- Basis
- VerpackG · LUCID
- Threshold
- No threshold
- Penalty
- up to EUR 200,000 and a ban on distribution
- Source
- Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister
last checked 12 October 2026 · review cycle twice a year
What is required
Registration in the LUCID packaging register before first placing on the market, participation in a dual system for packaging that reaches the end consumer, and an annual data report to the Central Agency.
What has to be done
- one-offRegister in the LUCID packaging register before the first placing on the market, listing every brand name.
- one-offConclude a participation agreement with a dual system for packaging subject to system participation.
- ongoingReport the same volumes to the dual system and to the Central Agency.
- annualFile the year-end report on the volumes actually placed on the market.
- deadline-boundLodge a completeness declaration by 15 May of the following year once 80,000 kg of glass, 50,000 kg of paper or 30,000 kg of lightweight packaging is exceeded.
Stages over time
All companies in scope
- Registration duty for all packaging types
Criteria checked
- Packaged goods in Germany
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Legal position as of 12 October 2026All nine regimes