WEEE Registration And Recycling Guarantee Agreement For Cross-border Sellers In The EU

WEEE-Reg-Number application cycle and process required by Amazon platform

WEEE registration (applicable to the country of registration):

According to the ElectroG Decree issued on March 16, 2005, all electronic products in the EU must be registered for recycling. The local government has a recycling company. On the one hand, the recycling company is responsible for the pollution-free treatment of electronic products. On the other hand, if the company no longer operates the product in the local market (bankruptcy or withdrawal), it will continue to be responsible for the subsequent treatment of the product. After the merchant signs a recycling contract with the recycling company, the recycling company guarantees the treatment of electronic waste. After the information is submitted to the local government for review, the local government will issue the WEEE-Reg-Number.

The registration management agency of WEEE is the German EAR Foundation. For cross-border sellers, they must use a local company in Germany as an authorized agent to purchase a recycling guarantee agreement on behalf of the seller before submitting the registration to EAR.

WEEE Directive (applicable to the entire EU):

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling Directive, WEEE is Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2012/19/EU).

German EPR regulations

1. WEEE registration product categories:

·Heat exchangers

·Screen equipment

·Lighting equipment

·Large electronic and electrical equipment

·Small electronic and electrical equipment

·Small information and communication equipment

2. How long is the WEEE registration cycle under the German EPR regulations?

Generally, it takes 5-6 weeks to register WEEE. German WEEE monthly declaration and annual report.

3. How often is WEEE declared?

WEEE is declared once a month. What is the most serious consequence of not registering for WEEE recycling of electronic equipment?

The most serious consequence of not registering for recycling of electronic equipment is not being blocked by Amazon, but being targeted by competitors under the premise that the merchant sells well. If the competitor buys the merchant's products and there is no trash can logo printed on the product, or the product is not registered for recycling, the competitor will entrust a lawyer to send a letter to Amazon, requesting to stop selling the company's products, and apply for court proceedings to destroy all the company's products on Amazon. At this time, the merchant not only loses all inventory, but also needs to pay the cost of the lawyer's letter and the cost of destroying the product, which may mean that the company is basically driven out of the market.