{"id":4673,"date":"2025-08-18T16:52:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T07:25:11","slug":"eu-battery-regulation-2025-officially-in-effect-businesses-must-act-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/eu-battery-regulation-2025-officially-in-effect-businesses-must-act-now\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Battery Regulation 2025 Officially in Effect \u2013 Businesses Must Act Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_15085011\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-579351087\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-553996932\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting <\/span><b>August 18, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>EU Battery and Waste Battery Regulation (EU 2023\/1542)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will become legally binding across the European Union. This regulation is part of the <\/span><b>EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> framework, requiring all companies that manufacture or sell batteries and battery-powered products to take responsibility for <\/span><b>collection, recycling, and regular reporting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><b>Scope of Application<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The regulation covers a wide range of batteries, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portable batteries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Light electric vehicle batteries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industrial batteries<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electric vehicle batteries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It applies in major EU markets such as <\/span><b>Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Belgium<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\">Who Must Register?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EU defines \u201cproducer\u201d very broadly. Businesses are required to register if they fall into any of these categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling cross-border into the EU through <\/span><b>e-commerce platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EU-based companies selling batteries or battery-containing products under their own brand.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importing batteries into the EU for the first time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reselling products without clearly identifying the original producer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><b>Requirements from E-Commerce Platforms<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major platforms including <\/span><b>Amazon, TEMU, AliExpress, TikTok Shop, and Alibaba<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have already announced:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sellers must complete <\/span><b>battery EPR registration<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upload their registration number to the platform <\/span><b>before August 18, 2025<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u26a0\ufe0f Failure to comply will result in products being <\/span><b>delisted, blocked, or suspended<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from distribution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><b>Consequences of Non-Compliance<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Products removed from EU marketplaces<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ineligibility for the <\/span><b>Pan-EU program<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk of <\/span><b>administrative fines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and back-payment of environmental fees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><b>What Businesses Need to Do<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Register under the EU Battery Regulation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in each relevant country (processing time: 2\u20133 months).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Upload your registration number<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to e-commerce platforms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Submit periodic reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and pay environmental fees as required.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Compliance is not only about avoiding penalties but also about demonstrating your company\u2019s <\/span><b>social and environmental responsibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To ensure smooth business operations in the EU, companies should <\/span><b>start the registration process immediately<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CTIC<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides EU-standard testing services, supporting electronics businesses to expand successfully into the global market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hotline:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00a859;\"><a style=\"color: #00a859;\" href=\"tel:+84 225 3880 588\">+84 225 3880 588<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00a859;\"><a style=\"color: #00a859;\" href=\"https:\/\/mailto:info@cticlab.com\/\">info@cticlab.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>or contact\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00a859;\"><a style=\"color: #00a859;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/contact\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_15085011 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_15085011 .ux-shape-divider--top svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-top-width: 100%;\n}\n#section_15085011 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-market-news","category-testing-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cticlab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}