Do you sell wood panels? Remember to include the eco-tax! 

Since July^1, 2024, all melamine-faced and MDF panels with decor have been part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for furniture components, and are therefore subject to eco-participation. 

Are you a building materials retailer, distributor or fitter? Do you sell decorative panels as part of your business? Good news: Ecomaison is approved for both sectors - Furniture and Building Products and Materials - giving you a single point of entry for all your declarations. 

Eco-participation: an obligation for decorative panels too

The eco-tax helps finance the collection and recycling of end-of-life products, thus promoting the circular economy. Decor" panels (melamine surfaced panels and MDF with decor) must be declared in the Furniture sector if they are not permanently installed in a building.  

This obligation mainly concerns : 

• Do-it-yourself superstores and retailers who sell these panels to individuals; 
• distributors who sell to professionals and carry out cutting, unless their customer can prove that they have already fulfilled their obligations.

Display eco-tax and manage exemptions

Companies selling furniture components must display the eco-participation on their sales documents, cf.article L.541-10-21 of the French Environment Code.  

As a distributor or retailer, you are required to display the eco-tax on all your sales documents (catalogs, price labels, invoices, sales receipts), whether for in-store or online sales. This display informs your customers of the amount of eco-participation applied to their panel purchases. 

If one of your professional customers has a unique identifier for the furniture sector, you can exempt them from paying the eco-participation fee. To do so, they must provide you with a certificate from their eco-organization proving that they have already assumed this responsibility. 

Ecomaison, a one-stop shop to simplify your procedures

With Ecomaison, you benefit froma one-stop shop for declaring eco-participation in the Furniture and Building sectors. The first declaration is scheduled for October 2024 for quarterly declarants, and January 2025 for annual declarants. 

Make sure you declare the eco-participation for the decorative panels you put on the market. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Ecomaison for assistance.