Who pays the eco-contribution, channel by channel
Direct answer: Each channel publishes its own rule. Two groups matter for a producer established outside France: the channels that collect the eco-contribution on its sales, and the channels where the number stays in the producer’s own name. Under French law, a producer with no establishment in France appoints a representative established in France (article L. 541-10-9-1 of the Environment Code). The same article says the obligation is deemed satisfied where a marketplace established in France sees to those obligations itself, for the products concerned, for the sales made through it, with written…
Each channel publishes its own rule. Two groups matter for a producer established outside France: the channels that collect the eco-contribution on its sales, and the channels where the number stays in the producer’s own name.
Channels where the seller registers, declares and pays
- eBay — the seller registers, declares and pays
- Zalando — the seller registers, declares and pays; its third party representative field is reserved for Germany
- Etsy — the seller registers, declares and pays
- Shopify — not a marketplace: the merchant remains the producer
Channels that collect on the seller’s sales
- Fnac Darty — collects the sums due on the seller’s sales
Channels whose pages do not say who pays
- Vinted Pro — asks for no EPR number at all; the number it asks for is a tax number
- Leroy Merlin — its public pages do not say
About a representative established in France
Its seller pages do not mention a third party filing the number. The number is issued in the producer’s own name, and it is the producer, or the representative it appoints, who provides it to the channel.
Under French law, a producer with no establishment in France appoints a representative established in France (article L. 541-10-9-1 of the Environment Code). The same article says the obligation is deemed satisfied where a marketplace established in France sees to those obligations itself, for the products concerned, for the sales made through it, with written confirmation. It is you who determine whether that applies to your own sales; this page does not say that a seller is exempt, nor that it is not.
Read on 2026-10-17.
FAQ
Do all channels pay for their sellers?
No. Some collect the sums due on the seller’s sales; on others the seller registers, declares and pays. Each channel’s published rule is listed on this page.
Can a third party file the number?
Its seller pages do not mention a third party filing the number. The number is issued in the producer’s own name, and it is the producer, or the representative it appoints, who provides it to the channel.
Do I need a representative established in France?
Under French law, a producer with no establishment in France appoints a representative established in France (article L. 541-10-9-1 of the Environment Code). The same article says the obligation is deemed satisfied where a marketplace established in France sees to those obligations itself, for the products concerned, for the sales made through it, with written confirmation. It is you who determine whether that…