Industry guides
Category-by-category compliance stacks for textiles, electronics, cosmetics, toys and furniture.
EU compliance for textile and apparel sellers: the full 2026 regulatory stack
Textiles and apparel are among the most regulated product categories in the EU — and the regulatory burden is increasing. A textile seller entering the EU market in 2026 faces obligations under at least six overlapping regulations, with more arriving through the ESPR framework. This guide maps the complete regulatory stack for textile products, explains what each regulation requires, and identifies where the obligations overlap.
EU compliance for consumer electronics sellers: the complete guide
Electronics is the highest-regulation-density category in the EU: GPSR, the Battery Regulation, the CE stack (LVD, EMC, RoHS, RED), PPWR, WEEE, REACH and DPP. How the CE directives interact, why WEEE and packaging are both required, and what to prepare now.
EU compliance for cosmetics sellers: what is different from GPSR
Cosmetics are a special case in EU product compliance. The Cosmetics Regulation (EC 1223/2009) is a standalone, comprehensive framework that predates GPSR and operates alongside it. Cosmetics sellers face a distinct set of requirements — including their own "Responsible Person" role that is different from the GPSR EU Responsible Person — and getting the two confused is one of the most common compliance mistakes in this category.
EU compliance for electronics sellers: CE, WEEE, RoHS, batteries, and DPP
Electronics and electrical products carry the heaviest regulatory burden of any consumer product category in the EU. A single electronic product can fall under six or more EU regulations simultaneously — each with its own documentation, labelling, registration, and reporting requirements.
EU compliance for fashion, textiles, and apparel brands
The textile passport is in the first wave of ESPR delegated acts, EmpCo makes fashion's sustainability vocabulary legally risky from 27 September 2026, PPWR covers polybags and hangers, and REACH has restricted textile substances for years. The full picture for an apparel brand.
EU compliance for furniture and home goods: REACH, GPSR, and product safety
Furniture and home goods occupy an unusual position in EU product compliance. Unlike electronics (which have CE marking directives) or cosmetics (which have a dedicated regulation), furniture has no single sector-specific EU regulation. Instead, compliance comes from the intersection of GPSR, REACH, flammability standards, PPWR, and — increasingly — ESPR sustainability requirements.
EU compliance for toy sellers and children's products
Toys carry the heaviest enforcement in the EU: the Toy Safety Directive, GPSR's vulnerable-consumer risk expectation, battery removability from February 2027 colliding with secured battery compartments, and the REACH restrictions that bite hardest on children's products.
EU compliance for toy sellers: safety, CE marking, and the updated Toy Safety Regulation
Toys are one of the most strictly regulated product categories in the EU. The existing Toy Safety Directive (2009/48/EC) sets comprehensive safety requirements, and the European Commission has adopted a new Toy Safety Regulation (published 2024) that will replace it with even stricter rules. If you sell toys in the EU — whether you manufacture them, import them, or resell them through marketplaces — you face a regulatory stack that combines product safety, chemical restrictions, CE marking, traceability, and marketplace enforcement.
EU product compliance for cosmetics and personal care brands
Cosmetics sit under more overlapping EU rules than almost any category: Regulation 1223/2009 plus GPSR for accessories and devices, PPWR and national EPR for packaging, EmpCo for environmental claims, and REACH and CLP for substances. A category map, plus the gaps we see most often in real catalogues.