# EU product rule changes for sellers: a dated log (GPSR, PPWR, toys, batteries) > Dated changes that affect sellers of consumer products in the EU — packaging (PPWR), the new toy regulation, battery labels and passport, the €3 customs duty and GPSR enforcement, with sources. Canonical: https://ohdock.com/en/eu-compliance/guides/regulation-updates/ Updated: 2026-10-29 This is a dated log of rule changes that matter to businesses selling consumer products into the EU, newest first, with what to do and a link to the official text. Upcoming dates come first. ## Coming up ### 2030-08-01 — The new Toy Safety Regulation applies Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 replaces the Toy Safety Directive from **1 August 2030**. Before placing a toy on the market, the manufacturer must create a **digital product passport** for it (Article 19). Online marketplaces must let sellers show the CE marking, the warnings before purchase and the link or data carrier to the digital product passport (Article 14). Toys placed on the market under the old directive before 1 August 2030 can still be made available afterwards (Article 57). ### 2030-01-01 — At most 50% empty space in e-commerce packaging (at the earliest) Under PPWR Article 24, economic operators who fill grouped, transport or **e-commerce packaging** must keep the empty space ratio at **50% or less** — from 1 January 2030 or three years after the Commission’s method is adopted, whichever is later. The Commission must adopt that method by 12 February 2028. ### 2028-08-12 — Harmonised sorting labels on packaging (at the earliest) PPWR Article 12 requires a harmonised label on packaging showing its material composition, from **12 August 2028** or 24 months after the implementing acts, whichever is later. It covers e-commerce packaging too. National labels such as France’s Triman and Italy’s environmental label apply until then. ### 2027-08-18 — Battery due diligence obligations apply Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 moved the start of the due diligence obligations in the Batteries Regulation from 18 August 2025 to **18 August 2027**. ### 2027-02-18 — Battery passport From **18 February 2027**, every LMT battery, every industrial battery above 2 kWh and every electric-vehicle battery placed on the market needs an electronic **battery passport** (Batteries Regulation Article 77). ## Already in force ### 2026-10-26 — Poland enters the first EPR representatives for foreign producers The Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship has entered the first **authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility** for packaging and batteries acting for foreign entities in Poland’s BDO register, as of 26 October 2026 (announced 28 October). See [selling in Poland](/en/eu-compliance/guides/gpsr-poland/). ### 2026-08-18 — New battery labels (at the earliest) Batteries Regulation Article 13 requires labels with general battery information, and capacity information for rechargeable portable, LMT and SLI batteries, from **18 August 2026** or 18 months after the Commission’s implementing act on labels, whichever is later. ### 2026-08-12 — The Packaging Regulation (PPWR) applies Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from **12 August 2026**. For cross-border sellers the key change is Article 45(3): if you ship packaged goods directly to consumers in a country where you are not established, you must appoint an **EPR authorised representative** in that country. Online platforms must obtain your registration number and a self-certification before letting you sell (Article 45(4)). In Germany, the new VerpackDG replaced the Packaging Act on the same day — see [selling in Germany](/en/eu-compliance/guides/gpsr-germany/). ### 2026-07-01 — €3 customs duty on low-value parcels The duty exemption for goods worth up to €150 imported from outside the EU ended. Under Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382, a temporary **€3 customs duty per item** applies until 1 July 2028; an item means goods with the same tariff classification. The declarant — the seller or importer — pays it. ### 2026-03-09 — Safety Gate 2025: a record number of alerts The Commission’s 2025 Safety Gate report counted **4,671 alerts** about dangerous products, up 13% and the highest on record; cosmetics and toys made up more than half. By the end of 2025, more than 1,200 online marketplaces had registered in the Safety Gate Portal, as the GPSR requires. ### 2026-01-07 — Customs check: most third-country e-commerce goods failed EU standards In a coordinated control, customs and market surveillance authorities checked **20,000** toys and small electronic items bought online from outside the EU. More than half did not follow EU product standards, and 84% of the items sent to laboratories were found dangerous. ### 2026-01-03 — Poland’s product safety act enters into force The Act of 7 November 2025 on the supervision of general product safety gives UOKiK and the Trade Inspection their GPSR enforcement powers. See [selling in Poland](/en/eu-compliance/guides/gpsr-poland/). ### 2026-01-01 — The Toy Safety Regulation enters into force Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 was published on 12 December 2025 and entered into force twenty days later. Only its rules on notified bodies (Articles 28–44 and 49–55) apply from 1 January 2026; the rest applies from 1 August 2030. ### 2025-07-30 — Battery due diligence postponed Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 was published, moving the battery due diligence obligations to 18 August 2027. ### 2025-07-28 — Commission: Temu preliminarily in breach of the Digital Services Act The Commission preliminarily found that Temu did not properly assess the risk of illegal products being disseminated on its marketplace. These are not final findings; Temu can reply before the Commission decides. ### 2024-12-13 — The GPSR applies Regulation (EU) 2023/988 replaced the General Product Safety Directive. See our guide to [GPSR requirements](/en/eu-compliance/guides/gpsr-requirements/). ## What to do now - Check that every listing shows the manufacturer, an EU responsible person and warnings in the buyer’s language — compare [published provider prices](/en/eu-compliance/responsible-person-providers/) if you still need a responsible person. - Review your packaging EPR set-up for each country you ship to directly, now that representatives are mandatory under the PPWR. - Make warnings with the [GPSR label generator](/en/eu-compliance/gpsr-label-generator/) and run the [compliance checker](/en/eu-compliance/) for the full list. ## Sources - [Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR), Articles 12, 24, 45 and 71](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj) - [Regulation (EU) 2025/2509 on the safety of toys](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/2509/oj) - [Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 (Batteries), Articles 13 and 77](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1542/oj) - [Regulation (EU) 2025/1561 postponing battery due diligence](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1561/oj/eng) - [European Commission: guidance on the temporary flat fee on low-value imports (8 June 2026)](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/guidance-and-legal-text-temporary-flat-fee-low-value-imports-which-will-apply-until-1-july-2028-2026-06-08_en) - [European Commission: increased action against dangerous products in 2025 (9 March 2026)](https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/increased-action-against-dangerous-products-eu-2025-2026-03-09_en) - [European Commission: customs control action on third-country e-commerce goods (7 January 2026)](https://taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/news/large-scale-eu-customs-control-action-shows-most-third-country-e-commerce-goods-do-not-follow-2026-01-07_en) - [European Commission: preliminary findings on Temu under the Digital Services Act (28 July 2025)](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-preliminarily-finds-temu-breach-digital-services-act-relation-illegal-products-its) - [ZSVR: What changed on 12 August 2026](https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/i-want-to-know-what-changed-on-12-august-2026) - [BDO (Poland): EPR authorised representatives for foreign entities (28 October 2026)](https://bdo.mos.gov.pl/aktualnosci/informacja-dot-wpisu-do-rejestru-bdo-upowaznionych-przedstawicieli-ds-rozszerzonej-odpowiedzialnosci-producenta-w-zakresie-opakowan-i-baterii-dzialajacych-w-imieniu-podmiotow-zagranicznych-2/) - [Act of 7 November 2025 on the supervision of general product safety (Poland)](https://eli.gov.pl/eli/DU/2025/1826/ogl)