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  "title": "Amazon EPR Germany: who is the producer? | Instica",
  "h1": "Amazon EPR Germany: who is the producer?",
  "description": "Who counts as the packaging producer for Amazon sales in Germany: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative…",
  "answer": "For Amazon sales in Germany, the sourced hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative as the producer of primary packaging. It adds secondary (manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative). Instica estimates which role fits your sales and prepares the data; you confirm the role, then sign and submit.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-04",
  "dateModified": "2026-11-04",
  "dataset": {
    "version": "v1-281284b7e7c1",
    "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "licenceLine": "Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page."
  },
  "cite": "Instica, “Amazon EPR Germany: who is the producer?”, https://instica.com/epr/for/amazon/germany, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nFor Amazon sales in Germany, the sourced hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative as the producer of primary packaging. It adds secondary (manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative). Instica estimates which role fits your sales and prepares the data; you confirm the role, then sign and submit."
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      "heading": "Who is the producer for Amazon sales in Germany?",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"producer\"></a>\n\n## Who is the producer for Amazon sales in Germany?\n\nA packaging producer is not one business for every pack. The hierarchy for Germany assigns a role at each packaging level, and 6 levels have roles named in the sourced text. Amazon sales touch 5 of them in Instica’s grouping, so the table below shows every level and marks the ones that apply to this channel.\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy\"></a>**Producer roles by packaging level in Germany**\n\n| Packaging level | Roles named in the hierarchy | For Amazon |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| primary | manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative | Applies to Amazon sales |\n| secondary | manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative | Applies to Amazon sales |\n| tertiary | manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative | Not part of a typical Amazon order |\n| shipping | manufacturer or brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, first distributor, online marketplace seller and authorised representative | Applies to Amazon sales |\n| service | manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative | Applies to Amazon sales |\n| other | manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative | Applies to Amazon sales |\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy-primary\"></a>Germany: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative (2026).\n\nPrimary packaging is the pack that directly holds the item and reaches the customer with it: the bag, jar, bottle, can or wrapper. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative, in that order of precedence.\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy-secondary\"></a>Germany: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative (2026).\n\nSecondary packaging groups or presents primary packs, such as an outer box, a sleeve or a multipack carton. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative, in that order of precedence.\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy-tertiary\"></a>Germany: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative (2026).\n\nTertiary packaging moves goods in bulk: pallets, stretch wrap, corner boards and outer cartons for warehouse and freight. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative, in that order of precedence.\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy-shipping\"></a>Germany: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, first distributor, online marketplace seller and authorised representative (2026).\n\nShipping packaging is what an order travels in to the customer: the mailer or shipping box, void fill, tape and labels. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, first distributor, online marketplace seller and authorised representative, in that order of precedence.\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy-service\"></a>Germany: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative (2026).\n\nService packaging is supplied at the point of sale to hand goods over, such as carrier bags, takeaway containers and gift wrap. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative, in that order of precedence.\n\n<a id=\"hierarchy-other\"></a>Germany: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative (2026).\n\nThe hierarchy also assigns a residual level for packaging that does not fit the other levels, usually to whoever first distributes it. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, manufacturer, importer, first distributor and authorised representative, in that order of precedence.\n\nThe roles above are defined by the law, not by the channel. This is what each one means for a seller whose orders come through Amazon, and the tests below are the questions to answer about your own business. For a seller on Amazon the role is a question of facts: who made the product, whose brand is on it, who packs and ships the order and whether it was brought into the jurisdiction. You answer those questions in the workspace, Instica reads the hierarchy against them, and you confirm the result.\n\n- **manufacturer or brand owner**: The manufacturer or brand owner is the maker of the packaged product when it is sold under the maker’s own brand or with no brand shown. Look at the label: if your name or brand is the one on the pack, or no brand is shown and you made it, this role is yours.\n- **importer**: The importer is the business that brings the packaged goods, or the packaging itself, into the jurisdiction. Look at where the goods came from: stock that crossed the border to reach you makes you the importer for that stock.\n- **first distributor**: The first distributor is the business that first makes the packaged goods available in the jurisdiction. Look at who first made the goods available locally: if that was you, the role falls to you.