Spain
What packaging EPR costs in Spain
Packaging EPR in Spain is not a flat fee. The cost is the contribution you pay to the collective scheme (SCRAP) you join, set by material type and weight of packaging placed on the market.
Ley 7/2022 requires those contributions to be eco-modulated, so a packaging design that is easier to recycle should cost less than one that is not.
Household packaging has run through Ecoembes and Ecovidrio for years, but RD 1055/2022 extended full EPR to commercial and industrial packaging. SCRAP membership for that segment was required from 31 December 2024.
That is the change that catches B2B producers who assumed packaging EPR did not touch them.
How registration works in Spain
You register in the RPP envases section at MITECO by electronic filing. Once registered, you join a SCRAP (or run an individual SIRAP) and file the annual packaging declaration by 31 March for the previous calendar year. Producers placing less than 15 tonnes of packaging a year file a simplified version.
The SCRAP handles collection and recycling on your behalf. Spain publishes no official per-unit rate; what you pay depends on the material breakdown and weight you declared.
Selling into Spain from abroad
Since 12 August 2026, a company abroad counts as the packaging producer only when they sell packaged goods directly to end users in Spain, whether consumers or businesses that use the goods themselves. They must appoint a representante autorizado established in Spain, who registers them and files their declaration. A company abroad that sells to a Spanish importer or distributor is not the producer. Their Spanish buyer is.
Not registering is a serious (grave) infraction under Ley 7/2022, with fines from 2,001 to 100,000 euros.
Marketplaces are no longer backup producers for foreign sellers. Since 12 August 2026 they must check each seller's RPP number and self-declaration before letting them sell to consumers in Spain.
The dates ahead for packaging in Spain
The EU packaging regulation (PPWR, Reg (EU) 2025/40) applies directly from 12 August 2026, sitting on top of the national RD 1055/2022 regime.
RD 1055/2022 also provides for a deposit-return system (SDDR) for single-use plastic beverage containers, triggered if the SUP Directive separate-collection targets are not met. The exact trigger status and start date have not been pinned on an official source.
Frequently asked questions about packaging EPR in Spain
Common questions about Spanish packaging EPR.
What does packaging EPR mean in Spain?
It means the producer who places packaging on the Spanish market finances its collection and recycling. You register in the RPP envases section at MITECO, join a SCRAP, and file an annual declaration by 31 March.
Do foreign or online sellers need an authorised representative in Spain?
Only if they sell directly to end users in Spain. Since 12 August 2026, a seller abroad in that position must appoint a representante autorizado. If they sell to a Spanish importer or distributor, that buyer is the producer instead.
When are packaging reports due in Spain?
The annual packaging declaration is due by 31 March for the previous calendar year. Producers placing less than 15 tonnes of packaging a year file a simplified version.
What changes next for packaging EPR in Spain?
The PPWR applies directly from 12 August 2026, sitting on top of the national regime. A conditional deposit-return system under RD 1055/2022 is also in reserve.
