8th AUGUST 2026
SALES TO EU AND NORWAY ARE TEMORARILY SUSPENDED.
As if the scrapping of the 150 euro de-minimis was not enough, starting from 12th August 2026, all exporters to the EU and Norway will now have to be registered for EPR or Extended Producer Responsibility.
- Registration needs to be completed separately for each EU member state and Norway.
- The cost of registration and requirements varies between member states.
- A representative must be registered in each member state.
I have therefore made the decision to temporarily suspend the supply of my products to the EU and Norway until I get more details of the new legislation and hopefully take appropriate action.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE - I'm all for reducing waste to save the planet but I feel that the EU has gone about this in the wrong way. The EU and Norway could have made the application process so much easier by for example, centralising it for a start. While the EU says publicly that all businesses are treated equally, the resources required for a small business to become fully EPR compliant in each EU country and Norway is the same that is required for large corporations to become fully EPR compliant in each EU country and Norway. It seems apparent therefore, that while a good idea, the implementation of EPR registration is almost designed to make life difficult and in some cases impossible, for artists, creators, hobbyists and micro-businesses.
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