Valobat authorized representative
for sellers without a French entity.
Valobat is the main eco-organism for the new PMCB stream (Products and Materials of the Building sector), introduced in France on 1 January 2023.
Valobat collects and recycles construction waste from buildings: insulation, plasterboard, wood panels, flooring, tiles. Producers contribute by category and tonnage put on the French market. The scheme is the youngest and most rapidly evolving in France.
Producers and importers of construction materials destined for French construction sites or DIY retail. Includes US insulation brands selling on French DIY platforms, Chinese tile manufacturers exporting to French resellers, etc.
- A US insulation foam brand selling on ManoMano
- A Chinese ceramic tile exporter shipping containers to French distributors
- A UK roofing material brand entering the French market
What we do for the Valobat stream specifically.
Valobat compliance is paperwork-heavy because the scheme is new. We track the regulatory updates and amend your declarations as the eco-contribution scale evolves. We also handle the segregation of inert versus non-inert materials in the declaration.
Need to register with Valobat without a French entity?
We sign the Valobat 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.
Browse the matching EPR streams.
Furniture (DEA)
Required for any item of furniture, mattress or bedding shipped to French consumers, plus most home decor.
Stream details →Sports, DIY and garden articles
Required for sports equipment, hand tools, garden articles, and DIY products shipped to French consumers.
Stream details →Construction products and materials (PMCB)
Required for construction products and building materials sold to French professionals or consumers.
Stream details →- PPWR timeline 2026-2040: every deadline that hits producers, on the verified dates
- The 12 August 2026 PPWR Deadline: Appoint Your French EPR Representative in Time
- French EPR Declaration Deadlines 2026: The Filing Calendar for Every Eco-Organism
- French EPR for Furniture Sold Through Retailers: Ecomaison vs Valdelia
Valobat EPR compliance, marketplace by marketplace.
How each French marketplace verifies your Valobat registration and what to do when listings flag.
Become Valobat-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 Valobat?
- Any producer placing products covered by Furniture (DEA), Sports, DIY and garden articles and Construction products and materials (PMCB) 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 Valobat 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 Valobat 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 Valobat's published schedule. We take no percentage and no margin on either of them.
- Is Valobat the only option?
- No. On Furniture (DEA), Sports, DIY and garden articles and Construction products and materials (PMCB), Ecologic, Ecomaison, Valdelia and Ecominéro 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 Valobat'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.