EPR Registration
Italy

Producers of electrical and electronic equipment must register with the Italian RAEE register, maintained by the Centro di Coordinamento RAEE. Registration requires joining an approved collective scheme — such as Ecodom, ERP Italia, or ReMedia — that manages the collection and recycling of waste electronics on your behalf. Annual reporting of units and weight placed on the Italian market is required.

For more details on the process, visit our how it works page.

Italy's packaging EPR is managed through CONAI (Consorzio Nazionale Imballaggi). All businesses placing packaged goods on the Italian market must join CONAI and pay the Contributo Ambientale CONAI (CAC) — an environmental contribution calculated by packaging material type and weight. CONAI coordinates with material-specific consortia for recycling: Corepla for plastics, Comieco for paper and cardboard, Ricrea for steel, and others.

Complete packaging compliance is included in the Eldris EPR compliance service.

Battery producers must register with the Italian battery register and join an approved collection scheme. Italy transposed the EU Battery Regulation requirements, requiring producers to finance collection and recycling and meet labelling obligations.

Italy adopted the open scope approach to WEEE in line with Directive 2012/19/EU, meaning virtually all electrical and electronic equipment falls within the scope of RAEE regulations unless specifically excluded. This broad scope means sellers of any product with electrical functionality — from USB-powered devices to battery-operated toys — need to assess whether their products trigger Italian WEEE obligations.

The Italian Ministry of Environment (now Ministry of Ecological Transition) oversees EPR enforcement. Amazon Italy has progressively tightened compliance checks, requiring valid RAEE registration numbers and CONAI membership for relevant product categories. Non-compliant listings face removal, and Amazon may enrol non-compliant sellers in its Pay on Behalf programme at potentially higher contribution rates.

CONAI divides packaging into six material categories, each managed by a specialist consortium: Corepla (plastics), Comieco (paper and cardboard), Ricrea (steel), CiAl (aluminium), CoReVe (glass), and Rilegno (wood). Each consortium sets its own environmental contribution rate per tonne of material placed on the Italian market.

Contribution rates vary significantly by material. Plastics typically attract the highest rates, while paper and cardboard are lower. CONAI publishes updated rates annually. For most Amazon sellers, the primary materials are cardboard (shipping boxes) and plastic (poly bags, product packaging). Eldris calculates your CONAI contributions based on your declared packaging materials and volumes. View pricing for reporting here →

Non-EU producers placing electrical equipment, batteries, or packaged goods on the Italian market must appoint an authorised representative established within the EU. The authorised representative is legally responsible for ensuring the producer's compliance with Italian EPR regulations, including registration, reporting, and payment of environmental contributions. Eldris arranges authorised representative appointment as part of the Italian registration process.

Italy operates multiple approved collective schemes for WEEE. The major schemes include Ecodom (household appliances and electronics), ERP Italia (part of the European Recycling Platform), ReMedia (IT equipment and electronics), and Ecolight (lighting equipment and small electronics). Each scheme specialises in particular equipment categories and offers different fee structures.

Eldris advises on the most appropriate collective scheme based on your product categories and expected volumes. Once selected, Eldris handles enrolment, contract execution, and ongoing reporting to your scheme.

RAEE producers report annually to their collective scheme, declaring the number and weight of products placed on the Italian market during the preceding year, categorised by equipment type. Reports are typically due in the first quarter. CONAI requires separate annual declarations for packaging, broken down by material type.

The Italian Ministry of Ecological Transition may also request ad hoc reporting or audits. Collective schemes conduct periodic reconciliation of declared volumes against market data. Significant discrepancies can trigger investigations and penalty fees.

Italy is typically the third EU market Amazon sellers expand into after Germany and France. Sellers already registered with Eldris in Germany benefit from streamlined Italian onboarding — business data is reused, and the Eldris platform handles the different national requirements automatically.