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representante autorizado", "quoteLang": "es", "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "threshold-ppwr-10t-simplified-reporting", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#threshold-ppwr-10t-simplified-reporting", "leafPath": "ES.thresholds[ppwr-10t-simplified-reporting]", "statement": "Spain threshold on packaging weight: 10 tonnes per calendar year; effect: reduced duties.", "value": "10 tonnes per calendar year", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "quote": "a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "threshold-reduced-reporting-under-15t", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#threshold-reduced-reporting-under-15t", "leafPath": "ES.thresholds[reduced-reporting-under-15t]", "statement": "Spain threshold on packaging weight: 15 tonnes per year; effect: reduced duties.", "value": "15 tonnes per year", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "quote": "menos de 15 toneladas de envases al año", "quoteLang": "es", "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "deadline-ppwr-annual-report-1-june", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#deadline-ppwr-annual-report-1-june", "leafPath": "ES.deadlines[ppwr-annual-report-1-june]", "statement": "Spain: report date June 1, covering the previous calendar year.", "value": "June 1", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "quote": "of Annex IX to the competent authority responsible for the register, by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year.", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "deadline-ppwr-application-date", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#deadline-ppwr-application-date", "leafPath": "ES.deadlines[ppwr-application-date]", "statement": "Spain: other date August 12, 2026.", "value": "August 12, 2026", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "deadline-es-annual-information", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#deadline-es-annual-information", "leafPath": "ES.deadlines[es-annual-information]", "statement": "Spain: report date March 31, covering the previous calendar year.", "value": "March 31", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "quote": "antes del 31 de marzo del año siguiente", "quoteLang": "es", "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "penalty-0", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#penalty-0", "leafPath": "ES.penalties.items[0]", "statement": "Spain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement.", "value": "100001-3500000", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809", "quote": "Multa desde 100.001 euros hasta 3.500.000 euros", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "penalty-1", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#penalty-1", "leafPath": "ES.penalties.items[1]", "statement": "Spain penalty for serious infringement: €2,001 to €100,000 per infringement.", "value": "2001-100000", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809", "quote": null, "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "penalty-2", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#penalty-2", "leafPath": "ES.penalties.items[2]", "statement": "Spain penalty for minor infringement: up to €2,000 per infringement.", "value": "up to 2000", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-5809", "quote": null, "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "preset-ebay_orders-pending", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/for/ebay/spain#preset-ebay_orders-pending", "leafPath": "import_presets[ebay_orders]", "statement": "eBay: the eBay order report (Seller Hub) layout is not yet published. Reason: eBay's Seller Hub Reports help page explains how to download an orders report but does not list its column headers, so the headers below are unconfirmed. Map your own columns if your file differs.", "value": null, "unit": null, "pending": true, "source": { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/selling-tools/seller-hub-reports?id=4096", "quote": "If you choose Orders as the template source, select the Date Range for the report (from 1-90 days).", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03", "status": "pending", "label": null } } ], "sections": [ { "id": "answer", "heading": null, "kind": "answer", "markdown": "\n\nFor eBay sales in Spain, the sourced hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor as the producer of primary packaging. It adds secondary (manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor). Instica estimates which role fits your sales and prepares the data; you confirm the role, then sign and submit." }, { "id": "producer", "heading": "Who is the producer for eBay sales in Spain?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Who is the producer for eBay sales in Spain?\n\nA packaging producer is not one business for every pack. The hierarchy for Spain assigns a role at each packaging level, and 5 levels have roles named in the sourced text. eBay sales touch 4 of them in Instica’s grouping, so the table below shows every level and marks the ones that apply to this channel.\n\n**Producer roles by packaging level in Spain**\n\n| Packaging level | Roles named in the hierarchy | For eBay |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| primary | manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor | Applies to eBay sales |\n| secondary | manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor | Applies to eBay sales |\n| tertiary | manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor | Not part of a typical eBay order |\n| shipping | online marketplace seller and manufacturer or brand owner | Applies to eBay sales |\n| service | manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor | Applies to eBay sales |\n| other | — | No role named |\n\nSpain: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (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 eBay sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor, in that order of precedence.\n\nSpain: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (2026).