Overview

Amazon has started delivering detailed secondary‑packaging metrics to FBA sellers through the EPR reporting tools in Seller Central. The data, covering paper and plastic weights used for shipments to Germany, is available retroactively from 1 January 2022. Sellers targeting the German marketplace must now incorporate these figures into their packaging registrations to stay compliant with local Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) rules.

Key Points

• Secondary‑packaging visibility — Sellers can now download exact kilogram totals for paper and plastic used in Amazon’s outbound boxes for German orders.
• Historical coverage — The reports include every shipment from 1 January 2022 onward, letting sellers amend past filings if they previously omitted these amounts.
• Integrated reporting — The new columns appear within the existing EPR report interface, selectable by marketplace (“amazon.de”) and packaging category.
• Legal responsibility unchanged — Although Amazon supplies the data, the onus to report the totals to the ZSVR remains with each seller.
• Impact on third‑party compliance services — Providers must be fed the Amazon‑generated figures to keep their clients’ packaging forecasts accurate.

What's Changing

1. Navigate to the EPR reporting hub — Log into Seller Central, open the “Reports” menu, and select “Extended Producer Responsibility.” For example, a seller of kitchen gadgets can reach the hub with a single click from the dashboard.
2. Choose the German marketplace filter — Apply the “Marketplace” filter and set it to “amazon.de.” This isolates data for shipments destined for Germany, excluding French or Italian orders.
3. Select the secondary‑packaging category — Within the “EPR Category” dropdown, pick the label that denotes Amazon’s outbound packaging (often listed as “Secondary Packaging”). A toy retailer will see only the rows that correspond to Amazon’s boxes, mailers, and cushioning.
4. Download the report file — Export the filtered view as a CSV or Excel file. The file contains two key columns:  and . For instance, the report might show 12.4 kg of paper and 3.7 kg of plastic for the month of March 2023.