Country directory
Packaging EPR in Austria
Reviewed 2026-08-15
- Register with
- Registration via a PRO; non-established sellers must appoint a Bevollmächtigter Open register
- Organisations
- Representative
- Required if you are not established here.
- Threshold
- None. You have to register from your first sale.
Indicative range, not a quote
ARA charges per material per kilogram, with a small annual base fee.
Indicative only. Request a current tariff from ARA.
Things to watch out for
- Austria has required overseas sellers to appoint a representative for some time. This is not new.
- Austria treats household and business packaging differently, and what you owe depends on which yours is.
Sources
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