Single-Use Plastics (EWKFondsG)

The German Single-Use Plastics Fund Act (EWKFondsG) requires producers of certain single-use plastic products to register and pay a special levy into the single-use plastics fund; registration and reports run via the DIVID platform.

Affected product categories include:

  • Takeaway food containers and drinking cups
  • Wet wipes
  • Balloons
  • Tobacco products with filters and separately sold filters

Producers without an establishment in Germany must appoint an authorised representative to assume the EWKFondsG obligations.

Our two services work together: the authorised representation covers ongoing representation. With the levy handling per product category we pay the levy under §§ 12, 13 EWKFondsG: you give us your volumes in kilograms, we collect the amounts and remit them to DIVID.

You carry out registration and the annual report yourself. § 10(1) and (5) EWKFondsG excludes registration under § 7(1) and the annual report under § 11(1) from what an authorised representative or a commissioned third party may do; we prepare the data and support you.

Mind the sequence. Registration cannot be completed without an appointed authorised representative, and volume reporting presupposes a completed registration. Order the representation first.

Many producers of single-use plastic products are simultaneously subject to packaging law (VerpackDG): see Packaging Compliance. To establish which sets of obligations apply to your range overall, see Consulting & Training.

Last updated: 27 September 2026