Amazon asked for your Spanish EPR number. Here's what to do

If you've received a notification from Amazon (or another marketplace) asking you to provide a Spanish EPR registration number, you're not alone — and the deadline they give you is usually real. Here's what's happening and how to resolve it quickly.

Why marketplaces are asking

Spanish law puts obligations not only on producers but also on the platforms that enable their sales. Marketplaces are expected to verify that sellers shipping to Spain comply with EPR — which, in practice, means collecting and checking producer registration numbers. If a seller can't provide one, the platform's safest move is to restrict or suspend the affected listings.

What the number actually is

The number Amazon wants is your producer registration number from the Registro de Productores de Producto — the Spanish producers' registry. It is issued once your registration is complete, and it's tied to your company via your Spanish NIF. It is not:

• your VAT number,
• your EORI number,
• your Ecoembes membership reference (that's related, but not the registry number).

The path to getting it

1. Spanish NIF — if you don't have one, get it in 24 hours for €449 before EPR registration.
2. Authorized representative — as a non-resident, you must appoint one established in Spain; the registry requires it.
3. Registry filing — your representative registers you as a producer; the number is issued on completion.
4. SCRAP membership — joining a scheme like Ecoembes completes the compliance picture the number represents.

With documents ready, this takes about two weeks end to end. If Amazon's deadline is tighter than that, don't panic: responding to the notification with proof that registration is underway often keeps listings live while the number is issued — we prepare that documentation for our clients as standard.

Where to put it once you have it

In Seller Central, EPR numbers are uploaded under your account's compliance section for Spain. Keep the confirmation certificate with it — platforms occasionally ask for the underlying document, and buyers' customs brokers sometimes do too.

Don't stop at the number

A registry number without an active scheme membership and annual declarations is a half-finished file — and the registry is public, so gaps are visible. The number gets your listings unblocked; the declarations keep them that way. Every March, quantities placed on the market must be declared, or the compliance the number represents quietly lapses.

The short version

• The request is legitimate and time-sensitive.
• The number comes from the Spanish producers' registry — via a NIF, a representative, and a registration.
• Two weeks is a realistic timeline; proof of an in-progress registration buys goodwill.
• Ongoing declarations are part of the deal.