\n- **authorised representative**: The authorised representative is a representative appointed in the jurisdiction on behalf of a producer established elsewhere. Look at where you are established: a producer based elsewhere may appoint a local representative to hold the role.\n- **packer and shipper**: The packer and shipper is the business that packs the order and ships it to the customer. Look at who closes the box: the business that packs the parcel and sends it holds this role for the shipping packaging.\n- **online marketplace seller**: The online marketplace seller is a business that sells through an online marketplace. Look at whether you list on a platform you do not run: sellers on someone else’s marketplace can carry this role.\n- **manufacturer**: The manufacturer is the manufacturer of the packaged goods. Look at who made the goods: the business that manufactured the packaged product holds this role.\n\nThe statute or regulator text behind the Germany hierarchy, in its source wording:\n\n> A producer is every natural or legal person who, as a manufacturer, importer or distributor, makes a unit of packaging available for the first time\n>\n> Source: verpackungsregister.org: distinguishing between manufacturers producers (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/first-steps/distinguishing-between-manufacturers-producers), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: Role ordering is Instica's structuring of the regulator's guidance, not statutory text. From 12 August 2026 the VerpackDG has no producer definition of its own: § 3(1) applies the definitions of PPWR (EU) 2025/40 Art 3, and the producer (Hersteller) is the PPWR Art 3(1)(15) producer. ZSVR (Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister) guidance: - the producer is the first party in the German supply chain to make a unit of packaging available ('domestic precedence'); - this is the manufacturer when it is established in Germany, otherwise the importer (from a third country) or the distributor (from another EU state); - the manufacturer is whoever has packaging or a packaged product designed or made under its own name or trademark, including licensees (manufacturer_brand_owner). Without contract manufacturing it is the filler for sales and grouped packaging, the maker of rigid transport, service and primary-production packaging, and the party completing flexible packaging (manufacturer). Shipping (e-commerce packaging, classed as transport packaging): an online retailer that assembles box, tape and filler is the manufacturer and producer (packer_shipper), and a seller abroad shipping directly to German end users is at a minimum producer of its shipment packaging (online_marketplace_seller). Online platforms and fulfilment providers have due-diligence duties only and are not producers. Producers without a German establishment must appoint an authorised representative (VerpackDG § 5(2)), who counts as the producer for the delegated duties (§ 5(3)). Level 'other' is primary-production packaging."
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      "heading": "What Amazon changes about the answer",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"outcome\"></a>\n\n## What Amazon changes about the answer\n\nThe hub for Germany gives the default answer, primary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor > authorised representative. For Amazon sales the outcome is primary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor > authorised representative; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor > authorised representative; shipping: manufacturer or brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > first distributor > online marketplace seller > authorised representative; service: manufacturer or brand owner > manufacturer > importer > first distributor > authorised representative; other: manufacturer or brand owner > manufacturer > importer > first distributor > authorised representative. The difference is the secondary, shipping, service and other levels, which an order placed through Amazon brings into scope and a plain in-store sale does not.\n\nInstica groups the packaging levels an order placed through Amazon produces as primary, secondary, shipping, service and other. That grouping is our reading of how the channel ships goods, not wording from the law, and it is what makes the outcome here different from the default.\n\nAmazon sellers either ship orders themselves or send stock to fulfilment centres, so the same business can be the packer of a shipping carton on one order and only the brand owner on the next. The order and shipment reports record the destination country and state of each order, which is the data a regional estimate needs.\n\n<a id=\"outcome-primary\"></a>For Amazon sales in Germany, the producer outcome is primary: manufacturer or brand owner then importer then first distributor then authorised representative.\n\n<a id=\"outcome-secondary\"></a>For Amazon sales in Germany, the producer outcome is secondary: manufacturer or brand owner then importer then first distributor then authorised representative.\n\n<a id=\"outcome-shipping\"></a>For Amazon sales in Germany, the producer outcome is shipping: manufacturer or brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then first distributor then online marketplace seller then authorised representative.\n\n<a id=\"outcome-service\"></a>For Amazon sales in Germany, the producer outcome is service: manufacturer or brand owner then manufacturer then importer then first distributor then authorised representative.\n\n<a id=\"outcome-other\"></a>For Amazon sales in Germany, the producer outcome is other: manufacturer or brand owner then manufacturer then importer then first distributor then authorised representative.\n\nThe hierarchy for Germany names online marketplace seller as well, so an order placed through Amazon can bring the marketplace itself into the chain.\n\n<a id=\"sales-channels\"></a>Germany lists these sales routes as in scope: retail, wholesale, online and online marketplace.\n\nGermany treats these sales routes as in scope: retail, wholesale, online and online marketplace. Orders placed through Amazon reach the customer remotely, so the remote-sale wording is the one to read."
