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For VAT compliance providers.

Avalara, Hellotax, Taxually, Eurora, SimplyVAT, J&P, Quaderno, Storeship-style

VAT compliance providers already own the cross-border tax conversation with non-EU sellers. French EPR is the natural adjacent product — same buyer, same urgency profile, same risk-aversion. The legal blocker for you is the same one your clients face: the mandataire REP must be France-established. That is precisely what we provide, on referral, white-label, co-branded or API tracks.

Why this matters in 2026

The strategic case in three or four points.

Your clients are already in scope
Any non-EU client you serve for French VAT, IOSS or OSS that ships consumer goods to France is in scope of at least one French EPR stream — typically household packaging plus WEEE or batteries. The trigger is placing on the market, not VAT threshold.
PPWR Article 45 multiplies the market in August 2026
EU Regulation 2025/40 makes the authorised representative requirement EU-wide for packaging. From 12 August 2026 your German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch clients will also need France-specific coverage if they ship to France. You either build the network or you partner.
No capital, no agrément, no exposure
France does not allow non-French firms to be the registered mandataire on SYDEREP. The Conseil d’État’s EcoDDS ruling (10 November 2023) confirmed the civil mandate must be held by a France-established entity. You cannot legally hold the role from Bucharest, Tallinn or London. We hold it on your behalf.
Revenue add of €700-3,500 per client per year
For partners using a 30-60% markup over wholesale, French EPR adds €700-3,500 per client per year on a steady-state per-stream basis, with an upfront margin of €150-300 on the setup fee. For 200-client portfolios this is meaningful incremental revenue at high gross margin.
How the partnership runs day-to-day

From first lead to live IDU, in four steps.

Step 1
Lead handover

Email forward to a dedicated alias, or API POST in batch. Standard fields: client legal name, country, products, sales channels, urgency flag.

Step 2
KYC + mandate signature

We run the KYC, prepare the mandate (Code civil 1984/1998), and the client signs electronically. White-label tracks: your branding on the cover, our legal annex.

Step 3
Eco-organism filing + IDU

We file with Citeo, Ecosystem, Refashion, etc. as applicable. IDU lands on SYDEREP within 2-3 weeks per stream. You receive a status notification at every milestone.

Step 4
Annual declaration + invoicing

We file the 28 February declaration each year. You invoice your client under your terms; we invoice you on wholesale. Quarterly commission reports for referral tracks.

Your offer to your clients

What you can publish on your website tomorrow.

The bullets below are formulated so you can copy them into your service catalogue, proposal templates and sales decks. We deliver everything you promise.

  • French EPR registration for non-EU sellers, alongside our existing IOSS/OSS/VAT services
  • All ten EPR streams: packaging, WEEE, textile, furniture, batteries, toys, sports/DIY, paper, construction, professional packaging
  • IDU on the public SYDEREP register within 2 to 3 weeks of mandate signature
  • Amazon France, Cdiscount, ManoMano, Fnac/Darty, TikTok Shop compliance documentation
  • 48 to 72 hour priority recovery for clients already suspended on Amazon France
  • Annual eco-contribution declaration filed every 28 February, on your behalf, on your client’s behalf
  • PPWR Article 45 readiness assessment for clients shipping to multiple Member States
Objections we hear

The questions your BD team will ask first.

Our clients already deal with us for tax. Adding another partner adds friction. How do you minimise that?

White-label is the right model for you. Your clients never see us. They pay you under your brand; we appear only on the SYDEREP register as the legally required France-established mandataire. We provide a one-paragraph client communication template that explains the regulatory necessity, similar to how a fiscal representative appears on French VAT registrations. In our experience your clients accept the structure without negotiation.

Can EPR registration data leak into the VAT registration or vice versa?

No. We hold the EPR registration data under a separate processing record (RGPD). Your VAT data stays with you. The only shared field is the legal entity identifier — and we do not transmit anything back to your VAT workflow unless you explicitly request it via the API.

Does French EPR really apply to clients we already serve for IOSS?

Yes for a large fraction. IOSS covers low-value B2C imports to the EU; French EPR covers any product placed on the French market in scope of one of the ten streams, regardless of value. A US D2C brand with IOSS registration shipping packaged products to French consumers is in scope of household packaging EPR, and likely WEEE if the product is electronic. Cross-check our scope-check tool for any specific client.

How do we price EPR to our clients?

Wholesale grid + your markup. We sell to you below the published €490 + €249/month per stream. You set the resale price your clients see. Typical partner markup is 30-60% over wholesale; some partners bundle EPR into a "France compliance" line item with VAT to avoid line-item negotiations.

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EPR France
€490 setup + €249/mo · IDU in 2–3 weeks