Your German packaging figures, calculated from real orders

preg calculates the kilograms of packaging you shipped to Germany, by material, ready for LUCID and your dual system.

Material	To 11 Aug (VerpackG)	From 12 Aug (VerpackDG)
Glass	0.000	0.000
Paper, paperboard and cardboard	412.356	268.904
Ferrous metals	0.000	0.000
Aluminium	1.240	0.812
Beverage carton packaging	0.000	0.000
Other composite packaging	3.118	2.045
Plastics	58.731	37.416
Total	475.445	309.177

Example report for 2026. All figures are illustrative.

Built for shops that ship to Germany

Selling into Germany from abroad

Shops in the UK, the US or elsewhere in the EU. preg counts only orders delivered to German addresses. Since 12 August 2026 you also need an authorised representative in Germany, and preg gives them the figures.

Shops based in Germany

One set of figures that you enter identically in LUCID and with your dual system, so the two reports always match.

Advisers and authorised representatives

A CSV your client exports in a few clicks, so you start from their order data instead of an estimate.

2026 is two reporting periods

The VerpackDG replaced the VerpackG on 12 August 2026. Volumes before and after that date are recorded separately, and preg splits them for you by shipping date.

VerpackG1 January to 11 August 2026
VerpackDG12 August to 31 December 2026

From orders to report-ready figures

Describe your product packaging
Material and weight for each product or variant, stored as metafields in your own store.
Describe your parcel once
Your box, mailer and filler. preg counts it once per parcel, not once per item.
Pick a period, copy the figures
Kilograms per material to three decimals, plus a CSV to keep as your working record.

preg calculates. You or your authorised representative file the figures in LUCID and with your dual system.

Built never to report too little

Unknown is not zero

If a product you sold has no packaging profile, the report is marked incomplete and names the missing products. They are never quietly counted as nothing.

No short years: If the period reaches further back than the order history preg is allowed to read, the report is blocked and preg tells you why.
No double-counted boxes: Three items in one parcel is one box. Shipping packaging is counted per shipment.
Exact arithmetic: Weights are summed in whole milligrams and rounded to kilograms once, at the end.
The seven official materials: The report uses exactly the seven material types of the data report. Wood is not subject to system participation and never appears in it.
No customer data: preg reads only the delivery country of each order. No names, email addresses or street addresses.

Simple pricing

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Packaging profiles for products and variants
A profile for your shipping packaging
An overview of which products still need a profile
Templates, and packaging for many products at once

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Run reports whenever you need them.

Reports for any period
Automatic 2026 split
Planned-volume projection
Evidence pack (ZIP) for auditors and representatives
CSV export
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Questions

Does preg file my reports?: No. preg calculates the figures. You or your authorised representative enter them in LUCID and with your dual system. The CSV records how they were calculated.
Can it help with planned volumes for next year?: As a starting point, yes. Run a report on the last twelve months and use the totals as the basis for your planned volumes.
Which countries does it cover?: Germany. Orders delivered to other countries are not counted.
Can it cover a whole year?: Yes. preg reads your full Shopify order history, so a whole calendar year is no problem. If a period ever cannot be read in full, preg produces no report rather than a short one.
What about returns?: By default preg counts units actually shipped. Whether returns may be deducted is a legal question, so check with your dual system or adviser.
Is this legal advice?: No. preg applies the counting rules described on this page. For questions about your obligations, ask your dual system or a compliance adviser.

Get your German figures in order

Install for free, describe your packaging, and see which products still need a profile.