to system participation Osnabrück, 19 March 2024 New support…
Case_report_02_2025_Online_pharmacy.pdf
… make up for five years of non-compliance with the system participation requirement, paying millions…
Practical information on auditing declarations of completeness
… duly participated their packaging with a system and paid for that packaging's recycling. …
