What is WEEE? Which products need WEEE registration? WEEE, the full English name of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, is the European Union's recycling directive for waste electronic and electrical equipment.

The European Union issued WEEE on February 13, 2003. In 2012, the directive was officially published in the official journal of the European Union and took effect on August 13, 2012. The purpose of this directive is to reduce the production quantity of waste electronic and electrical equipment, promote its recycling, reduce the residual waste electronic and electrical equipment, and improve the environmental efficiency from production to waste process. Of all European countries, Germany has the strictest requirements for environmental protection.

Necessity of certification

From August 13, 2005, the manufacturers of electronic and electrical equipment circulating in the EU market must legally assume the responsibility of paying for the recovery of scrapped products. At the same time, EU member states are obliged to formulate their own electronic and electrical product recovery plans and establish relevant supporting recovery facilities, so that the end users of electronic and electrical products can conveniently and freely dispose of scrapped equipment.

Which products need to be registered

Heat exchanger;

Display equipment for private homes;

Lamp/glow discharge lamp;

Large electronic equipment;

Small electrical and electronic equipment;

Small IT and telecommunication equipment;

Application data

application;

Business license;

Product image with logo;

Note: No samples are required to register WEEE.

WEEE registration process

Submission of documents;

Sign the power of attorney;

Next registration ID, screenshot of German official website.

Wait 8-12 weeks to obtain the WEEE registration number issued after the EAR review. The seller will get a WEEE registration code, which can be verified on the German EAR official website.