Packaging obligations in Denmark (2026)

Packaging producer responsibility: DPA registration & collective scheme (Denmark)

Anyone first making packaging or packaged goods available on the Danish market – including foreign online sellers selling directly to Danish end customers – must register in the Danish producer register (DPA), MUST be a member of a collective scheme and must report the actually placed packaging volumes each year. EU/EEA sellers without a Danish establishment selling at a distance always need a bemyndiget repræsentant (authorised representative) with a Danish CVR number.

Authority: 

Miljøstyrelsen (Dänische Umweltbehörde)

Register: 

Dänisches Produzentenregister (Dansk Producentansvar, DPA)

Authorised representative: 

Companies established in another EU/EEA state that sell directly to end users in Denmark (including online retail/distance selling) MUST appoint an authorised representative in Denmark: a legal person established in Denmark and actively registered in the CVR. Procedure: create the registration in the DPA register and send a request to the authorised representative – if they do not accept within 7 days, the request lapses and the registration is not approved. For non-EU/EEA companies, the national authorised-representative requirement applies, per DPA, only to batteries; without a Danish CVR number, however, registration for distance selling is in practice likewise only possible via a Danish authorised representative (also note Art. 45 PPWR).

Cross-border: 

Denmark is strict on market access: the registration must be in place BEFORE making packaging available (per the Miljøstyrelsen FAQ, applied for no later than 14 days in advance), and without an approved registration plus collective scheme membership, selling is not allowed. The obligation falls on whoever first makes the packaging available in Denmark – for direct shipping from abroad, that is the seller, not the Danish customer. Marketplaces have demanded proof of registration EU-wide since 12 Aug 2026 (Art. 45(4) PPWR). Important for reporting: actual annual volumes count; below 8 t/year the simplified declaration in one mixed category suffices.

Costs: 

One-off registration fee plus an annual volume-based DPA fee (rates approved annually by the environment ministry; calculator at producentansvar.dk); on top of that, the contributions of your chosen collective scheme (per kg, eco-modulated by recyclability). Actual amounts vary by scheme – compare offers.

Deadlines: 

System fully in force since 1 Oct 2025 (full cost responsibility, mandatory collective scheme). Registration before you start selling (per the Miljøstyrelsen FAQ, applied for no later than 14 days in advance). Annual reporting of actual volumes in the 1 Jan – 31 May window for the previous year (so 2026 volumes by 31 May 2027). Since 12 Aug 2026 the PPWR producer definition applies (commissioner/specifier instead of brand imprint).

Sources: Dansk Producentansvar – Packaging (Producentenansvar für Verpackungen, Inkrafttreten 01.10.2025) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Dansk Producentansvar – Authorised representative (Pflicht für EU-/EWR-Fernverkäufer, CVR-Anforderung, 7-Tage-Annahmefrist) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Dansk Producentansvar – Compliance schemes (Pflichtmitgliedschaft für Verpackungen; Liste der Kollektivordnungen) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Dansk Producentansvar – Registration (Self-Service id.dpa-system.dk, Gebührenstruktur, Fernabsatz-Angabe) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Dansk Producentansvar – Packaging legislation (Bekendtgørelse nr. 1146 vom 29.09.2025, Registrierungshistorie ab 2024) (accessed 2026-09-01) · Miljøstyrelsen – FAQ Producentansvar for emballage (Registrierung 14 Tage vor Marktbereitstellung, Meldefenster 01.01.–31.05., 8-t-Vereinfachung, Produzentendefinition ab 12.08.2026) (accessed 2026-09-01)