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      "heading": "Does a small-seller threshold apply in Germany?",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Does a small-seller threshold apply in Germany?\n\n4 thresholds are published for Germany. A threshold can exempt a small producer, trigger registration or move a producer to a lighter regime, so check these before anything else as a seller on Amazon.\n\n<a id=\"thresholds-table\"></a>**Thresholds published for Germany**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| tonnage | 80 tonnes | triggers a declaration of completeness | glass placed on the German market in the previous calendar year (reached or exceeded) |\n| tonnage | 50 tonnes | triggers a declaration of completeness | paper, paperboard and cardboard in total, previous calendar year (reached or exceeded) |\n| tonnage | 30 tonnes | triggers a declaration of completeness | ferrous metals, aluminium, plastics, beverage cartons and other composites in total, previous calendar year (reached or exceeded) |\n| tonnage | 10 tonnes | reduced duties | packaging subject to system participation made available for the first time in the previous calendar year |\n\n<a id=\"threshold-declaration_of_completeness_glass\"></a>Germany threshold on tonnage: 80 tonnes; effect: triggers a declaration of completeness.\n\n<a id=\"threshold-declaration_of_completeness_paper\"></a>Germany threshold on tonnage: 50 tonnes; effect: triggers a declaration of completeness.\n\n<a id=\"threshold-declaration_of_completeness_lightweight\"></a>Germany threshold on tonnage: 30 tonnes; effect: triggers a declaration of completeness.\n\n<a id=\"threshold-simplified_reporting\"></a>Germany threshold on tonnage: 10 tonnes; effect: reduced duties.\n\nMarketplace sales count toward your totals even when the marketplace handles fulfilment, because the thresholds measure what you put on the market, not who drove the van."
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      "heading": "Registration and the organisation in Germany",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"register\"></a>\n\n## Registration and the organisation in Germany\n\nOnce you know you are the producer, the next questions are where to register and with whom. The facts below are the sourced answers for Germany; Instica prepares the data, and you register and report yourself.\n\n<a id=\"registration\"></a>Germany: producers must register through LUCID Packaging Register (ZSVR).\n\nThe registration point is LUCID Packaging Register (ZSVR) (https://lucid.verpackungsregister.org/). Instica never stores your login for it and never files for you.\n\n<a id=\"organisation\"></a>Germany organises producer responsibility through more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership is not required.\n\nGermany uses more than one producer responsibility organisation. Instica estimates your fees; the organisation invoices you.\n\n<a id=\"transfer\"></a>Germany allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party.\n\nA transfer lets another party take on your obligation; the source says A producer concludes a system participation agreement with the system operator of its choice, which finances collection and recycling; registration and volume reporting stay with the producer. If you sell through Amazon, ask whether the other party is willing before you rely on it."
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      "heading": "Exemptions listed for Germany",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"exemptions\"></a>\n\n## Exemptions listed for Germany\n\nNo verified exemption is published for Germany yet."
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      "heading": "Dates that matter in Germany",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"deadlines\"></a>\n\n## Dates that matter in Germany\n\n3 dates are published for Germany. Dates come from the regulator or the organisation, and each one shows what it covers.\n\n<a id=\"deadlines-table\"></a>**Dates published for Germany**\n\n| Kind | Date | Covers | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| report | June 1, 2027 | calendar year 2026 | Actual volumes for the past calendar year; later filings become supplementary volume reports. Recurs each 1 June. |\n| report | December 31, 2026 | calendar year 2027 | Initial planned volume report for the following year. Recurs each 31 December. |\n| report | May 15, 2027 | calendar year 2026 | Audited declaration for companies over the volume thresholds; postponed to the next working day if 15 May is a weekend or public holiday. |\n\n<a id=\"deadline-year_end_volume_report\"></a>Germany: report date June 1, 2027, covering calendar year 2026.\n\n<a id=\"deadline-planned_volume_report\"></a>Germany: report date December 31, 2026, covering calendar year 2027.\n\n<a id=\"deadline-declaration_of_completeness\"></a>Germany: report date May 15, 2027, covering calendar year 2026.\n\nMarketplace order reports are available on demand, so the quickest way to be ready for a reporting date is to export the last period’s orders and check the destination split early."
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      "heading": "Penalties in Germany",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"penalties\"></a>\n\n## Penalties in Germany\n\nNo verified penalty is published for Germany yet."
