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What Is GPSR and How Does It Affect Bookvault Authors and Publishers?

Learn how the EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) affects books sold into the EU, when an EU Responsible Person is required and what Bookvault does for books it prints.

The EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), Regulation (EU) 2023/988, has applied since 13 December 2024.

The regulation applies to products placed on the EU market, including books. Books sold to customers in England, Wales and Scotland are outside its scope, while books sold into the EU and Northern Ireland can be affected.

What does GPSR mean for books sold into the EU?

The regulation introduces several requirements for products sold into the EU.

These include:

  • having an EU Responsible Person
  • including information that allows products to be identified and traced
  • keeping records relating to product safety
  • making relevant manufacturer, Responsible Person and safety information available for online sales

Bookvault uses ISBN and production barcode information as part of this process for books it prints.

Do I need to appoint an EU Responsible Person?

If Bookvault is the exclusive printer of your books for sale in the EU, you do not need to appoint your own EU Responsible Person.

Bookvault has appointed Easy Access System Europe OÜ (EAS) as its EU Authorised Representative for books printed by Bookvault and shipped into the EU.

Bookvault also states that EAS carries out the required safety assessment for these books.

What if I use other printers as well as Bookvault?

If you also sell books printed by other printers, those printers may have their own EU Authorised Representatives.

You may need to make clear which representative applies to which titles when selling through ecommerce platforms.

You can also appoint your own EU Representative.

If you want to use EAS independently, contact:

gpsr@easproject.com

If you appoint a different EU Representative, let Bookvault know so Bookvault and EAS can update their records.

What do I need to do if I sell on Amazon or eBay?

If you sell your books yourself through platforms such as Amazon or eBay, those platforms may ask you to provide:

  • EU Authorised Representative details
  • manufacturer details
  • compliance documentation
  • declarations or attestations required by the platform

Bookvault recommends checking the health of your listings in your seller account to see whether any action is required.

For platform-specific guidance:

How to add GPSR data to Amazon

How to add GPSR information to eBay listings

What should I do if I sell through my own ecommerce website?

If you sell through your own website, such as Shopify, the same manufacturer, Responsible Person and safety information may need to be visible there.

Bookvault advises making the relevant GPSR information available on your own ecommerce site where required.

What manufacturer details should I use for Bookvault-printed books?

For books printed by Bookvault, the article currently gives the following manufacturer details:

Copytech (UK) Ltd, trading as Printondemand-worldwide.com
9 Culley Court
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 6WA
United Kingdom

Email: gpsr@podww.com
Phone: 01733 237867

What EU Responsible Person details should I use?

For books printed by Bookvault:

Easy Access System Europe OÜ
16879218
Mustamäe tee 50
10621 Tallinn
Estonia

Email: gpsr.requests@easproject.com
Phone: +358 40 500 3575

What is a Declaration of Conformity?

Some ecommerce platforms may ask you to upload a Declaration of Conformity for your product.

Bookvault provides versions of this document in several languages for Bookvault-printed products.

Use the version that matches the language required by the platform:

What if I sell on Amazon and also use Bookvault wholesale distribution?

Bookvault advises checking the Amazon Brand Registry if you sell on Amazon yourself while also using Bookvault wholesale distribution.

Make sure The Great British Bookshop is registered as a seller for your books where needed.

You can access Amazon Brand Registry through your Seller Central account:

Amazon Seller Central

The seller tokens listed by Bookvault are:

  • Amazon US, Canada and Mexico: A5809S5V6JIEJ
  • Amazon Australia: AOGFBRMQ56FED
  • Amazon EU and UK sites: A2U321JN96E0UZ