\n\nSecondary packaging groups or presents primary packs, such as an outer box, a sleeve or a multipack carton. For eBay sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor, in that order of precedence.\n\nSpain: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (2026).\n\nTertiary packaging moves goods in bulk: pallets, stretch wrap, corner boards and outer cartons for warehouse and freight. For eBay sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor, in that order of precedence.\n\nSpain: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the online marketplace seller and manufacturer or brand owner (2026).\n\nShipping packaging is what an order travels in to the customer: the mailer or shipping box, void fill, tape and labels. For eBay sales the hierarchy assigns it to the online marketplace seller and manufacturer or brand owner, in that order of precedence.\n\nSpain: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor (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 eBay sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor, 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 eBay, and the tests below are the questions to answer about your own business. For a seller on eBay 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- **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\nThe statute or regulator text behind the Spain hierarchy, in its source wording:\n\n> makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users\n>\n> Source: eur-lex.europa.eu: oj (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en" }, { "id": "outcome", "heading": "What eBay changes about the answer", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What eBay changes about the answer\n\nThe hub for Spain gives the default answer, primary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor. For eBay sales the outcome is primary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor; shipping: online marketplace seller > manufacturer or brand owner; service: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor. The difference is the secondary, shipping and service levels, which an order placed through eBay brings into scope and a plain in-store sale does not.\n\nInstica groups the packaging levels an order placed through eBay produces as primary, secondary, shipping and service. 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\neBay sellers almost always pack and post their own orders, so the shipping packaging and the product packaging usually sit with one business. The Seller Hub order report names the destination of every sale, which decides which jurisdiction’s rules each order falls under.\n\nFor eBay sales in Spain, the producer outcome is primary: manufacturer or brand owner then importer then first distributor.\n\nFor eBay sales in Spain, the producer outcome is secondary: manufacturer or brand owner then importer then first distributor.\n\nFor eBay sales in Spain, the producer outcome is shipping: online marketplace seller then manufacturer or brand owner.\n\nFor eBay sales in Spain, the producer outcome is service: manufacturer or brand owner then importer then first distributor.\n\nThe hierarchy for Spain names online marketplace seller as well, so an order placed through eBay can bring the marketplace itself into the chain.\n\nSpain lists these sales routes as in scope: domestic producers, producers established in other Member States or third countries via an authorised representative and e-commerce platforms acting as producer where no representative is appointed.\n\nSpain treats these sales routes as in scope: domestic producers, producers established in other Member States or third countries via an authorised representative and e-commerce platforms acting as producer where no representative is appointed. Orders placed through eBay reach the customer remotely, so the remote-sale wording is the one to read." }, { "id": "thresholds", "heading": "Does a small-seller threshold apply in Spain?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Does a small-seller threshold apply in Spain?\n\n2 thresholds are published for Spain. 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 eBay.\n\n**Thresholds published for Spain**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| packaging weight | 10 tonnes per calendar year | reduced duties | packaging made available for the first time in the Member State |\n| packaging weight | 15 tonnes per year | reduced duties | packaging placed on the market |\n\nSpain threshold on packaging weight: 10 tonnes per calendar year; effect: reduced duties.\n\nSpain threshold on packaging weight: 15 tonnes per year; 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." }, { "id": "register", "heading": "Registration and the organisation in Spain", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Registration and the organisation in Spain\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 Spain; Instica prepares the data, and you register and report yourself.\n\nSpain: producers must register through Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos).\n\nThe registration point is Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos). Instica never stores your login for it and never files for you.\n\nSpain organises producer responsibility through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Ecoembes and Ecovidrio; membership is required.\n\nSpain uses more than one producer responsibility organisation. Instica estimates your fees; the organisation invoices you.\n\nSpain allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party.\n\nA transfer lets another party take on your obligation; the source says membership of an individual or collective extended producer responsibility system. If you sell through eBay, ask whether the other party is willing before you rely on it." }, { "id": "exemptions", "heading": "Exemptions listed for Spain", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Exemptions listed for Spain\n\nNo verified exemption is published for Spain yet." }, { "id": "deadlines", "heading": "Dates that matter in Spain", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Dates that matter in Spain\n\n3 dates are published for Spain. Dates come from the regulator or the organisation, and each one shows what it covers.