Apply for packaging license & LUCID number

The German Packaging Act (VerpackG) contains clear regulations and obligations for companies that place packaging on the market. At first glance, these regulations can seem quite complex

• especially for people who are dealing with this topic for the first time. *With the help of zmart's 3-step guide*, the packaging license can be applied for quickly and with legal certainty.

The LUCID number is used with the first LUCID Packaging Register Login as an identifier at the Central Packaging Register Foundation (ZSVR). All future reports on the quantity of packaging will be made using your LUCID registration number. Your dual system will also indicate the registration number when reporting to the ZSVR.

1. To license packaging and apply for your LUCID number, 1.perform the first step of registration with the Central Packaging Register (ZSVR) via the public portal LUCID. 

2. Select the option manufacturer. There you enter your company details, including your email address and set a secure password.

3. You will then receive a confirmation email with a link. Click on this link to enter additional relevant company information and waste type information. Upon completion of this registration, you will immediately receive your individual LUCID number via email.

After LUCID registration, you apply for packaging licensing with a dual system. In doing so, you provide details of the packaging materials and quantities for which you must pay the required participation fee. You also select the year for which the license is to apply. This is usually the next calendar year. After the request, you will receive an offer from the dual system you have chosen. As soon as you conclude the contract, you fulfill your system participation obligation and transfer responsibility for the collection and environmentally sound disposal of your packaging waste.

After packaging licensing, you enter your licensed quantities in the LUCID portal. To do this, log in to the LUCID portal and select the menu item Data reporting. Here you can enter your licensed packaging either in the Plan Quantity Reporting section or, if you licensed after 01 January, in the Interannual Quantity Adjustment section.
 
Get further information on the Packaging Register LUCID

By licensing packaging, manufacturers and "initial distributors" not only fulfill their obligations under the Packaging Act. They also make an important contribution to maintaining the circular economy, because valuable resources can be conserved through the proper disposal and recycling of packaging. 
It is particularly important for manufacturers to register with the Central Packaging Register Agency via the LUCID online portal before licensing packaging. Anyone who is not registered there and does not submit data reports is not allowed to sell goods in Germany. 
We will be happy to support you with your packaging licensing. The online calculator from zmart enables you to carry out fast, uncomplicated and digital packaging licensing in no time at all. In three steps, you have licensed your packaging in a legally secure manner and can then devote yourself fully to your core business again.