Frequently asked questions

A non-EU company that places packaging on the Belgian market by selling directly to Belgian end consumers. If you sell to a wholesaler, or you already have a Belgian/EU entity, you generally don't need one.

Yes, if your goods reach Belgian consumers (e.g. via Pan-EU or EFN). FBA does not change your producer status — the test is where the packaging is first placed on the market, not where your inventory sits.

No. The importer becomes the producer and assumes the EPR obligation. We'll tell you this up front rather than sell you something you don't need.

No minimum. The AR obligation applies from the very first package you ship to a Belgian consumer. (The 300 kg threshold only exempts the recycling/take-back obligation — it does not exempt the AR obligation.)

Yes. Chinese companies register with their CN + unified social credit code — no Belgian or EU VAT number is required.

Typically 4–6 weeks for Fost Plus membership — up to three times faster than Germany (12–14 weeks). When Amazon is enforcing, speed matters.

Registration, the authorisation filed with EPRiBEL, your annual packaging declaration, eco-fee handling — and, crucially, the same obligations and joint liability as the producer. That last part is the whole point: a named, locally accountable representative.

By material weight × the Fost Plus rate (e.g. cardboard €0.1503/kg). They're passed through at cost — no markup. A seller shipping 10,000 cardboard packages a year typically pays around €500–700 in eco-fees.

Yes. LUCID is the German register. Belgium is a separate obligation with its own register (Fost Plus) and its own AR requirement. A German number does not cover Belgium.

ASIN-level suppression of your Belgian offers — your product stays listed but Belgian buyers can't purchase — plus administrative fines. Amazon has enforced on deadline day every time: LUCID in 2022, WEEE in 2023, batteries in 2025.