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Selling into Czechia? Here is what you need.

Packaging register, recycling scheme, representative and reporting for Czechia — with the official source and the date each rule applies.

At a glanceCZ
Register
List of Persons (Ministry of Environment)
Scheme
EKO-KOM
Representative (packaging)
Required
Next report
Quarterly statements to EKO-KOM Per contract
— 01

Who is the producer

If you deliver directly to consumers or business end users in Czechia from another country, you are the producer there.

— 02

Representative

Required for foreign distance sellers. EKO-KOM has published its PPWR methodology and 2026 tariffs.

— 03

Thresholds

Legacy exemption under 300 kg/year and CZK 25M turnover (secondary source); records still required.

Step by step

What to do

1
Packaging
Register in List of Persons (Ministry of Environment) before the first sale
existing national duty
2
Packaging
Join EKO-KOM
existing national duty
3
Packaging
Appoint an EPR authorised representative (PPWR Art. 45)
Required for foreign distance sellers. EKO-KOM has published its PPWR methodology and 2026 tariffs.
since 12 Aug 2026
4
Packaging
Report packaging quantities — Quarterly statements to EKO-KOM
Per contract
5
Packaging
Fixed annual element + material/quantity fees.
Register: List of Persons (Ministry of Environment)Official source · 2026.6-draft

Batteries, electronics, textiles

Batteries: separate register and scheme; representative required since 18 Aug 2025.

WEEE: separate register and scheme; representative by written mandate (Directive 2012/19/EU Art. 17).

Textiles: EPR scheme due by 17 Apr 2028.

Labelling

No national labelling rule beyond material codes found.

EU harmonised sorting labels (PPWR Art. 12) from 12 Aug 2028 or later, per implementing act.

Marketplaces

Online marketplacesNational rules already make platforms check EPR numbers in some markets (e.g. DE since 2022); EU-wide checks follow once harmonised registers exist — without it: Platform may block sales
Official source: www.ekokom.cz/en/clients/fees/ · 2026.6-draft
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