French EPR compliance,
for producers in Turkey.
Turkey is a non-EU jurisdiction for French EPR. A Turkish Anonim Şirketi (A.Ş.) or Limited Şirketi (Ltd. Şti.) shipping packaged consumer goods to French addresses must designate a France-established mandataire REP. Our workflow is set up for Turkish textile, ceramics, food and consumer goods exporters who are highly active in France.
Why Turkey exporters end up here.
Turkey is one of the largest non-EU suppliers to France, particularly in textile, ceramics, food, and home goods. Turkish exporters increasingly bypass French distributor middlemen and sell direct via Amazon France, Cdiscount, ManoMano. French EPR applies the moment they go direct.
The documents we file for you.
- Business registration
- Ticaret Sicil Gazetesi (Turkish Trade Registry Gazette) excerpt or Ticaret Sicil Belgesi (trade registry certificate). Original Turkish + English translation accepted.
- Tax identifier
- Vergi Numarası (10-digit Turkish tax identification number). Optional: KDV registration number if VAT-registered.
- Invoicing & currency
- We invoice in EUR. Turkish A.Ş. and Ltd. Şti. companies receive in TRY via international wire. Turkish KDV does not apply to our service (B2B export of services). No French VAT applies.
What Turkey sellers need to watch.
EU-Turkey Customs Union context
Turkey is in the EU Customs Union (since 1995), most industrial goods cross EU borders duty-free. This does NOT affect EPR, Turkey is still non-EU for environmental regulation purposes. French EPR fully applies.
Turkish-language document translation
Eco-organisms accept Turkish documents with English translation. We coordinate professional translation.
Refashion (textile) for Turkish apparel exporters
Turkey is the second-largest non-EU textile supplier to France after China. Turkish apparel and home textile exporters going direct to French consumers (Amazon FR, Shopify) fall under Refashion EPR for textile + Citeo/Léko/Adelphe for packaging.
The streams Turkey sellers most often need.
Household packaging
Required for any product sold to French consumers in packaging (boxes, polybags, fillers, bottles, jars).
Stream details →Electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Required for any product with a plug, battery, cable or electronic component sold to French consumers.
Stream details →Textile, household linen and footwear (TLC)
Required for any apparel, linen or footwear product shipped to French consumers.
Stream details →Furniture (DEA)
Required for any item of furniture, mattress or bedding shipped to French consumers, plus most home decor.
Stream details →Portable batteries and accumulators
Required for standalone portable batteries, plus rechargeable cells embedded in any device.
Stream details →Toys
Required for any toy intended for use by children under 14, shipped to French consumers.
Stream details →Turkey-specific questions.
- I export to a French wholesaler who then sells onward. Do I need EPR?
- Usually no. If the French wholesaler takes title and is the importer of record, they are the French producer. You are an exporter to a French buyer, not a producer for French EPR purposes. Confirm with the contract.
- My Turkish company supplies private-label products to French brands. Same answer?
- Same logic. The French brand owner who places the products on the market under their brand name is typically the producer, not the Turkish OEM manufacturer.
- Customs Union means no customs declaration. Does this affect EPR documentation?
- No. EPR registration is independent of customs documentation. Even without customs declarations, the producer obligation triggers on first placing on the market.