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EU compliance guides for Shopify sellers
Last updated: 6 July 2026
Plain-language guides to the EU rules that hit online stores: the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), the EU responsible person, and packaging EPR in Germany and France. Written for real stores, from the team behind EUReady, the Shopify app that scans your catalog and fills the compliance gaps for you.
2026 deadlines: what changes this year
Every dated EU milestone 2026-2030, in one maintained calendar.
Live since 1 July: the 3 euro per item duty, explained.
12 August: EPR registration in every EU country. What to do.
Amazon verifies EPR numbers everywhere from 12 August.
No, the empty-space rule is not 2026. The real timeline.
All five compliance layers for non-EU stores, in order.
Free tools
Interactive check: scope, exemptions, your role, and exactly what your listings must show.
Pick a category, tick what applies, copy a ready-to-paste product safety block or the euready metafields.
Start here: GPSR basics
Our July 2026 scan of 960 EU-facing Shopify stores: how many actually comply.
The regulation explained end to end for online sellers.
The 7 points every product page must satisfy.
Who can fill the role, duties, cost, where the details go.
US, UK, Canadian or Australian store? It applies to you.
Which layer of EU law applies to which products.
Set up GPSR on your store and channels
The metafield schema and theme block Shopify does not give you.
Real 2026 price ranges by provider, and what drives them.
Metafields, RP service or app: the criteria that matter.
Etsy's product safety fields, step by step, plus your Shopify store.
10 EU markets now live, and what a listing must show.
Packaging EPR
Why shipping a parcel makes you a producer, and where to register.
LUCID, dual systems and volume reports, step by step.
Citeo, the ADEME unique ID and Triman labels, explained.
By product category
Fire warnings, CLP for scented candles, labels.
REACH limits on nickel, lead, cadmium, plus listing info.
CPNP, Responsible Person, INCI: the cosmetics regime.
Soap is legally a cosmetic in the EU. What that means.
CE marking, EN 71, age warnings and the new toy rules.
The strictest category: standards and warnings.
Fibre labels, drawstring rules, REACH.
Food contact rules, lead and cadmium, decor notes.
Light obligations, one trap: child-appealing items.
Not toys, not feed: what actually applies.
CE, RoHS, WEEE, batteries: the deep end.
Chromium VI, azo dyes, nickel hardware.
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This guide is general information for online sellers, based on publicly available EU legislation. It is not legal advice. Regulations evolve and national rules differ: for decisions that matter to your business, confirm with a qualified professional or the official sources linked above.