What does a GPSR responsible person cost?

When you need a responsible person

A product may be placed on the market only if an economic operator established in the Union is responsible for it (Article 16 GPSR). A manufacturer established in the EU fills the role itself. If you import the product, you take the role as importer.

You need an additional responsible person when the manufacturer is outside the EU and nobody else in the EU takes the role. Article 19 GPSR then requires that person’s name, postal and electronic address in the online offer.

Who can take the role

The roles are listed in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020:

• A manufacturer established in the Union
• An importer, where the manufacturer is not established in the Union
• An authorised representative with a written mandate from the manufacturer
• A fulfilment service provider established in the Union, for the products it handles, where no other of these operators is established in the Union

What the market charges

Service providers quote about EUR 150 to 600 a year for acting as EU responsible person (eugpsr.de). The range is wide because the packages differ. Shop apps that maintain the details in your shop cost about USD 8 to 29 a month (Shopify App Store). That is a different thing: an app does not replace a responsible person.

What to look at when you compare

A responsible person answers to the authorities. So ask what stands behind the offer.

• Is the price per product, per brand or per manufacturer?
• Is there a written mandate?
• Does the person have access to the technical documentation and the risk analysis?
• Who handles requests from authorities and recalls, and in which language?
• How does termination work, and what applies to products that are still on sale?

Frequently asked questions