Industrial & Manufacturing EPR for Marketplace Sellers
EPR packaging obligations for marketplace sellers in the industrial & manufacturing sector. Understand your specific requirements, packaging types, and reporting obligations.
Your Obligations as Marketplace Sellers
Marketplace sellers on platforms like Amazon, eBay, Etsy, and others are not exempt from EPR. Your obligations depend on your role:
- If you sell own-brand products — you are the brand owner and responsible for all product packaging
- If you import and resell — you are the importer and responsible for all packaging on imported goods
- If you self-fulfil — you are responsible for fulfilment packaging (boxes, mailers, void fill)
- If you use FBA/marketplace fulfilment — the marketplace handles fulfilment packaging but you remain responsible for product packaging
Many marketplace sellers fall below the EPR thresholds (£1 million turnover, 25 tonnes of packaging). But if you are growing fast, you should start tracking packaging data before you cross the threshold.
See our Amazon seller EPR guide for platform-specific compliance details.
Industrial & Manufacturing Sector Packaging
As marketplace sellers in the industrial & manufacturing sector, you need to track these common packaging types:
Wooden Crates
Custom timber crates for machinery and large components. Report under wood material. ISPM-15 treatme...
VCI Bags & Paper
Volatile Corrosion Inhibitor packaging for metal parts. Bags (plastic) and paper each reported under...
Heavy-Duty Poly Bags
Thick PE bags for heavy components and fasteners. Often 100-200 micron — report under plastic by wei...
Steel Banding
Steel strapping for securing heavy loads to pallets. Report under steel material....
Foam Dunnage
Custom-cut PE or PU foam protecting precision parts in transit. Report under plastic....
Pallet Wrap & Edge Boards
LLDPE stretch wrap and card edge protectors for palletised shipments. Transit packaging....
Key Obligations Checklist
- Determine your EPR role (brand owner, importer, seller)
- Track product packaging if you are the brand owner or importer
- Track fulfilment packaging if you self-fulfil orders
- Monitor turnover and tonnage thresholds as you grow
- Register when you cross the obligation thresholds
- Submit data to DEFRA via the RPD portal
Common Questions
Does Amazon handle EPR for FBA sellers?
Amazon handles the fulfilment packaging for FBA orders. But you remain responsible for the product packaging (the packaging your product comes in before it goes to Amazon). You also need to ensure any prep packaging you apply before sending to FBA is accounted for.
Am I below the threshold as a small seller?
If your annual turnover is below £1 million OR you handle less than 25 tonnes of packaging per year, you are not currently obligated. But track your packaging anyway — you may cross the threshold as your business grows.
Do I need to register for each marketplace?
No. EPR registration is per business entity, not per marketplace. You register once with DEFRA and report aggregated packaging data across all your sales channels.
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