Lithuania
Lithuania records every producer duty in one state system. Lithuanian EPR compliance means registering and reporting in GPAIS, the unified waste-accounting platform, across eight active streams, then joining a scheme for the streams that need one.
GPAIS is the single surface. Whether you sell electronics, tyres or single-use plastics, the registration and reporting happen in the same place.
What carries EPR in Lithuania
The active streams are packaging, electronics, batteries, vehicles, tyres, oils, single-use plastics and plastic fishing gear. Textiles are the stream still to come.
The single-use plastics rules came in stages, with modules added to GPAIS for filled containers, tobacco filters and then wet wipes and balloons. Tyres are handled as taxable products, with a pollution tax where management targets are missed.
Registering in GPAIS
Producers register and report in GPAIS, which holds a dedicated producer register for the main streams inside the platform.
For most streams you also join a collective producer responsibility organisation, such as one of the packaging schemes, or meet the recovery targets individually.
Who has to comply
The duty applies to producers, importers and distance sellers that place goods on the Lithuanian market.
For electronics, a foreign distance seller must appoint a Lithuanian authorised representative, which is set out directly in the waste law.
The deposit system
Beverage containers carry a deposit-return system, run separately from the GPAIS producer duties.
The container runs through the deposit system while the packaging obligation stays in GPAIS, so both apply.
What changes next
What lands next, by date:
- 12 August 2026: the EU packaging regulation PPWR applies directly in Lithuania.
- 2028: a mandatory textile scheme is planned, with separate collection already running since 2025.
Frequently asked questions about EPR in Lithuania
Short answers to what producers ask most.
What is EPR in Lithuania?
Producer responsibility across eight active streams, all registered and reported in the GPAIS platform and fulfilled by joining collective schemes or meeting targets individually.
What is the Lithuanian EPR register?
GPAIS, the unified waste-accounting system, which holds a producer register for each stream and handles reporting in one place.
Do foreign sellers need a Lithuanian representative?
For electronics, yes. A distance seller must appoint a Lithuanian authorised representative under the waste law.
Is the deposit the same as packaging EPR?
No. The beverage deposit-return system runs separately, and it applies alongside the packaging duty recorded in GPAIS.
Does Lithuania have textile EPR yet?
Not yet. A mandatory scheme is planned for 2028, with separate textile collection already running since 2025.