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Buying From a Polish Wholesaler: What About GPSR
"I buy from a Polish wholesaler with a VAT invoice, so GPSR isn't my problem" - one of the most common beliefs among Allegro sellers.
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Market Surveillance Inspection Under GPSR
A registered letter or an email arrives from the Trade Inspection: a request to submit the technical documentation for a product you sell on Allegro.
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Baby and Childcare Products
Bottles, pacifiers, prams, baby carriers, changing mats, sippy cups - baby and childcare products are among the best-selling groups on Allegro, and one of the…
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Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Jewellery and Accessories
Jewellery looks like the safest category in e-commerce: a small product, low price, no electronics. And yet GPSR and REACH apply to it in full.
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Furniture and Home Furnishings
Selling shelving units, bedside tables, chairs or floor lamps imported from Asia on Allegro? GPSR covers furniture too: risk assessment and traceability.
GPSR on Allegro
Holiday Season Stock and GPSR: Prepare Your Q4
It's August and you're ordering stock for the fourth quarter: Christmas lights, decorations, toys for gifts, advent calendar fillers.
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
Safety Gate, Reporting and Product Withdrawal
An electronics seller gets a message from a customer: a charger he sold through Allegro overheated and melted its casing.
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Clothing and Textiles
A seller importing t-shirts, hoodies and textile accessories from Asia was convinced that clothing was a "low risk" category and that GPSR barely applied to it.
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Electronics: CE, RoHS and GPSR
An importer selling USB chargers, LED lamps, Bluetooth speakers and small electronic gadgets from Asia was faced with the question of which regulations apply to…
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Toys: Additional Requirements
A seller importing wooden puzzles, plush toys and building block sets for children from China assumed that GPSR compliance and appointing a Responsible Person…
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
Multichannel Selling and GPSR: One Documentation Set
A seller who runs an Allegro account, an Amazon shop, their own WooCommerce store and, on a trial basis, a Kaufland listing often feels swamped by GPSR…
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR for Your Own Store: WooCommerce and Shopify
The owner of a WooCommerce shop sells household accessories and gadgets imported from Asia. Until now, they were convinced that GPSR requirements only applied to…
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR on Kaufland and eMAG: The Differences
A seller who has successfully handled GPSR on Allegro and Amazon decides to expand into the Kaufland Global Marketplace and the Romanian-Hungarian eMAG.
Amazon, Kaufland & Other Marketplaces
GPSR on Amazon: Requirements and How to Meet Them
A seller running an Amazon FBA account across several European markets logs into Seller Central one morning and sees a red banner: "Product compliance information…
Responsible Person (RP)
How Much Does a Responsible Person (RP) Cost
A shop owner importing LED lights and small accessories from China gets an offer from a supplier: "We'll sort you out an EU Responsible Person for 90 euro a month…
Responsible Person (RP)
RP for a Non-EU Seller: Responsibilities
Picture a seller from Ukraine, or a company based in the UK, that has been selling small electronics and household accessories on Allegro for years.
Responsible Person (RP)
Responsible Person Details: Label and Listing Rules
You've already established your Responsible Person (RP) - it turns out it's you, as the importer based in Poland.
Responsible Person (RP)
How to Appoint a Responsible Person Under GPSR
You already know that your products from China need a Responsible Person (RP) established in the EU. But what does "appointing an RP" actually mean in practice?
Responsible Person (RP)
Responsible Person Under GPSR: When Is It Required?
You run a shop on Allegro and import small electronics from China. Your supplier sits in Shenzhen, and you list products under your own brand.
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
GPSR Documentation Archiving: Keep Records 10 Years
It's 2026. You're winding down sales of a lamp model that sold brilliantly for two years. You're tidying up your drives: deleting photos, supplier invoices, the…
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
Harmonised Standards Under GPSR: What They Mean
You're preparing technical documentation for an educational toy imported from China. In the risk assessment you hit a question: "is the product compliant with the…
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
GPSR Product Photos and Technical Description Guide
You're filling in the technical documentation for a set of wireless headphones from China, and you reach the field "technical description and product photos." You…
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
Product Traceability Under GPSR: A Practical Guide
A report comes in to your Allegro shop: several units of the night light you sell are flickering and overheating.
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
GPSR Instructions for Use and Warnings Explained
You've imported a batch of wireless charging pads from China. Each one comes with a slip of paper in English and Chinese, with pictograms even you don't…
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
How to Do a GPSR Product Risk Assessment
You've got 500 toy cars in your warehouse, imported from Shenzhen. You want to list them on Allegro, but in the GPSR documentation form you hit the field "risk…
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
What Must Be in GPSR Technical Documentation
You're selling night lights on Allegro, imported from China. On Monday you get a message from the marketplace: "Submit the product's technical documentation…
Importing from China
Customs Clearance and GPSR Product Compliance
Your shipment from China is stuck in customs clearance. The customs agency is asking for documents, the container is sitting there, and your Allegro deadlines are…