Citeo authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.
Citeo is the dominant French eco-organism for household packaging and graphic paper. Approved by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, it manages the recycling of around 5 million tonnes of packaging and paper put on the French market every year.
Citeo collects an eco-contribution from every producer whose products end up in French household waste streams. The money funds curbside collection, sorting centres, and recycling research across France. As a producer you adhere to Citeo, declare your annual tonnages, and pay accordingly.
Any company that places packaged consumer goods on the French market, whether shipped from France, Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, China, or anywhere else. The trigger is the first placement on the French market, not the seller location.
- A US Amazon FBA seller shipping cosmetics in cardboard boxes to French consumers
- A Chinese electronics brand using Shopify with French-bound polybag packaging
- A UK gift shop sending direct-to-consumer parcels into France post-Brexit
What we do for the Citeo stream specifically.
We act as your French authorized representative under Article 8a §5 of Directive 2008/98/EC. We sign the Citeo adherence contract on your behalf, obtain your IDU through ADEME SYDEREP, file your annual declarations; the eco-contribution itself is set by the eco-organism on its published schedule, and we take no percentage on it. Producer status stays with you; the obligations covered by the mandate are carried by us.
Need to register with Citeo without a French entity?
We sign the Citeo adherence in your name, obtain your IDU from ADEME in 2 to 3 weeks, and file your declarations. Fixed annual fee from €190/year excl. VAT per stream, confirmed in a written quote within one business day.
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Become Citeo-compliant in 2 to 3 weeks.
Four short steps, written quote in one business day, no obligation. Already suspended on Amazon FR? Mark it in step 3 of the application and we prioritise your file.
Frequently asked questions
- Who has to join Citeo?
- Any producer placing products covered by Household packaging and Graphic paper on the French market, whatever the country it is established in, with no minimum volume. The producer is the first company placing the goods on that market: for a distance sale to a French consumer, that is the seller, not the carrier and not the marketplace.
- Can I join Citeo without a French company?
- Not directly. A producer with no establishment in France goes through a France-established mandataire, compulsory since 10 July 2026 under Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the Code de l'environnement. The representative signs the membership in the producer's name, then ADEME publishes the IDU within 2 to 3 weeks.
- What does Citeo membership cost?
- Two separate amounts. The membership fee runs from EUR 0 to 450 a year depending on the stream. The eco-contribution depends on what you place on the market and follows Citeo's published schedule. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
- Is Citeo the only option?
- No. On Household packaging and Graphic paper, Léko and Adelphe are also state-accredited. Joining any one of them satisfies the obligation, and the choice belongs to the producer. They differ on their published schedule, their declaration format and their eco-modulations, not on the legal cover they provide.
- What do I declare once I have joined?
- The volumes you placed on the market the previous year, in the unit that stream uses, on Citeo's own calendar. That declaration sets the eco-contribution you owe. A producer joining late regularises the earlier years in which it placed products on the market.