EPR Service by Kaufland
EPR Service by Kaufland is a service provided by Kaufland Global Marketplace for all sellers who need support in complying with their Europe-wide EPR obligations.
Which services are included?
Depending on the sales channel – in France, Italy or Spain – EPR Service by Kaufland provides the following services:
- Hassle-free selling: If you do not enter your own EPR numbers for your categories, our service will provide you with the required numbers and enter them in your Seller Portal for you.
- Automatic provision of information: The eco-participation fee for the products is stored in your offers and is visible on the PDP for selected legally mandatory categories (e.g. electronics or furniture ).
- Transparent reporting: Monthly reports on your sales and the corresponding eco-participation fees are available to you in the Seller Portal.
- Automated notification: Your sales history and eco-participation fees are automatically submitted to the relevant Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO).
- Automated payment: The service pays the eco-participation fees on your behalf based on your sales. The costs incurred are invoiced accordingly without additional surcharges and debited from your seller account.
- No missed deadlines: The required EPR reports relating to your sales and the amount of eco-participation fees are submitted on time.
Which EPR obligations for sellers does the service not cover?
- Legal invoice information: In France, there are specific obligations to include EPR information on invoices and business documents, which you as a seller must fulfil yourself.
- Guidelines for your shipping packaging: Ensure that your shipping packaging is correctly labelled. Read more about this here. LINK
- Repairability and durability index: The seller is still responsible for uploading the repairability and durability indexes for affected products. Missing information on repairability and durability can result in your offers being hidden on the marketplaces.
- Information on return options in your GTCs: The relevant terms and conditions governing the obligation to take back end-of-life products must be set out in your General Terms and Conditions (GTC). To do this, go to your Legal texts under Shop Settings. You are responsible for obtaining information about the take-back options offered by your responsible PRO.
Overview of EPR service costs
The costs for the service are broken down as follows:
- Service fee: For each product category for which you use an EPR number, a monthly fee of €1.90 applies. You only pay the service fee if sales occur in the category during the respective month. The service fee is charged for the registration, automated calculation and payment of eco-participation fees and the timely submission of the required reports to recognised PROs.
- Eco-participation fees: Legally mandated fees that vary depending on the product category and sales volume. The amount of the fees is based on the official PRO rates. EPR Service by Kaufland pays these fees on behalf of participating seller. The costs incurred are passed on to sellers on a one-to-one basis without a commission surcharge and billed accordingly. Billing occurs on a monthly basis.
Availability of the EPR service
| Sales channel | Available from | Further information |
|---|---|---|
| France | Already available | The EPR service for France |
| Italy | Already available | The EPR service for Italy |
| Spain | Late summer 2026 | Information coming soon |