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Usually yes. Under the Czech Packaging Act, the cross-border transport of packaging from another member state into the Czech Republic counts as placing it on the market (Section 2(d)), so the packaging of your goods and your shipping boxes fall under the Czech take-back and recovery obligations unless you meet the 300 kg / CZK 25 million exemption. You may appoint an authorised representative established in the Czech Republic to fulfil them (Section 13a); for selected single-use plastic packaging sold at a distance it is mandatory. Separately, Article 45(3) of the PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026: if you make packaging or packaged products available directly to end users in the Czech Republic without being established there, you must appoint in writing an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility. The Commission has proposed postponing this obligation, but as at 30 September 2026 the proposal had not been adopted.

Not if in a calendar year you place no more than 300 kg of packaging on the market or into circulation and at the same time your turnover is no more than CZK 25 million (Section 15a of the Packaging Act). Both conditions apply together and you must document them on request. As soon as it is clear that you will not meet them this year, you must ensure the obligations immediately, not from the following year (Section 15a(2)).

An annual fee of CZK 1,600 excl. VAT (CZK 800 registration fee for the State Environmental Fund and CZK 800 administrative fee of EKO-KOM) plus a fee according to the quantity and material of the packaging under the EKO-KOM price list. The calculator on this page gives you an estimate. Anyone whose fee for a year does not exceed the minimum amount (CZK 2,000 excl. VAT for 2025) pays it once a year without advances in the following year until it is exceeded; reports are still submitted every quarter (EKO-KOM terms and conditions, Article IX).

A seller to consumers does not register in the List of Persons if another person demonstrably fulfils the obligations for all of its packaging (Section 14(12)(b)). You must document this – typically with your supplier’s information that the fee has been paid, with its EKO-KOM client number. If you also pack goods in your own boxes and filling, the “all packaging” condition is not met and you have the obligations for that packaging, usually through a contract with EKO-KOM for all packaging (Section 14(12)(a)).

Conclude a contract as soon as possible, ideally in the current quarter, because it covers packaging only from the first day of that quarter (terms and conditions, Article III(6)). Earlier periods are not covered and EKO-KOM’s public documents do not regulate back payment for them; ask for a written statement. Failing to ensure take-back or recovery can be fined up to CZK 10,000,000 (Section 45 of the Packaging Act).

The Czech Packaging Act and the EKO-KOM contract continue to apply. From 12 August 2026 the PPWR adds its own obligations, for example the EU declaration of conformity and technical documentation for packaging, issued by the manufacturer within the meaning of the PPWR – for sales and grouped packaging, according to the Commission’s guidance, usually whoever fills it with their goods.