GPSR for Etsy sellers outside the EU
Etsy asks sellers who sell to buyers in the EU, the wider EEA and Northern Ireland for product safety details under the GPSR. If you make and sell your own products from outside the EU, this is what you need and how to turn EU sales back on.
By Margus Roosipuu, Founder · Published 14 October 2026
Who it applies to on Etsy
Etsy applies the GPSR to sellers who are traders and sell physical or digital items to buyers in the EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Northern Ireland, wherever the seller is based. It does not apply if you do not sell to buyers in those countries. Etsy cannot tell you whether you count as a trader; you set your trader status in your shop's seller details.
What Etsy asks for
- An economic operator added to your account, or the Manufacturers field in your listing forms. For a maker outside the EU, the EU-based operator is usually a Responsible Person appointed by written mandate, such as an authorised representative.
- Product safety information in the listing's product safety field: warnings, instructions and other safety details your product needs.
Behind these fields are the GPSR rules: a covered product needs an economic operator established in the EU (Article 16(1)), and every online offer must show the manufacturer's details, the responsible person's details, product identification with a picture and any warnings (Article 19).
Handmade products: what that means for you
- You are the manufacturer. Your name and postal and email address go on the product or, where that is not possible, on the packaging or an accompanying document (Article 9(6)).
- Unique items still need an identifier. The rule asks for a type, batch or serial number or another element that identifies the product (Article 9(5)), so a simple reference system per design or batch works.
- The responsible person's details can go on the parcel or an insert rather than on every item (Article 16(3)).
- A short risk analysis and technical file per product family, kept for 10 years (Article 9(2)–(3)).
If you switched off EU sales
Etsy lets sellers stop selling to the GPSR countries in Shop Manager, under Settings and then Options, in the section about how you sell to GPSR states. Buyers in the EEA and Northern Ireland then cannot buy from your shop. Once your responsible person and listing details are in place, you can change that setting back.
Many makers paused because responsible person services were priced per product type. Ask for a price per product family or for your whole small catalogue, and restart with your best-selling lines. Our guide Paused EU sales because of the GPSR? How to restart has a five-step plan.
How Legatia helps Etsy sellers
We check which rules apply to your products, review your labels and listing details, and arrange your EU Responsible Person through a vetted EU partner. You deal with one contact, by email, with the scope and fee agreed in writing first. UK-based? See also EU Responsible Person for UK sellers.