\n\n**Dates published for Spain**\n\n| Kind | Date | Covers | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| report | June 1 | the previous calendar year | Annex IX Part B point 1 data to the register authority, by the producer, its authorised representative or its PRO; a Member State may require quarterly reporting for budgetary reasons. |\n| other | August 12, 2026 | — | Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from this date. |\n| report | March 31 | the previous calendar year | Annual information on packaging placed on the market (Annex IV para. 2). Information to collective systems is due before 28 February (Art. 17(1)(j)). |\n\nSpain: report date June 1, covering the previous calendar year.\n\nSpain: other date August 12, 2026.\n\nSpain: report date March 31, covering the previous calendar year.\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." }, { "id": "penalties", "heading": "Penalties in Spain", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Penalties in Spain\n\n3 penalties are published for Spain.\n\nSpain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement.\n\nSpain penalty for serious infringement: €2,001 to €100,000 per infringement.\n\nSpain penalty for minor infringement: up to €2,000 per infringement.\n\nPenalties are quoted from the source. Instica does not predict whether one will be applied to you." }, { "id": "data", "heading": "What eBay data Instica reads", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What eBay data Instica reads\n\nInstica reads one export from eBay 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\neBay: the eBay order report (Seller Hub) layout is not yet published. Reason: eBay's Seller Hub Reports help page explains how to download an orders report but does not list its column headers, so the headers below are unconfirmed. Map your own columns if your file differs.\n\nThe layout of the eBay export has not been confirmed against the publisher’s own documentation yet. Instica shows it as not yet published rather than guessing, and you can map your own columns.\n\nMap your own eBay columns in the workspace; the required fields stay the same." }, { "id": "steps", "heading": "What to do next as a seller on eBay", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What to do next as a seller on eBay\n\n1. Confirm your role for eBay sales in Spain against the table above.\n2. Check the thresholds and exemptions with your total sales across every channel.\n3. Find out where producers register in Spain.\n4. Export your eBay 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 eBay data. It does not decide your role, sign for you or submit anything." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions sellers ask", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### Am I the producer if I sell on eBay in Spain?\n\nIt depends on the facts of each product. The sourced hierarchy for Spain names the manufacturer or brand owner, importer and first distributor 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### Does eBay register or report for me?\n\nThe hierarchy names online marketplace seller for Spain, 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### What is different about eBay compared with selling in a shop?\n\nAn order placed through eBay is shipped to the customer, so shipping packaging enters the picture. For Spain the outcome is primary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor; shipping: online marketplace seller > manufacturer or brand owner; service: manufacturer or brand owner > importer > first distributor. The hub for Spain describes the default for primary packaging only.\n\n### Is there a size threshold for eBay sellers in Spain?\n\nSpain threshold on packaging weight: 10 tonnes per calendar year; effect: reduced duties. The threshold counts all your sales, not only eBay.\n\n### When is the next date I should know about?\n\nSpain: report date June 1, covering the previous calendar year.\n\n### What happens if I do not register?\n\nSpain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement.\n\n### Do I need an organisation to handle this for me?\n\nThe sourced text for Spain names no single organisation. Instica prepares the data and you choose how to register." }, { "id": "estimate", "heading": "How these figures are made", "kind": "boilerplate", "markdown": "\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." } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "makes available for the first time on the territory of another Member State, directly to end users", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "se crea la sección de envases en el Registro de Productores de Productos", "quoteLang": "es" }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "a través de la Dirección General de Calidad y Evaluación Ambiental", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "se obliga a todos los envasadores a inscribirse y a remitir anualmente información", "quoteLang": "es" }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "se inscribirán en la sección de envases del Registro de Productores de Productos", "quoteLang": "es" }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado", "quoteLang": "es" }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "un certificado de pertenencia a un sistema individual o colectivo de responsabilidad ampliada del productor", "quoteLang": "es" }, { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "a quantity of packaging, including packaging of packaged products, of less than 10 tonnes during one calendar year", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "menos de 15 toneladas de envases al año", "quoteLang": "es" }, { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "of Annex IX to the competent authority responsible for the register, by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "It shall apply from 12 August 2026.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2022-22690", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "antes del 31 de marzo del 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