Joining Citeo Pro from abroad
for sellers without a French entity.
Citeo Pro is accredited for professional packaging (EPRO). Professional packaging is any packaging that is not household packaging. Under the arrêté of 2 December 2025, pallets and palletisation items are always professional; transport packaging is professional, except for products sold online to households; grouped packaging is professional, except multipacks split at the point of sale; sales packaging is professional only when the product is designed exclusively for professionals and nobody sells it to households. It is the professional-packaging arm of Citeo and already operated the former food-service (restauration) stream. Accredited in June 2026 alongside Léko Pro and Twiice; contributions and identifiers start on 1 January 2027.
Citeo Pro collects the eco-contribution on professional packaging. The 2026 professional packaging scales were withdrawn when contributions moved to 2027. Citeo Pro, Léko Pro and Twiice published their 2027 scales in October 2026 (Twiice on 15 October; Citeo Pro and Léko Pro may still change). Until the professional packaging stream formally enters into force, the food-service (ER) tariff it operates also remains applicable for 2026 placings.
Any producer placing professional packaging on the French market. Professional packaging is any packaging that is not household packaging. Under the arrêté of 2 December 2025, pallets and palletisation items are always professional; transport packaging is professional, except for products sold online to households; grouped packaging is professional, except multipacks split at the point of sale; sales packaging is professional only when the product is designed exclusively for professionals and nobody sells it to households.
- A US brand shipping pallets of goods to a French distributor
- A Chinese supplier sending industrial cartons to French retailers
What we do for the Citeo Pro stream specifically.
You remain the producer. Under the written mandate required by Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the French Environmental Code, we take charge of and answer for your registration, your identifier, your declarations, the exchanges with the eco-organisation and audits, and the archiving of your files. Your eco-contributions stay invoiced to you and paid by you directly to the eco-organisation. Register now; contributions and identifiers start on 1 January 2027. We act as your authorized representative in France only; other EU Member States each require their own. We currently register clients with Citeo, Léko and Léko Pro, Ecosystem (electrical equipment, lamps, batteries), Ecologic (electrical equipment, sports and leisure articles, thermal DIY and garden tools), Twiice, Refashion, Ecomaison and Valobat. For the other approved eco-organisations, we confirm availability with your quote.
Need to register with Citeo Pro without a French entity?
For Citeo Pro, we confirm availability with your quote, then take charge of your membership and declarations. Fixed annual fee from €190/year excl. VAT per stream, confirmed in a written quote within one business day.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who has to join Citeo Pro?
- Any producer placing products covered by Professional packaging (EPRO) 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 Pro without a French company?
- Not directly. A producer with no establishment in France must appoint a representative established in France, compulsory since 10 July 2026 under Article L. 541-10-9-1 of the French Environmental Code. For Citeo Pro, we confirm availability with your quote. Professional packaging (EPRO): registration is open now, eco-contributions from 1 January 2027.
- What does Citeo Pro 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 Pro's published schedule. Your eco-contributions stay invoiced to you and paid by you directly to the eco-organisation. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
- Is Citeo Pro the only option?
- No. On Professional packaging (EPRO), Léko Pro and Twiice 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.