The new packaging rules, and what we can supply for you

The European Packaging Regulation (PPWR) has applied since 12 August 2026. Anyone who places packaging on the market as a manufacturer must be able to demonstrate, for each packaging, that it meets the requirements. Whether that applies to you depends on your role in the supply chain. This page sets out exactly which data we can supply about our boxes, and which we cannot yet.

What the regulation requires

Three topics are relevant to most businesses that pack or ship products.

• Since 12 August 2026

  Substantiation per packaging type

  The manufacturer of a packaging must demonstrate what it consists of and that it meets the requirements, with technical documentation and an EU declaration of conformity. If you place packaged products on the market under your own name, you may also be a manufacturer yourself. You then need a file with material data, not just a purchase order.

• Ongoing

  Reporting what you place on the market

  You report how much packaging material you place on the market per material type. In the Netherlands this runs through Verpact. Everything counts: not just the box, but also void fill, tape, labels and any return bag you include. If you place less than 50,000 kg of packaging on the Dutch market per year, an exemption applies. For shipping packaging, Verpact has applied a temporary pause since July 2026: until the European Commission makes clear who counts as the producer, you file your declaration as you did before 12 August 2026. Verpact warns that a later interpretation may apply retroactively. For the current position, see verpact.nl (as of 16 October 2026).

• 1 January 2030 at the earliest

  No more than 50% empty space

  From 1 January 2030 at the earliest, and in any event three years after the European Commission has adopted the calculation method, grouped packaging, transport packaging or e-commerce packaging may contain no more than half empty space. Void fill counts as empty space, so the problem cannot be solved by stuffing the box. In most cases the solution is a smaller box.

What we can supply about our boxes

Each item states where it comes from. We would rather name the source than show a badge. Our boxes are made by Cattini, our production partner and the manufacturer within the meaning of the regulation. The declarations below are Cattini's; we pass them on to you.

The declaration from our production partner rests on documentation from their material suppliers, not on independent laboratory testing. It says so explicitly. We pass that on as it stands.

These requirements apply to all packaging on the European market. We list them because you need the documentation, not as a special feature of our boxes.

What we do not promise

This matters just as much. A supplier who says yes to everything will not get you through an audit.

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