# EPRORA New Zealand

Reviewed: 2026-10-13

## en-nz

https://eprora.com/en-nz

German packaging EPR, LUCID and Digital Product Passports

EPRORA brings German packaging records, mandates and product evidence into one workspace for independent sellers and international manufacturers. Keep your existing shop and systems. Check your destination market, legal duties and actual costs before subscribing.

New Zealand lists plastic packaging among six priority product streams under the Waste Minimisation Act. The official page describes plastic-packaging scheme development; priority designation alone does not establish a universal packaging fee or commencement date. German EPR and EU product-passport duties require separate destination-market assessment.

Official LUCID producer registration is free. Keep the existing number for the same legal entity. Registration and changes to producer master data remain personal duties of the producer.

A foreign company without a German establishment directly supplying empty packaging or packaged goods to German end users must assess the German authorised-representative requirement. A signed German mandate and confirmed LUCID appointment are required; subscribing alone does not complete representation.

Identify the legal seller, destination, packaging material and weight. Low commercial volumes are not a general exemption. Supported APIs and account permissions determine automated imports; otherwise use structured imports. A marketplace registration does not establish legal compliance.

DPP is a separate optional product-data service. Select zero passports in Selfcheck when not needed. Product-category rules determine deadlines; there is no universal February 2027 deadline for all textiles or electronics.

From 18 February 2027, EU passports cover EV and LMT batteries and industrial batteries above 2 kWh placed on the market or put into service. Identify the operator responsible for the finished battery and check its category.

Prepare product and packaging masters, materials, suppliers, origin, batches, serials and evidence. A QR code links to records; it does not certify compliance. ERP, PIM and MES integration requires supported interfaces and access permissions.

Subscription and setup prices are in CHF. German packaging-system costs, for example Reclay, are additional and depend on material and annual quantities. The confirmed amount is shown separately and paid in advance before system participation. Renewal prices cover the subscription only.

1. Check the sales model

2. Review subscription, setup and separate system costs

3. Create or reuse your own LUCID registration

4. Sign the German mandate and confirm the appointment

5. Connect supported records and maintain evidence

- German packaging EPR, LUCID and Digital Product Passports: https://eprora.com/en-nz/german-packaging-epr

- Free LUCID registration: https://eprora.com/en-nz/lucid-registration

- German authorised representative: https://eprora.com/en-nz/authorised-representative

- Shops, marketplaces and manufacturers: https://eprora.com/en-nz/marketplace-compliance

- Local obligations and Germany are separate: https://eprora.com/en-nz/local-and-german-epr

- Digital Product Passport: https://eprora.com/en-nz/digital-product-passport

- EU battery passport · 18 February 2027: https://eprora.com/en-nz/battery-passport-2027

- QR, serial numbers and Production Connector: https://eprora.com/en-nz/qr-production-connector

## Sources

- Ministry for the Environment · Priority product stewardship: https://environment.govt.nz/what-government-is-doing/areas-of-work/waste/product-stewardship/priority-product-stewardship/

- ZSVR · Authorised representatives: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/knowledge-bases/authorising-a-representative

- ZSVR · LUCID registration: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/faq-detail-category/questions-about-registration

- EU · Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj

- European Commission · Digital Product Passport: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/single-market/digital-product-passport_en

- European Commission · Battery passport guidance: https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-support-preparations-digital-batteries-passport-2026-08-21_en

- EU · Ecodesign Regulation 2024/1781: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj

## Country-specific EPRORA mandates
{
  "version": "country-mandates-20261022.1",
  "service": "Packaging EPR representation by destination country",
  "mandateCountries": [
    "DE",
    "FR",
    "NL",
    "BE",
    "LU",
    "AT",
    "LT",
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "PL",
    "IT",
    "GR",
    "HU",
    "CZ",
    "SK",
    "ES",
    "PT",
    "IE"
  ],
  "selection": "Sales destinations and appointments are separate. Each country appointment requires an explicit customer selection.",
  "pricing": "Each appointed country has its own annual subscription and one-time mandate setup. Monitoring is a separate optional service and is not representation. The binding country quote is calculated from the canonical tariff and country-specific shipment volume.",
  "documents": "One separate country mandate document per appointment. Missing non-German fields are writable lines. Payment and document generation do not by themselves establish an active legal appointment.",
  "selfcheck": "https://eprora.com/en/check",
  "countryFacts": "https://eprora.com/country-mandates.json"
}