GPSR Basics
GPSR Regulation 2023/988 in Brief
GPSR Regulation 2023/988 in brief: directive or regulation, when it applies and which articles matter most to an online seller.
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Tips on GPSR compliance, Allegro's product safety forms, importing from China, and technical documentation for e-commerce sellers.
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GPSR Rules for Online Shops
GPSR rules for online shops: the seller's role, offer information, the responsible person, controls in Poland and an implementation checklist.
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GPSR Template: Documents and What to Enter
GPSR template: the regulation gives no official form but sets the content of documents. Which documents to prepare and what to put in them.
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Importing from China
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.
Technical Documentation & Risk Assessment
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 and prams are not toys, but they fall under GPSR. Seller duties, European standards, Polish labelling and a checklist for childcare products.
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.
GPSR Basics
What Is GPSR? A Guide for Online Sellers
GPSR is EU Regulation 2023/988 on product safety, applicable since 13 December 2024. It covers sellers of consumer goods, including on Allegro.
GPSR Basics
GPSR: Since When It Applies and Who It Covers
GPSR has applied since 13 December 2024 to manufacturers, importers, distributors and fulfilment providers. See why dropshipping often makes you the importer.
GPSR Basics
GPSR vs CE Marking: Differences and What You Need
"My product has the CE mark, so GPSR doesn't apply to me" - this sentence appears on Allegro seller forums almost daily and is almost always wrong.
GPSR Basics
GPSR Penalties: What Sellers Risk
GPSR penalties for sellers in Poland: authority orders and fines up to PLN 1,000,000 for manufacturers and importers, PLN 500,000 for missing offer data.
GPSR Basics
GPSR Step by Step: From Product to Compliance
A seller of kitchen accessories asks the question heard on every Allegro forum: "OK, I now know GPSR applies to me.
GPSR Basics
Manufacturer, Importer, Distributor: Your GPSR Role
Two Allegro sellers sell identical solar lamps from China. The first imports them directly from 1688 and lists them in Poland.
GPSR Basics
Common GPSR Mistakes Made by Allegro Sellers
Confusing CE with GPSR, no EU responsible person, English-only warnings, copied documents: the most common GPSR mistakes of Allegro sellers and what they cost.
GPSR on Allegro
GPSR on Allegro: How to Add Offer Data
How to complete GPSR data in an Allegro offer: manufacturer, EU responsible person, product identification and warnings. What to enter and what to avoid.
GPSR on Allegro
Allegro Listing Blocked for Lack of GPSR
"This morning I had 340 active listings, by evening 190 - the rest disappeared from search" - writes an electronics seller on an Allegro forum.
GPSR on Allegro
Safety Data in an Allegro Listing: GPSR Guide
Which safety data an Allegro listing needs under GPSR: manufacturer and responsible person details, warnings, pictograms and traceability, all in Polish.
GPSR on Allegro
Warnings and Instructions in Your Listing: GPSR
You're selling night lights on Allegro, sourced from Shenzhen. The listing looks great, the photos are crisp, the price is competitive.
GPSR on Allegro
GPSR and Dropshipping on Allegro: Who's Responsible
Dropshipping from China on Allegro under GPSR: why you usually become the importer, which documents you need and how to name a responsible operator in the EU.
GPSR on Allegro
Allegro's Local Responsible Operator: What to Enter
You open the new listing form on Allegro, scroll down to the GPSR section, and see a field: "Responsible operator in the EU / responsible person".
Importing from China
Importing from China Under GPSR: Full Duties List
You ordered 500 wardrobe organisers from a Chinese factory, paid the freight, picked up the parcels from the courier terminal, and listed them on Allegro.
Importing from China
GPSR Documents From a Chinese Manufacturer
How to get GPSR documents from a Chinese manufacturer: a list of documents, a template message to the supplier and what an importer does about gaps.
Importing from China
AliExpress vs Alibaba Under GPSR: What You Need
AliExpress and Alibaba are the two main sources of stock for Polish Allegro sellers. How they differ under GPSR and how to verify a supplier before ordering.
Importing from China
Labelling Products From China: GPSR Requirements
A parcel from China arrives at your address. Inside is a product labelled in Chinese and English, bearing the name of a factory nobody in Poland has heard of.
Importing from China
Importer as Manufacturer: When GPSR Duties Transfer
Under Regulation (EU) 2023/988 (GPSR), an importer from China can take on the manufacturer's duties. When that happens and how to prepare for it.