What is WEEE and who is responsible?
WEEE concerns electrical and electronic equipment and the collection and treatment of that equipment once it becomes waste.
The exact responsibilities depend on:
- the product
- the country
- the distribution model
- the company's role in the supply chain
Depending on national law, manufacturers, importers, distributors and sellers can have obligations. These may include:
- registration
- reporting quantities placed on the market
- financing or organising recycling
- product marking
- consumer take-back obligations
smoasters provides available manufacturer and registration information.
However, roasters should not assume that purchasing products through smoasters automatically removes every WEEE obligation that may apply to them as retailers in every European country. Consumer take-back obligations can in particular apply to distributors.
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Are the products compliant for sale in Europe?smoasters sources through authorised channels and provides available compliance information; as the retailer you verify your destination market.→How does Switzerland work?Switzerland is not part of the EU; Swiss and Liechtenstein orders are fulfilled from our Swiss warehouse where inventory is available.→How does VAT work?You treat the B2C sale like your other ecommerce transactions; smoasters separately invoices your roastery on a B2B basis.→What does CE mean for my roastery?CE is the manufacturer's declaration of conformity for specific harmonised product categories — not a universal certification.→What does the GPSR mean for my online store?The GPSR requires clearly visible manufacturer and safety information on relevant product pages; smoasters supplies the available data as structured fields.→Who defines the terms, returns policy and privacy notice?You do — customers purchase through your store. smoasters provides process information for your own documentation.→Still have questions?Our team is happy to help. [email protected]