Lithuania
Selling batteries into Lithuania
Batteries EPR in Lithuania runs on the Waste Management Law (VIII-787, chapter 8-4) and the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542, whose producer duties apply from 18 August 2025. Ship batteries to a Lithuanian buyer and you carry them.
You are a producer if you first place batteries on the Lithuanian market, whether loose cells, power tools or a shipment of consumer electronics. There is no minimum quantity, so a single import counts.
A device with a built-in battery makes you a battery producer and a WEEE producer at once, so a cordless drill needs two registrations in GPAIS. The WEEE rules in Lithuania cover the other half.
Getting your Lithuania registration in place
Registration happens in GPAIS, the single state system, and must be in place before your first sale. You enter the GII producer register, declare your categories and sign with a scheme.
Lithuania updated the GPAIS battery categories on 9 December 2025 to match the Regulation: portable, LMT, SLI, industrial and EV.
What you pay and to whom in Lithuania
Cost comes in three layers. The first is the register itself, and GPAIS registration is free because it is a state system.
The second is your collective-scheme contribution. Amounts are set by each battery PRO off the volumes and categories you report, not by the state, so there is no single public rate.
The third is eco-modulation and targets under the Battery Regulation. Portable collection targets run to 63 percent by end 2027 and 73 percent by end 2030, and missing your management targets triggers the pollution tax instead.
If you have no Lithuanian establishment
A producer not established in Lithuania must appoint an authorised representative under Article 62 of the Battery Regulation. The authorised representative carries your registration and reporting in your place.
Reporting is annual. You file the quantities placed on the Lithuanian market in GPAIS and to your scheme, on the GPAIS calendar. The AAA enforces the duty and applies administrative penalties for non-registration and non-reporting. The wider map sits on EPR in Lithuania.
Frequently asked questions about Lithuanian batteries EPR
The questions that come up most when batteries cross the Lithuanian border.
Who has to register for batteries EPR in Lithuania?
Anyone who first places batteries on the Lithuanian market, including importers and distance sellers. There is no de minimis, so the first battery you place puts you in scope, and a built-in battery makes you both a battery and a WEEE producer.
How much does batteries EPR cost in Lithuania?
GPAIS registration is free. Your real cost is the contribution to a battery collective scheme, set off your reported volumes and categories, plus the pollution tax if management targets are missed. Scheme rates are not published centrally.
What happens if I sell batteries without registering in Lithuania?
The AAA enforces the duty under the Waste Management Law and the Code of Administrative Offences, applying administrative penalties for non-registration and non-reporting. Registration must be in place before you place batteries on the market.
Which register covers batteries in Lithuania?
GPAIS, the unified state system, holds the battery producer register. You register there before selling and file your annual volumes through it, alongside your collective-scheme reporting.
Can I handle Lithuanian batteries EPR from abroad?
Yes, through an authorised representative. If you are not established in Lithuania, Article 62 of the Battery Regulation requires you to appoint one to carry your registration and reporting.
