Overview

Amazon is now enforcing Spain’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging rules on its marketplace. Sellers who list packaged goods on Amazon.es must provide a valid Spanish packaging registration number by the announced deadline, or Amazon will automatically place them in its “Compliance on Amazon” service and deduct eco‑contributions plus a service fee from future payouts. The change directly affects any seller that ships or manufactures packaged products for Spanish consumers, making early registration essential to avoid unexpected costs.

Key Points

• EPR registration mandatory — All sellers offering packaged items to Spanish buyers must hold a Spanish packaging registration number and upload it through Amazon’s dedicated EPR portal.
• Auto‑enrollment trigger — Sellers who miss the submission deadline are automatically enrolled in Amazon’s managed compliance program for Spain, losing the ability to choose their own compliance provider.
• Fees taken from disbursements — Under auto‑enrollment Amazon recovers the full eco‑contribution amount owed to Spanish authorities plus an additional service charge, both deducted from the seller’s Amazon payouts.
• Broad producer definition — The law treats any party that manufactures, imports, or first places packaged goods on the Spanish market as a “producer,” regardless of whether the business is based inside or outside Spain.
• Partial compliance only — Supplying a registration number satisfies Amazon’s requirement but does not fulfill all Spanish EPR obligations, such as waste‑prevention plans or eco‑design standards.
• Potential cost disparity — Independent registration typically costs less because sellers can negotiate fees with their chosen compliance scheme, whereas Amazon’s default service applies a fixed markup.

How Amazon’s Auto‑Enrollment Works

1. Deadline passes without a valid number — If a seller does not upload a current Spanish registration number by the cutoff, Amazon flags the account for auto‑enrollment. Example: A U.S. seller of kitchen gadgets fails to submit the number and is switched on 1 May 2024.