Selling in Spain under GPSR: Spanish labels and the packaging producer register

Updated 29 October 2026

Spain applies the GPSR directly. For a seller shipping from abroad, three Spanish rules add to it: Spanish on the label, the national packaging register and the register for electrical equipment.

Labels at least in Spanish

Royal Decree 1468/1988 on the labelling of industrial products sold directly to consumers requires the label information to appear at least in Castilian Spanish, the official language of the State (Article 8). With GPSR Article 9(7), which leaves the language of safety information to each member state, plan for Spanish warnings, instructions and safety information for products sold in Spain.

Packaging: the MITECO producer register

Under Royal Decree 1055/2022 (Article 15), producers of packaged products register in the packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (RPP) run by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), directly or through an authorised representative.

Sellers abroad need a representative. Under the PPWR, which applies from 12 August 2026, operators established in other countries that sell directly to end users in Spain must designate an authorised representative there. Not needed if you have a Spanish subsidiary.
The number goes on invoices. Your registration number, in the format ENV/year/number, must appear on invoices and other documents that accompany commercial transactions.
Annual declaration. You declare the packaging you placed on the market by 31 March of the following year; for 2026 data, between 2 January and 31 March 2027. Because the PPWR’s wider definition of producer applies from 12 August 2026, the 2026 declaration separates packaging placed on the market up to 11 August and from 12 August.
Platforms check before you sell. Online platforms must obtain your registration details and a responsible declaration before letting you use the platform, and compare them with the public RPP list.
Changes. Changes of packaging categories and compliance schemes are made between 1 October and 31 December; if you stop, you deregister within one month.

Electrical and electronic equipment: RII-AEE

Producers of electrical and electronic equipment register in the Integrated Industrial Register (RII-AEE) of the Ministry of Industry under Royal Decree 110/2015, either themselves or through an authorised representative, and report the equipment they place on the Spanish market. The ministry publishes a step-by-step guide to registering.

Who checks

Spain’s alert network for non-food products links the consumer authorities of the autonomous communities with the Directorate-General for Consumer Affairs, which is Spain’s contact point for the EU Safety Gate.

Checklist for Spain

An EU responsible person named on the product and in the listing — compare published provider prices, including services that also act as an EPR representative.
Spanish label information, warnings and instructions.
RPP packaging registration (through a Spanish authorised representative if you ship from abroad), the ENV number on invoices and the annual declaration.
RII-AEE registration for electrical and electronic equipment.
Spanish warnings on the label: use the GPSR label generator.

Run the compliance checker for the full list. Background: packaging EPR and WEEE registration.

Frequently asked questions

I sell on Amazon.es from outside Spain. Do I need a Spanish representative?

For packaging, yes if you ship directly to consumers in Spain and have no Spanish subsidiary: MITECO says such producers must designate an authorised representative. For the GPSR you need an EU responsible person, who can be in any EU country.

Where does the packaging registration number go?

MITECO says the number, in the format ENV/year/number, must appear on invoices and other documents that accompany commercial transactions. Platforms also check your registration against the public register before you can sell.

Sources

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