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      "heading": "What Amazon data Instica reads",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"data\"></a>\n\n## What Amazon data Instica reads\n\nInstica reads 2 exports from Amazon and maps each column to the fields an estimate needs: the order, the SKU, the quantity and where the order was sent. The destination is what splits your units by jurisdiction.\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_orders\"></a>**How the Amazon order report (All Orders) maps to Instica fields**\n\n| Instica field | Column in the export | Needed |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Fulfilment | fulfillment-channel | Optional |\n| Item status | item-status | Optional |\n| Marketplace | sales-channel | Optional |\n| Order date | purchase-date | Required |\n| Order number | amazon-order-id | Required |\n| Quantity | quantity | Required |\n| Ship-to country | ship-country | Optional |\n| Ship-to postcode | ship-postal-code | Optional |\n| Ship-to state or region | ship-state | Optional |\n| SKU | sku | Required |\n| Order status | order-status | Optional |\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_orders-columns\"></a>Instica maps 11 columns of the Amazon order report (All Orders) (tab-separated) to its own fields.\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_orders-required\"></a>The Amazon order report (All Orders) needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run.\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_orders-countries\"></a>Amazon marketplace sites map to destination countries as follows: amazon.ca → CA, amazon.co.uk → GB, amazon.com → US, amazon.com.be → BE, amazon.de → DE, amazon.es → ES, amazon.fr → FR, amazon.ie → IE, amazon.it → IT, amazon.nl → NL, amazon.pl → PL and amazon.se → SE.\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_fba_shipments\"></a>**How the Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report maps to Instica fields**\n\n| Instica field | Column in the export | Needed |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Marketplace | sales-channel | Optional |\n| Order date | shipment-date / purchase-date | Required |\n| Order number | amazon-order-id | Required |\n| Quantity | quantity-shipped / quantity | Required |\n| Ship-to country | ship-country | Optional |\n| Ship-to postcode | ship-postal-code | Optional |\n| Ship-to state or region | ship-state | Optional |\n| SKU | sku | Required |\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_fba_shipments-columns\"></a>Instica maps 8 columns of the Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report (tab-separated) to its own fields.\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_fba_shipments-required\"></a>The Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run.\n\n<a id=\"preset-amazon_fba_shipments-countries\"></a>Amazon marketplace sites map to destination countries as follows: amazon.ca → CA, amazon.co.uk → GB, amazon.com → US, amazon.com.be → BE, amazon.de → DE, amazon.es → ES, amazon.fr → FR, amazon.ie → IE, amazon.it → IT, amazon.nl → NL, amazon.pl → PL and amazon.se → SE.\n\nOrders are matched to Germany by the ship-to country column. Rows outside your chosen jurisdictions are left out of this page’s estimate and counted elsewhere.\n\nAn export from Amazon carries the destination of every order, so one file can feed estimates for Germany and every other jurisdiction your orders reach."
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      "id": "steps",
      "heading": "What to do next as a seller on Amazon",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"steps\"></a>\n\n## What to do next as a seller on Amazon\n\n1. Confirm your role for Amazon sales in Germany against the table above.\n2. Check the thresholds and exemptions with your total sales across every channel.\n3. Find out where producers register in Germany.\n4. Export your Amazon orders and let Instica match the destinations and estimate the weights.\n5. Review the estimate, correct any figure you know better, then sign and submit the report yourself at the registration point.\n\nInstica measures, estimates and prepares the Amazon data. It does not decide your role, sign for you or submit anything."
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### <a id=\"q1\"></a>Am I the producer if I sell on Amazon in Germany?\n\nIt depends on the facts of each product. The sourced hierarchy for Germany names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor and authorised representative for primary packaging. If you made the product, own its brand or imported it, you are probably in that list; if you only resell another brand’s goods, someone else may be the producer. Instica estimates the likely role from your answers and you confirm it.\n\n### <a id=\"q2\"></a>Does Amazon register or report for me?\n\nThe hierarchy names online marketplace seller for Germany, so the marketplace can carry a role in some cases. Do not assume it covers your own products: read the source and keep your own records.\n\n### <a id=\"q3\"></a>What is different about Amazon compared with selling in a shop?\n\nAn order placed through Amazon is shipped to the customer, so shipping packaging enters the picture. For Germany the outcome is primary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor > authorised representative; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor > authorised representative; shipping: manufacturer or brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > first distributor > online marketplace seller > authorised representative; service: manufacturer or brand owner > manufacturer > importer > first distributor > authorised representative; other: manufacturer or brand owner > manufacturer > importer > first distributor > authorised representative. The hub for Germany describes the default for primary packaging only.\n\n### <a id=\"q4\"></a>Is there a size threshold for Amazon sellers in Germany?\n\nGermany threshold on tonnage: 80 tonnes; effect: triggers a declaration of completeness. The threshold counts all your sales, not only Amazon.\n\n### <a id=\"q5\"></a>When is the next date I should know about?\n\nGermany: report date June 1, 2027, covering calendar year 2026.\n\n### <a id=\"q6\"></a>What happens if I do not register?\n\nNo verified penalty is published for Germany yet. Instica does not predict penalties.\n\n### <a id=\"q7\"></a>Do I need an organisation to handle this for me?\n\nThe sourced text for Germany names no single organisation. Instica prepares the data and you choose how to register."
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is read from a sourced record or computed from one, and each carries its data quality. The customer signs and submits the report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. This page is general information about published rules; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser."
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      "quote": "Ferrous metals + aluminium + plastics + beverage cartons + other composites (lightweight packaging) in total: 30 tonnes",
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      "url": "https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/system-participation-data-reporting/data-reporting",
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          "anchor": "Amazon EPR New Brunswick",
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          "anchor": "Amazon EPR Québec",
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        {
          "anchor": "Sell on Amazon EPR United Kingdom",
          "url": "https://instica.com/epr/for/amazon/uk"
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        {
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    {
      "heading": "The same topic elsewhere",
      "links": [
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          "anchor": "Amazon packaging EPR Alberta fees",
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