Zasady importu do UE; kluczowe pytania

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR), Article 16; applicable since 13 December 2024.

Source: published pricing of Responsible Person services and seller-reported prices in marketplace seller forums. No official EU fee exists; the market sets this price.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988, Article 22 (obligations of online marketplaces); marketplace seller policies, 2025-2026.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR), Article 16, "Person responsible for products placed on the Union market", which requires an economic operator "established in the Union"; the UK ceased to be a member state on 31 January 2020 and the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. Northern Ireland is the exception: the GPSR applies there under the Windsor Framework from 13 December 2024, and an economic operator established in Northern Ireland counts as established in the Union for Article 16 (UK Office for Product Safety and Standards, detailed guidance: the responsible economic operator must be "established in either NI or the EU").

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988, Articles 4 and 16.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988, Articles 9(5), 9(6), 9(7), 11(3), 11(4), 16(3) and 19.

Source: editorial list of providers on importrules.com.

Source: all the lists as published by their own authorities: the European Commission (EU consolidated), the consolidated text of Regulation (EU) 833/2014, the UN Security Council, OFAC, the FCDO, SECO, Global Affairs Canada, DFAT, the Ukrainian State Register (NSDC) and every other national register the check searches. Obligation itself: EU restrictive measures, e.g. Regulation (EU) 269/2014, Article 2 (freezing, and no making available), and the equivalent article in each sanctions regulation. Every hit reproduces the ground exactly as the publishing authority gives it; where an authority publishes only a listing date, that is what you see.

Source: Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH), Articles 6 and 7.

Source: Directive 2008/98/EC, Articles 8 and 8a (general EPR framework), as implemented per member state; packaging under Directive 94/62/EC until 11 August 2026 and Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) from 12 August 2026; WEEE under Directive 2012/19/EU; batteries under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542. The authorised representative is PPWR Article 45(3), read with Article 3(1)(15)(c) and (d), which cover supply directly to end users in a member state where the producer is not established; date of application 12 August 2026 under Article 71.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2023/988, Article 9(3) (manufacturer keeps the technical documentation for 10 years) and Article 11(6) (importer keeps a copy for 10 years); Article 9(2) sets out what the documentation must contain.

Source: importrules.com/about/: who writes this site, where the answers come from and how they are checked and dated.