French EPR compliance,
designed for sellers in the United States.
US brands selling into France through Amazon FR, Shopify, TikTok Shop, or any other channel have to designate a French EPR authorized representative. We are that representative, set up specifically for US producers shipping consumer goods into the French market.
When the obligation kicks in.
The trigger is geographical and commercial: the first placement of a product on the French market. Sales channel does not matter (Amazon FBA, your own Shopify, TikTok Shop, distributor), and country of incorporation does not exempt you (Delaware, California, Wyoming, all need a French representative just the same).
Three enforcement pressures.
Three reinforcing pressures push US brands to register quickly. Amazon France verifies EPR registration numbers under L. 541-10-9 of the French Environment Code and suspends listings without one. The PPWR (Regulation EU 2025/40) makes this a direct EU obligation from 12 August 2026 for packaging. And the L. 541-9-6 administrative fines can reach 30,000 EUR per non-compliant product reference.
Marketplaces and storefronts.
Most of our US clients sell via Amazon FBA. The Amazon Seller Central interface now has a dedicated EPR section per country, and Amazon FR will not accept a German LUCID number for French sales: you need a French IDU per stream. We translate from the German-style centralized number you may already have, into the French multi-stream registration France requires.
- A New York wireless audio brand shipping AirPods-style earbuds into Amazon FR FBA
- A Los Angeles activewear brand using Shopify, with French language detection redirecting users to a localized checkout
- A Chicago industrial sensor manufacturer selling B2B equipment to French factories
- A Texas-based ammunition crate exporter (yes, packaging applies even there) shipping to French sport-shooting clubs
The streams US-based 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 →United States-specific questions.
- Does Delaware C-Corp incorporation help avoid French EPR?
- No. The trigger is placement of products on the French market, regardless of where the company is incorporated. Delaware, California, Wyoming, all need a French authorized representative for sales into France.
- I already have a German LUCID number. Does that work in France?
- No. France requires a separate IDU per EPR stream (packaging, WEEE, batteries, etc.), issued by ADEME after registration with the relevant French eco-organism. Germany and France do not share systems, despite both being EU members.
- How does this interact with my US business taxes?
- It does not. The French EPR registration is environmental compliance, not tax. You do not get a French tax ID through us, and you are not exposed to French corporate tax. The eco-contribution is a regulated fee paid to an eco-organism, not a tax.