EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR): An Overview

[@hannedaniels4942]

Hi, thank you so much for your educational video's! I am an educator and was teaching my studentes of textile technology about this. They had some good questions that I couldn't answer. Maybe you can? :) They were wondering: what about people selling handmade things on Etsy? Or on local artisan markets? Thank you for taking the time to respond. Kind regards, Hanne

[@iElephant24]

Im a small Business owner in Germany reparing/restoring and/or just reselling old Electronics. I feel like the EU wants to do everything in it's power to keep me from doing my job. First this Lucid crap then we were given a tax on our package material and know this. What if I have no idea were my product came from because I bought from some friend or in a flee market or without the original packaging?

[@hippdip]

Maybe you should stop thinking as a business owner and try thinking like a consumer, who is tired of being sold unsafe, hazardous, toxic & defective products with zero information regarding what materials they contain or how & where they were made. I'm a business owner too but I'm a consumer first and foremost - we all are - and I welcome any regulation that aims to increase transparency, traceability, safety, integrity and conformity, all those things that capitalist societies think they can throw out the window.

[@slavaukraini698]

Yeah but you probably sell newly produced earth damaging crap ​@@hippdip

[@kni3106]

@@hippdip NPC lol

[@austin5555ify]

@@hippdip The problem is that a lot of small traders on Amazon and Ebay are going to be excluded from the EU market because of the excessive regulations--the vast amount of goods sold have no bearing on safety--I sell records cd's and books--why the hell do they need safety regulations?

[@pault4955]

I wonder how this effects sales between individuals in different eu countries. I buy cameras now and again from a recycler in Germany and fix them and resell in my local market. Between the ebay looking for your tax number if you sell 30 items or €2000 in a year. €2000 is small change these days. If I sell a car for €2000 I don't need to tell the taxman. This is getting silly.

[@DougRidge]

You managed to cut through all the negative hype associated with this. Well done!

[@ComplianceGate]

Thanks! We recently published a few videos that go into more detail on GPSR labelling requirements, standards, and technical documentation if you are interested.

[@ptc2307]

Not saying it is generally bad but It's a very strict sweeping legislation that has not been implemented thoughtfully at all. There are many caveats within it which have inadvertently created embargoes on whole categories of items, such as second hand items sold where the manufacturer no longer exists, items that are collectables but not excluded from their criteria, eg trading cards, retro video games & toys (a multi billion dollar market) Product selection will fall in these categories, this will lead to worse competition and higher prices, now the EU consumer & small business will suffer together in ways greater than the existing "harm" caused by these harmless products. They really should have identified risk categories rather than setting a standard across the board, typical EU Council thinking.

[@ahmetbugrakol]

Hello, I ship my products as FBM and none of my products are included in the dangerous GPRS application, but I sell from a country outside the European Union. What should I do? Also, my products are stuck on GPRS in my store in France. My products are made of plastic. What should I do?

[@Normalnizivot]

As an importer, do I need to put manufacturer address of my partner in China, or should I put there the import company?

[@Trebli13]

It's crazy to give away the name of my supplier that I worked so hard to get, asking for samples and spending money.

[@mianjan123456]

@@Trebli13 Have you been able to figure this out? what about using our brand address as the manufacturer? :/

[@mintyxx1]

In short: media distribution (books, art, etc) is now only affordable for international Big Publishers and Big Chain Retailers. Indie authors and small business specialty shops are being priced out of being able to sell to the EU. Congratulations, EU. You're now fueling the big companies that North America is trying to minimalize/destroy. (Amazon and Big 5 Publishers - namely.) If somebody is out there that really understands the book industry, please share with the public how to make it cost effective for international indie authors and small businesses to continue selling to EU customers. Because I'm seeing "I'm sorry, we no longer can-" notices everywhere.

[@ComplianceGate]

What do they mean by "I'm sorry, we no longer can"? GPSR has a wide range - but the practical implementation is very different for, say, a baby stroller compared to a used book. I don't see how or why the GPSR would make it difficult for smaller shops or publishers. There must be some misunderstanding somewhere.

[@louyi4175]

Hello does the responsible person shoule be printed on the label or the product packaging? thanks

[@ComplianceGate]

This is explained in Article 16 of the GPSR Article 16(3): The name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, and contact details, including the postal and electronic address, of the economic operator referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indicated on the product or on its packaging, the parcel or an accompanying document. Source: eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/988/oj

[@louyi4175]

@@ComplianceGate thank you very much!

[@mamaAnia]

Both 😂 I am wondering how to put my contact information on the drill bit 😢

[@danielaurquiola4958]

What about Parts? Parts of used old laboratory equipment, we have many customers from the EU, that buy from us, they are not labeled with a CE marking does not have a DoC or anything they are electronic parts, would that be excluded? or how ca it be handled?

[@SamHampson1992]

None of my current products have GPSD via Amazon, I wasn't even aware it was a thing and no one had every raised a concern about it. Regarding GPSR, do you perhaps have an example label of whats required? I'm keen to get on top of this for products stored at Amazon over the next few months but I've no idea where to start. Thanks!

[@ComplianceGate]

Hello Sam, I suggest you schedule a call with us so we can discuss this further You can do so here: www.compliancegate.com/call It's free.

[@timbercladdingcn]

WTF are those things in EU? I am a Chinese trader who has been supplying EU goods for a long time. Most of our Chinese traders have now given up on the EU market. We believe that these certificates are completely detrimental to European trade. Because even if we sell to EU customers, the price of the goods will be several times the price in North America. The fact is that if you sell through an e-commerce platform, the product will most likely not be over-packaged.

[@ComplianceGate]

Then you misunderstanding the GPSR because it is not that different from the previous directive. I also don't see why creating basic technical documentation and and updated label files would add to the cost.

[@timbercladdingcn]

Because only EU companies can register these documents, and as a foreign supplier, if you want to provide these documents, you must increase labor costs or complete the registration through an agency. For example, if I, as a Chinese factory, want to provide electrical products to my German customers, I must pay at least 500 euros per year to obtain a WEEE certificate per product to meet the requirements of German customers. This means I have to spend extra money, just registering for a UK VAT number every year costs £200, and on top of that I have to pay an additional 19% VAT on each product (if I send the goods stored in Europe), although no one in the European governments admits that this is a trade barrier, it is a trade barrier.@@ComplianceGate

[@morelia21701]

No one (or very few) in the US is complying with the AR requirement in (EU)2019/1020. Few reasons for this - (1) most do not know about it, (2) few options for this, (3) no enforcement. Message me if you are available to serve as an AR for electromechanical goods imported into the EU. I work for a US lab with many opportunities for this.

[@After40Art]

The language seems so broad. As an artist within the EU even i dont feel safe selling anything anymore. Just not worth the hassle to figure out what if anything i have to do. Until there is precise clarification on the rules specifically i guess im out. It does mention artwork but i and others read that is antique artworks soo

[@ComplianceGate]

What kind of artwork? For many of our customers, GPSR is quite trivial when implemented in practice. It's often only a matter of creating label stickers to add to the packaging, and technical documentation. The GPSR is broad, but its practical implementation is not the same for all products. It depends on the actual risk level.

[@nizamfasiludeen8161]

I sell car seat covers ,what documentation i need to provide it is in petsupplies category can you please advice

[@JustBens]

100,000s of small businesses selling used, vintage items etc (not antiques) will be forced out of business as it is impossible to comply for these items. People will lose livelihoods and stuff will have to go to landfill

[@Crest6680]

Just don’t follow the law fk them

[@LennartScharff]

Sad I am one of them. Luckely I am also doing other stuff. But a big part of my business will be gone :(