How to submit your EPR details in zDirect

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy where producers take physical or financial responsibility for the end-of-life management of their products and their packaging. 

As a marketplace, the law requires us to collect EPR information from all manufacturers and retailers selling in countries with EPR rules.

Each country defines which product categories fall under its EPR laws, such as textiles, packaging, or toys. You’re responsible for registering in all product categories relevant to the products you sell in each country.

As a new or existing partner you must provide your EPR details (listed by country below) through your Business profile in zDirect. You’ll also need the relevant information if you expand into a new country where EPR details are mandatory.

Starting 13 January 2026, the new feature launches in zDirect, allowing you to submit your EPR details for Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, and Sweden. The countries that apply to you and that require EPR information will automatically appear in your Business profile. All other countries will follow by the end of June 2026.

The table below provides a complete list of countries and their mandatory product categories.

For each country you’ll find:

• The mandatory EPR product categories 

• A link to the official registries

• A list of the specific data points we’re required to collect 

For detailed instructions on how to submit your information in zDirect, click on the country to go directly to the relevant section below.

For new partners, or partners expanding into a new country:

• Log into zDirect.

• Click on the Settings icon in the top right corner. 

• Select Business profile from the drop-down. This will take you to your Onboarding dashboard to get started. 

• From there, select Submit your EPR details.

For live partners: 

• Log into zDirect.

• Click on the Settings icon in the top right corner. 

• Select Business profile from the drop-down. 

• Navigate to the EPR details widget and click Manage.

For each market and product category, you first need to select the supplier type that best describes your business operations. This is based on who produces your articles. There are three options to choose from:

•  Self-produced or imported: You produce your own articles, or import articles from suppliers outside [this market]

  • If you select this option, you’ll need to provide your own EPR registration details.

•  Buy from supplier(s) in market: You only buy from suppliers based inside [this market]

  • If you select this option, you must provide the EPR details for each supplier you buy from. Select Add another supplier to add multiple suppliers.

• A combination of the above: You produce your own articles or import from outside of this market, and you also buy from suppliers based in [this market] 

  • If you select this option, you must provide both your own EPR details and the details for each of your suppliers.

Once you navigate to the EPR area in your account, you will see a list of the countries where you’re currently selling and for which it’s possible to input your EPR details. You must go through each country and complete the necessary steps to meet your compliance obligations.

Once you’ve entered all the required details for a country, click Save & continue to submit your information. After submission, your data will be automatically verified against the official registries in each country. 

You can follow the progress of the validation via the status icons next to each EPR category field (e.g. packaging, batteries). They are:

• PENDING: Your information is waiting to be validated against the registry’s records.

• APPROVED: The information has been validated against registry records.

• ERROR: The information you submitted does not match the registry records or is incomplete. Please check your details, make sure you have checked the confirmation boxes and resubmit.

If you get an error, an email notification will be sent to you. You will need to resubmit the EPR details to match those available in the public registry. 

You can find the relevant links in the table above, or please contact your PRO directly for instructions on how to correct your information in order to resubmit.

This process isn't immediate. The table below provides an estimate of the time required for data refresh and verification for each country and category.

Once all of your EPR information is successfully submitted and received by Zalando, a green check mark will appear beside the task in your Onboarding dashboard.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Austria or plan to sell in Austria.

Fill in your EPR details for each of the product categories that are relevant to you.

Product category:

Batteries

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number: The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

  • For Batteries, provide your Personen-GLN, GLN-GS1 from RegisterabfrageBATHersteller.

• Legal entity (Personenname): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Austrian Registries.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Belgium or plan to sell in Belgium.

Fill in your EPR details for each of the product categories that are relevant to you.

Product category:

Batteries

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number: The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

  • For Batteries, provide your Bebat registration number from Bebat.

• Legal entity (Company name): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Belgian Registries.

• VAT or Tax ID (NIF or document): The company identifier used in the Belgian registries, for example, a VAT or another tax ID. 

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Finland or plan to sell in Finland. 

Product category:

Batteries

Include the following data points:

• Legal entity (Tuottajan Nimi): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Finnish Registries.

  • For Batteries check the Jatehuoltokompassi. 

• Commercial register number (Y-tunnus tai vastaava ulkomainen tunnus): The company identifier used in the Finnish registries, for example, a Commercial register number.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in France or plan to sell in France.

Product categories: 

• Packaging

• Textiles

• Electronics

• Batteries

• Toys

• Sport

Fill in your EPR details for each of the product categories that apply to you. If a category doesn’t apply to you, select Not applicable.

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number (UIN): This is your Unique ID number issued by the ADEME in France (l’Agence de la transition écologique - the French Agency for Ecological Transition) 

• Legal entity (Raison sociale): The official, registered name of your business as used in the French Registry.

• Commercial register number (Identifiant Société): The company identifier used in the French registry, for example, a Commercial register number or a VAT.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Germany or plan to sell in Germany.

 Product categories: 

• Packaging

• Electronics

• Batteries

Fill in your EPR details for each of the product categories that are relevant to you. If a category doesn’t apply to you, select Not applicable.

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number: The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

  • For Packaging, provide your Registration number (LUCID) from the Verpackungsregister.

  • For Electronics, provide your WEEE-Reg.-No. DE from the Stiftung EAR portal.

  • For Batteries, provide your Batt-Reg.-No. DE from the Stiftung EAR portal.

• Company or Representative name (Herstellername/Bevollmächtigter): This is the official name of your company or your designated third-party representative as registered with the German authorities. 

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Italy or plan to sell in Italy.

Product category:

Batteries

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number: The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

• For Batteries, provide your Numero di iscrizione from the Registro Pile.

• Legal entity (Ragione Sociale): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Italian Registries.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Poland or plan to sell in Poland.

Product category:

Batteries

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number: The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

  • For Batteries, provide your Numer rejestrowy from the BDO Rejestr.

• Legal entity (Nazwa): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Polish Registries.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Spain or plan to sell in Spain.

Product categories: 

• Packaging 

• Batteries

Fill in your EPR details for each of the product categories that are relevant to you.

If a category doesn’t apply to you, select Not applicable.

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number: The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

  • For Packaging, provide your Número de Registro from Registro de Productores de Producto.

  • For Batteries, provide your Nº RII_PYA from Consultas Publicas RII_PYA.

• Legal entity (Razón social): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Spain Registries.

• VAT or Tax ID (NIF or document): The company identifier used in the Spanish registries, for example, a VAT or another tax ID.

This field will only appear for partners who are selling in Sweden or plan to sell in Sweden.

Product category:

Batteries

Include the following data points:

• EPR registration number (if available): The specific format of this number depends on the product category you are reporting for. Please provide the correct number for each category from the official registry:

  • For Batteries, provide your EPR number from the  Swedish EPA. If your company has not been assigned an EPR registration number, please leave the field blank

• Legal entity (Company name): The official, registered name of your business as used in the Swedish Registries.

• Commercial register number (Organisationsnummer): The company identifier used in the Swedish registries, for example, a Commercial register number.