Verpackungsregister: annual Vollständigkeitserklärung (completeness declaration) deadline
Every year in May, due by the 15th. · Only for producers above the §11 Abs. 4 VerpackG tonnage thresholds; moves to the next business day if 15 May is a weekend/holiday.
What changes
Producers whose prior-year packaging volumes reach the thresholds in §11 Abs. 4 VerpackG (glass ≥80 t; paper/cardboard/paperboard ≥50 t; or combined iron metals + aluminium + plastics + beverage cartons + other composite packaging ≥30 t) must submit an audited Vollständigkeitserklärung to the ZSVR every year by 15 May for the preceding calendar year (moved to the next business day if 15 May falls on a weekend/holiday). This is a statutory deadline with no extension available.
Who is affected
Manufacturers/first distributors of packaging in Germany whose volumes exceed the §11 Abs. 4 VerpackG thresholds, typically medium/large producers and high-volume online retailers rather than typical micro/small companies.
Sizes: medium, large · Sectors: Manufacturing, E-commerce, Retail · Applies if: We sell online
What to do
Track your packaging volumes placed on the German market by material each calendar year. If you cross a threshold, arrange for an independent auditor registered with the ZSVR to certify your Vollständigkeitserklärung and submit it via LUCID by 15 May of the following year.
Next occurrences
Sources
- ZSVR (verpackungsregister.org) – Vollständigkeitserklärung: Frist und Schwellenwerte (www.verpackungsregister.org)
Last verified 8 September 2026. Informational only, not legal advice.