How much does GPSR compliance cost for a small business?
The cost of GPSR compliance varies dramatically depending on how you approach it. Specialist product safety consultancies — the traditional route — typically charge between €400 and €2,000 per product for a complete technical file, depending on product complexity, the depth of risk assessment required, and the services bundled in. Those that also provide EU Responsible Person representation often add annual fees of €200–600 per product on top, creating an ongoing cost that compounds rapidly for businesses with several products. A small seller with ten products could be looking at an initial compliance cost of €5,000–20,000 and recurring annual fees of €2,000–6,000. For a one- or two-person operation selling on Amazon or Etsy, these figures can make the difference between a viable business and an unviable one.
The gap between the cost of compliance by traditional means and the economic reality of small e-commerce businesses is precisely the problem GPSRCheck was built to solve. For €49 per product — a single, one-time payment with no subscription, no renewal, and no hidden fees — GPSRCheck generates a complete GPSR technical file containing everything Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires: a full internal risk assessment using the severity × probability methodology recommended by the Commission's Guidelines C(2025) 7699; a product-specific EU Declaration of Conformity; a labelling checklist covering all nine GPSR labelling requirements; a list of the applicable European EN standards for the product category; and a print-ready product label in two copies. The output is a 6-page downloadable PDF, ready to store for the 10-year retention period, upload to Amazon Seller Central, and submit to EU market surveillance authorities if requested.
The cost of non-compliance puts the €49 investment in stark perspective. A single fine for GPSR non-compliance in Germany reaches up to €100,000. A listing deactivated on Amazon during Q4 peak season can cost thousands of euros in lost sales within hours. A product recall — organising the retrieval, replacement, and consumer communication for a batch of products — can cost tens of thousands even before any regulatory fine. Against those risks, €49 for a technically sound, legally complete technical file is not a cost: it is risk management priced for small business reality.
What the law says
Article 9.4 of Regulation (EU) 2023/988 requires the technical file to be retained for 10 years — it is a legal document with a defined lifespan. The Commission's Guidelines C(2025) 7699 confirm that proportionality in documentation depth applies to product risk level, not to the obligation to have documentation. Every product in scope must have a file.
Consequences of non-compliance
Cost of compliance with GPSRCheck: €49 per product. Cost of non-compliance: up to €100,000 in fines, listing deactivation with immediate revenue loss, potential product recall costs, and civil liability for product-related harm. The economic case for compliance is unambiguous for businesses of any size.
Complete GPSR technical file — risk assessment, Declaration of Conformity, labelling checklist, EN standards, printable label — generated in minutes. €49 per product. No subscription. No renewal. One payment.
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