Safety GPSR and CE marking
The General Product Safety Regulation has applied since 13 December 2024: every consumer product needs an EU-based responsible economic operator, traceability details on the product and a risk analysis. Products under harmonised laws (toys, electrical, radio, machinery, PPE) also need CE marking and a declaration of conformity.
Chemicals REACH and RoHS
SVHCs above 0.1% in an article must be communicated to customers, Annex XVII restrictions apply to textiles, leather, plastics and more, and electrical goods must meet RoHS substance limits.
REACH guide → Packaging PPWR, since 12 August 2026
Packaging needs conformity assessment, technical documentation and an EU declaration of conformity. Heavy metals are capped at 100 mg/kg combined, and PFAS limits apply to food-contact packaging.
PPWR guide → Sweden · packaging Producer responsibility for packaging
Producers register and report each year to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) and can appoint an approved producer responsibility organisation. Producers established outside Sweden need a written authorised representative.
Denmark, Finland, Norway National EPR registers
Each country runs its own packaging and WEEE registers and fees, so a brand selling across the Nordics registers country by country. Norway, in the EEA, applies CE marking and REACH but runs its own customs tariff.
Deforestation EUDR, from 30 December 2026
Wood, rubber, leather from cattle, coffee, cocoa, palm oil and soy products need a due diligence statement with plot geolocation. Micro and small operators follow on 30 June 2027.
EUDR guide → Carbon CBAM
Importers of steel, aluminium and the other CBAM goods above 50 tonnes a year need authorised declarant status and embedded-emissions data from the plant. The first annual declaration is due by 30 September 2027.
CBAM guide →