Austrian EPR, from source to control.
Fifteen guides built from Austrian and EU primary sources, with regulatory facts separated from working assumptions, platform policy and open decisions.
Who needs an Austrian authorised representative?
Distance sales to consumers, business-to-business supply and mixed channels do not lead to the same Austrian conclusion.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
StreamsElectrical equipment and batteries in Austria are separate files
Different register, different coordination body, different representative duty and no shared identifier.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
SystemsChoosing an Austrian collection and recovery system
Six approved systems, a two-month contract deadline and an annual switching window.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
EnforcementWhat an Austrian system participant check involves
The coordination body can test declared quantities against what was actually delivered.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
RemediationUnreported earlier years: how Austrian remediation works
The appointment fixes the future. Earlier quantities are a separate, explicit exercise.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
EU lawPPWR in Austria: what applies now and what is still pending
The EU Packaging Regulation applies in stages from 12 August 2026 while the Austrian framework continues in parallel.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
CostsAustrian packaging tariffs compared for 2026
Household tariffs differ materially between systems while commercial tariffs barely move. The material mix decides.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
ClassificationHow Austria splits household and commercial packaging
A size criterion, 47 binding product groups, and the distance-selling group that governs shipping packaging.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
RegistrationGLN and participant number: the two Austrian packaging identifiers
Where each identifier comes from, what it proves, and what it does not cover.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
CostsThe 1,500 kg flat tariff is not an exemption
Austria has no de-minimis. What exists is a low-volume tariff, and it is not always the cheapest option.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
GuidesEPR in Austria: a practical guide for foreign sellers
A map of the Austrian representative duty, the two identifiers, the binding packaging allocation and the recurring 15 March report.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
StreamsThe Austrian deposit system for online beverage sellers
Single-use plastic and metal beverage containers run through a separate central body with its own registration and monthly reporting.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
RepresentationThe Austrian authorised representative: scope, form and quarter-end effect
What the appointment requires, what the representative takes on, and why the effective date is a calendar boundary.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
ReportingThe Austrian reporting cycle and the 15 March deadline
One annual date for the whole file, a class set by the expected fee, and a seven-year retention duty.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
MarketplacesAmazon and Austrian EPR: the duty follows the delivery address
There is no separate Austrian storefront, and marketplace operators carry a statutory duty to exclude sellers they cannot verify.
18 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
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