EU compliance deadlines for e-commerce product data
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9 December 2026 · In 50 days
New product liability rules cover software and online platforms
Product Liability Directive, Directive (EU) 2024/2853
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2026
- AdoptedNextIn 50 days
New product liability rules cover software and online platforms
Product Liability Directive, Directive (EU) 2024/2853
Products placed on the market after 9 December 2026 fall under the new rules, which include software and allow claims against importers, authorised representatives, fulfilment service providers and, in some cases, online platforms.
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- AdoptedIn 71 days
Deforestation regulation applies to large and medium operators
EUDR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115
Operators placing cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya or wood products on the EU market, or exporting them, must file a due diligence statement with geolocation data. Traders and downstream operators do not file one; they keep supplier and customer records instead. Map products to the Annex I codes now.
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2027
- AdoptedIn 73 days
Combined Nomenclature 2027 codes apply
Combined Nomenclature, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87
The yearly update of the EU 8-digit tariff codes applies on 1 January. Check that product commodity codes still exist and still describe the product.
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- AdoptedIn 92 days
Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive
Machinery Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1230
Machinery and related products placed on the market must meet the new regulation. Instructions may be digital, and the EU declaration of conformity and conformity data need updating.
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- AdoptedIn 121 days
Battery passport mandatory for EV, LMT and large industrial batteries
Batteries Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
Each LMT battery (e-bikes, e-scooters), each industrial battery above 2 kWh and each EV battery placed on the market needs an electronic battery passport reachable through the QR code.
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- AdoptedIn 121 days
All batteries must carry a QR code
Batteries Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1542
Every battery must be marked with a QR code that links to its label information, declaration of conformity and, where required, its battery passport.
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- AdoptedIn 133 days
Standard format for disclosing discarded unsold products
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2 under ESPR
Large companies that discard unsold consumer products must publish yearly figures in the harmonised format, by product category, reason and waste treatment, starting with the first full financial year after this date.
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- AdoptedIn 240 days
Member States must adopt textile and footwear EPR rules
Waste Framework Directive amendment, Directive (EU) 2025/1892
Countries must transpose the textile EPR rules. Producers of clothing, footwear, household linen and similar products, including distance sellers, will need registration per country and marketplaces will collect their numbers.
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- AdoptedIn 253 days
Deforestation regulation applies to micro and small operators
EUDR, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115
Micro and small operators established by 31 December 2024 must comply with EUDR due diligence. Products already covered by the EU Timber Regulation followed the 30 December 2026 date.
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- AdoptedIn 302 days
Battery supply chain due diligence obligations start
Batteries Regulation, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/1561
Economic operators with net turnover over EUR 40 million that place batteries on the market must run due diligence on raw materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel and natural graphite.
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- AdoptedIn 336 days
New Union Customs Code applies
Union Customs Code, Regulation (EU) 2026/2108
The new customs code replaces Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 and introduces the importer for distance sales, who is liable for customs debt on e-commerce imports.
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- AdoptedIn 417 days
Cybersecurity requirements apply to products with digital elements
Cyber Resilience Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/2847
Connected products and software placed on the market need CE marking under the CRA, a declared support period and vulnerability handling. Add the support end date and conformity data to product records.
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- AdoptedIn 436 days
EUDR covers newly added products such as soluble coffee
EUDR, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102
Products added to Annex I in 2026, for example soluble coffee and some oil palm derivatives such as fatty alcohols and soap, fall under EUDR due diligence from this date for all operator sizes.
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2028
- AdoptedIn 438 days
Online offers of hazardous chemicals must show label elements
CLP revision, Regulation (EU) 2024/2865 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2439
Distance sales offers for hazardous substances and mixtures, such as cleaning products and glues, must show the hazard pictograms, signal word and hazard statements. New label formatting rules also apply.
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- AdoptedIn 438 days
HS 2028 edition and CN 2028 codes apply
WCO Harmonized System 2028 and CN 2028
The eighth HS edition changes many 6-digit headings, and the EU Combined Nomenclature 2028 follows it. Re-check commodity codes across the catalogue.
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- AdoptedIn 545 days
Textile and footwear EPR schemes must be operating
Waste Framework Directive amendment, Directive (EU) 2025/1892
Every Member State must have an EPR scheme for textiles and footwear. Producers, including foreign distance sellers, need registration and reporting per country.
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- AdoptedIn 620 days
E-commerce imports must use the EU Customs Data Hub
Union Customs Code, Regulation (EU) 2026/2108
Importers for distance sales and IOSS users must provide import data through the EU Customs Data Hub, including for customs warehouses for distance sales.
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- AdoptedIn 620 days
Temporary EUR 3 per item parcel duty ends
Council Regulation (EU) 2026/382
The transitional flat duty runs until 1 July 2028, when duties on low-value e-commerce goods are expected to move to the EU Customs Data Hub. Plan for full tariff classification per item.
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- AdoptedIn 620 days
ViDA single VAT registration and platform rules start
VAT in the Digital Age, Council Directive (EU) 2025/516
The One Stop Shop expands to more supplies, including transfers of own goods, and call-off stock rules end. Platforms become deemed suppliers for short-term accommodation and passenger road transport.
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- AdoptedIn 650 days
End of sell-through for cosmetics without extended allergen labels
Cosmetics, Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545
After 31 July 2028, no cosmetic product may be made available without the extended fragrance allergen labelling, including old stock in shops and webshops.
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2029
- AdoptedIn 1069 days
New detergents rules, digital label and product passport apply
Detergents Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2026/405
Detergents and surfactants placed on the market must meet the new labelling rules, may use a digital label, and need a digital product passport. Online offers must show the label information.
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2030
- AdoptedIn 1350 days
Mandatory e-invoicing and digital reporting for intra-EU B2B
VAT in the Digital Age, Council Directive (EU) 2025/516
Cross-border B2B supplies inside the EU need structured e-invoices and near real-time digital reporting. Invoices draw on product data such as descriptions and quantities.
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- AdoptedIn 1368 days
Medium companies may not destroy unsold clothing and footwear
ESPR, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781
The destruction ban for unsold apparel, clothing accessories and footwear, and the yearly disclosure of discarded unsold products, extend to medium-sized enterprises.
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- AdoptedIn 1381 days
New Toy Safety Regulation applies, with a toy product passport
Toy Safety Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2025/2509
Toys placed on the market need a digital product passport and must meet new chemical limits. Warnings and the passport link must be visible in online offers.
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How this calendar is kept
Every date comes from the official text in the EU Official Journal or the European Commission, and we follow postponements. We last checked all sources on 17 October 2026.
For the exact fields each law requires per product category, see our EU product compliance tracker.
This is a planning aid, not legal advice. Check the official text, or ask your legal or customs adviser, before you rely on a date.