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Austria looks like a smaller Germany, and on duty and labelling it largely behaves like one. The rule that catches brands — especially online sellers shipping direct from elsewhere — is packaging licensing, where Austria has required a local authorised representative since the start of 2023.

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Import duty: 0% under EU Everything But Arms
Transition: EBA continues until November 2029
Label language: German, the official language
Packaging: Licensing with an approved system, e.g. ARA, since 2023
Selling from abroad: Authorised representative in Austria required
EU rules ahead: PPWR in force; textile EPR due by 2028

Labels in German

In Austria the composition label is in German, using the approved fibre names and accurate percentages. The rule behind it is EU-wide — label language follows the country of sale — and Austria’s official language is German.

If you already sell in Germany, the same German label will normally serve Austria as well, which is one of the practical reasons brands enter the two markets together. We check the composition against the fabric test report before bulk labels are printed and confirm the finished label on the pre-production sample.

Packaging licensing, and the authorised representative

Under the Austrian Packaging Ordinance, whoever first places packaging on the Austrian market must license it with an approved collection and recovery system. ARA, the largest, describes participation as mandatory for both commercial and household packaging since 2023. For clothing, the packaging is polybags, hang tags, tissue, mailing bags and cartons.

The detail that matters for foreign brands: since 1 January 2023, companies based outside Austria can license deliveries of packaging to Austrian end consumers only if they appoint an authorised representative based in Austria. ARA is explicit that this covers online retailers, online shops and dropshippers, whether they are based in the EU or elsewhere, and that the representative must have a registered establishment in Austria and cannot simply be a branch office.

Establish who first places the packaged goods on the Austrian market
License that packaging with an approved system such as ARA
Selling direct to Austrian consumers from abroad: appoint an authorised representative in Austria
Record packaging weights per style so licensing volumes are accurate
If you sell through an Austrian importer, confirm in writing that they carry the obligation

Shipping and landed cost

Austria is landlocked, so goods from Chattogram arrive at a North Sea or Adriatic port and travel on by road or rail, or fly into Vienna for urgent drops. Ask your forwarder for a door-to-door quote, because the inland leg is a meaningful share of the cost.

With duty at zero while EBA holds, landed cost is goods, freight, insurance, clearance and VAT. Put a real freight quote through our landed cost calculator, and if you sell in Germany too, consider landing both markets’ stock through one routing.

Sources

Checked 18 September 2026. Rules and figures change, so confirm anything that affects your pricing.

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Questions from buyers in Austria.

Do I need an authorised representative in Austria to sell clothing there?

If you sell direct to Austrian consumers from outside Austria, very likely yes — for packaging. Since 1 January 2023, companies based outside Austria can license packaging delivered to Austrian end consumers only if they appoint an authorised representative based in Austria. ARA, the country’s largest packaging system, states this applies to online retailers, online shops, dropshippers and comparable services, whether the seller is in the EU or elsewhere, and that the representative must be a person or company with a registered establishment in Austria rather than a branch office. If you sell through an Austrian importer or distributor instead, the licensing obligation usually sits with them, but confirm it in writing rather than assuming. For clothing, the packaging concerned is polybags, hang tags, tissue, mailing bags and cartons, and we record the weight of each component per style so the licensed volumes are accurate.

Can I use the same labels for Austria and Germany?

Usually, yes. The EU textile labelling regulation requires fibre composition in the official language or languages of the member state where the product is made available to consumers, and both Austria and Germany use German, so a German-language label built to the EU rules will normally satisfy both. That is a real saving for brands entering the two markets together: one label, one print run, one approval. What does not carry over automatically is packaging compliance. Germany and Austria run separate national packaging systems with separate registration or licensing, and Austria additionally requires foreign sellers delivering to its consumers to appoint an authorised representative there. So treat the label as shared and the packaging paperwork as two separate jobs. We build the label to the EU rules in German, check it against the fabric test report, and confirm it on the pre-production sample.

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