Ovoko packaging volumes declared to the LUCID Packaging Register for 2022
In 2022, Ovoko drop-shipping department shipped around 3000 packages of various sizes to
Germany and, as a result, had to declare packaging volumes to the LUCID Packaging Register.
The process was quick, easy and cheaper than expected. We used https://www.verpackgo.com/
en/license-calculator/ and its Calculation aid tool to calculate estimated packaging volumes for
these 3000 packages. We ended up declaring 475 kgs of Paper/paperboard/cardboard and 20
kgs of Plastics. The total cost of licensing for these volumes was only 87.44 EUR for the year of
2022.
Your packaging volumes to Germany
Don’t know how many packages to Germany your company shipped last year? Don’t worry! You
can find out this number by downloading a report of your sales from Ovoko SaaS and then simply
filtering out Germany as a destination country. This way you will find out the total number of sales
or in other words how many packages to Germany you shipped in a particular period of time.
To download your sales report, login to your scrapyard account, press “Documents” on the left
side menu and scroll down to see “Export as: CSV (Excel)” button. Enter your desired dates and
click this button. When the .csv file is downloaded, open it with Microsoft Excel software and filter
out the destination country column with Germany (DE).
Now you have the number of packages shipped to Germany. All you have to do is register for your
LUCID number and declare the packaging volumes annually. Below you will find an explanatory
guide on first-time registration with the LUCID Packaging Register. Good luck!
Explanatory guide on first-time registration with the LUCID Packaging Register
If you are a scrapyard selling vehicle parts on online marketplaces such as Ovoko, eBay or others
and ship packages to Germany then that means you are a producer within the meaning of the
Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) and need to register with the LUCID Packaging Register. This
is a step-by-step explanation which will guide you through the registration process.
The registration is straightforward and should take around 15-20 minutes. After registering and
receiving your LUCID number, you are required to declare your packaging volumes once a year.
Alternatively, you can watch this official video guide provided by the Zentrale Stelle
Verpackungsregister on YouTube.
1. Firstly, you have to create your login in the LUCID Packaging Register. Go to this website
https://lucid.verpackungsregister.org/, choose English language in the right corner and scroll to
the bottom of the page. You will see four different sections. Click “Launch registration process” in
the Producers section.
2. Then enter the name of your company, choose English language and enter the designated
person. The designated person can be the owner of the scrapyard, director or other authorized
signatory. After that, enter the login credentials for the future. Finally, press “Create login” and
then check your email. You have to press the activation link received in your email within 24 hours.
3. You should have received an email with the activation link within a few moments after pressing
the “Create login” button. Press “Activate login” and then login to your Lucid account.
4. After logging in, the first step is to enter your company’s master data such as address,
telephone number, company registration number and VAT number. There is no need to fill in
Recovery contact(s) section.
5. Since there is no Automotive area listed, simply choose “Other non-food” and “Other industries
and sectors”. This section is optional so it can also be left empty. Press “Next”.
6. In the next step you will have to provide details about your packaging. Tick the first box in the
Packaging subject to system participation section. Scroll down and press “Next”.
7. In the next step you will be asked to enter Brand names. If you use unbranded boxes, simply
enter your company’s name and click “Save”. Scroll down and press “Next”.
8. Next page shows the summary of your entered data. If you want to make any changes or
additions you can do so by clicking “Edit” button. To complete your registration you must make
certain statements and confirm that the data you have provided is true. Then press “Submit”.
9. The next page should confirm your successful application submission. Press “Continue to the
dashboard” and you will be redirected to your company’s dashboard where you can find your
LUCID registration number and report packaging volumes.
10. Scroll down and you will see Data report section. By pressing “Submit data report” you will be
able to declare your packaging volumes. In the next window you will see a number of different
sections. Until the 15th of May of this year you can submit Year-end volume report for the
previous year.
11. Before submitting the Year-end volume report you have to register with one of the system
operators to whom you will pay small fee for an annual licensing. Now go to your email where you
should have received your registration certificate and additional information what to do next.
12. Scroll back to the top of the email and click “What happens after registration? checklist.” link.
You will be redirected to another page with 5 checklists.
13. Scroll to the number 3 called Checklist – What happens after registration? and download the
PDF file. In the PDF file you will see a link www.verpackungsregister.org/en/systems-overview.
Press it.
14. In the opened page you will see a list of official system operators from whom you can
purchase an annual licensing for your Year-end volume report submission.
15. You can check them all and compare prices by entering your packaging volumes in their
calculators. Let’s say you go to http://www.bellandvision.de/ and http://www.verpackgo.de/.
There you will find License calculators which look very similar to each other. Enter your volumes
and compare prices at different system operators. Choose the one most attractive to you.
16. If you find it difficult to estimate your packaging volumes then Der Grüne Punkt – Duales
System Deutschland GmbH License Calculator might be useful for you. Go to the website https://
www.verpackgo.com/en/license-calculator/ and simply press “open calculation aid”.
17. Press on the Paper / paperboard / cardboard and enter the approximate number of packages
you shipped to Germany in the year which you are declaring the packaging volumes for. You can
select three different box sizes (S, M, L). Let’s say you shipped 100 S-sized boxes,100 M-sized
boxes and 20 L-sized boxes to Germany. Enter these volumes.
18. After entering all the volumes, scroll down and press “Apply values”.
19. In the following page press “Next”. You will see that for these volumes you would have to pay
€25.00 excluding VAT licensing fee.
20. Press “Checkout” and you will be asked to enter your company’s Master Data. Enter all the
required information and when entering Registration Number (LUCID) make sure you enter YOUR
LUCID Registration Number which you can find in your LUCID Dashboard.
21. After entering all the required information, press “Next” and choose your preferred Payment
Method. Press “Conclude liable to pay”. After successful payment, you should shortly receive an
email confirmation.
22. You now have to go back to the LUCID dashboard through this link https://
lucid.verpackungsregister.org/Hersteller/Dashboard and press “Submit data report”. Then press
“Start” in the Year-end volume report section.
23. In the next window select the Reporting Period and from the dropdown menu select the
System operator which you used to purchase the licensing from. Enter the same packaging
volumes as in your license purchased from the System operator. Press “Review”.
24. After entering the same packaging volumes as in your purchased license and pressing
“Review” you will see a summary page. Press “Save”. You should receive a Year-end-volume
report pop-up with confirmation that the data was saved successfully. Press “OK”.
25. You should now see an update in your LUCID Dashboard. Congratulations! You have
successfully registered for Verpackungsgesetz (Packaging Act) and declared your packaging
volumes to the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR).