There are less than 3 months left before the EU Battery Regulation takes effect on August 18, 2025! If the product is not compliant, the product will be removed from the shelves immediately. The seller must check it out!

1. Amazon's EU Battery Law has added new compliance requirements

Amazon forces EU battery EPR compliance, pay attention to the following new compliance requirements!

Now Amazon has announced that Irish sites are also included in EU EPR compliance. If the seller sells battery-containing products in Ireland, he or she needs to complete battery EPR compliance, otherwise he or she will face the risk of being removed from the shelves.

also,In Germany, EAR has also issued a new requirement: all battery registration numbers must be submitted for binding through an authorized representative (AR, Authorized Representative).If not registered with AR, the existing registration number will expire on August 18, 2025 and the product will not be able to continue to be sold. The following two types of sellers will be affected:

1. Registration completed

2. Registered seller

Please check your registration status immediately: The registered seller has been completed. You can confirm whether the registration has been completed through AR in the following two ways:

1. Log in to the EAR official website to check whether the registration information contains authorized representative (AR) information. Usually, the name of AR company will end with GmbH, UG, AG, eG, etc.

2. Check the registration certificate to see if the AR company information is clearly marked. You can request a certificate from your service provider for confirmation.

If the submission is not made through AR, please contact the service provider to submit again as soon as possible. After resubmitting, please upload your new registration number to the Amazon backend.

For registered sellers, you can contact your service provider to confirm whether to submit through AR. If not submitted, correct it as soon as possible.

So, if you sell batteries or products containing batteries in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, you need to make sure your products comply with Amazon's regulations before the regulations come into effect to ensure that you can sell these products smoothly on Amazon.

2. How does the seller respond?

Step 1: Complete EPR battery method registration

Register in the corresponding EU countries in a timely manner, and the registration limitation varies from country to country.

Step 2: Submit your registration number to Amazon

Upload registration numbers from various countries through the Amazon Compliance Portal to prove compliance with Amazon.

Step 3: Annual Report and Fees Payment

Report battery sales to EU institutions every year and pay ecological fees.

Step 4: Meet other compliance requirements

Ensure that the battery passes safety inspection and pastes the CE mark; sellers who are not in the EU should designate authorized representatives as soon as possible and ensure that they can fulfill the responsibilities of the producer. Including European-generation information, battery capacity, removability, recycling marks, etc.

It should be noted that the average battery EPR registration takes about 3 months. To ensure registration is completed before the regulations take effect, be sure to submit an application by the end of May, otherwise the product may not be able to continue to be sold in the EU market.

Yiju Overseas recommends that sellers upload their registration number within the specified time and declare on time every year. Amazon's compliance supervision of new EU batteries will become increasingly strict. It is recommended that sellers register early and comply with regulations, make arrangements in advance, and carry out compliance operations as soon as possible.