EPR reporting for Shopify stores

Registering was the easy part.

Then the reports start.

Install from the Shopify App Store Check your countries first
The manual EPR reporting process: find packaging, weigh materials, split by country, apply local rules, report

Every period. Every country. The same question.

Each country you're registered in wants to know how much packaging you put on its market, split by material and by weight. Not once. Every reporting period, on its own calendar.

What doing it by hand looks like

  1. Export

    Pull every order for the period out of Shopify.

  2. Filter

    Split the orders by destination country.

  3. Match

    Work out which packaging went with which order: the box, the mailer, the filler, the tape.

  4. Multiply

    Packaging weight per item, times the number of orders, per material.

  5. Total

    Add it up per country and per material, in the format each scheme asks for.

  6. Repeat

    Next period. And for the next country.

One mistake in the matching step and every total after it is wrong.

What you get each period

Packaging totals per country and per material for the period you choose.

The Generate report dialog in EPR Insights: report period, country and report type
Example layout with sample values.
Country Material Weight (kg)
Germany Paper and cardboard 412.6
Germany Plastics 38.4
France Paper and cardboard 186.2

How it works

  1. Add your packaging items once.

    You weigh them or get the specs from your supplier: material and weight for each box, mailer and filler. No software knows what your mailer bag weighs, so this part is on you. But only once.

  2. Connect Shopify.

    EPR Insights reads your orders, including where each one shipped.

  3. Get per-country totals each period.

    Packaging totals by country and material for the reporting period, mapped to the format each country's scheme asks for.

  4. Let the reporting run itself.

    In Denmark and Germany we can automate the reporting for you, and more countries are coming soon. Once you're set up, the only work left is adding packaging when you introduce something new.

Stop rebuilding the same spreadsheet every period.

You add your packaging data once; we apply it to your orders. Start with a 7-day free trial.

Install from the Shopify App Store

Not sure which countries apply to you? Run the free checker

EPR reporting questions

How often do I have to report packaging for EPR?

It depends on the country and your scheme. It can be monthly, quarterly or annually. The checker shows the frequency for each country you ship to.

Do I have to report in every EU country I ship to?

In most EU countries, yes, once you place packaged goods on that market. Some countries have thresholds below which the obligations are lighter.

Can EPR Insights work out my packaging weights for me?

No. You add the material and weight of each packaging item once, from your own scale or your supplier's specs. We apply that to your orders.

Which countries does EPR Insights cover?

39 countries: all 27 EU countries, plus Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, the UK, the Faroe Islands, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Chile. Automated reporting is live for Denmark and Germany, with more countries coming soon.