What is the minimum a product needs to be GPSR-compliant?

At minimum: the manufacturer's name and postal/email address; an EU Responsible Person (if the manufacturer is outside the EU) with their name and address; product identifiers including a type, batch or serial number; and any safety warnings and instructions in the language of the country of sale. For online sales, all of this must be visible on the listing before purchase.

Do I need warnings on every product?

You must provide any warnings and safety information necessary for the safe use of that specific product. Some products genuinely need none beyond basic identification; others (electricals, products with small parts, chemicals) need specific hazard warnings. The obligation is to provide what's needed for safe use — not to invent warnings.

Does GPSR require translations?

Yes. Warnings and safety information must be in a language easily understood by consumers in the member state where the product is sold. If you sell across the EU, that effectively means providing the information in the relevant official EU languages — which is why automated translation is part of compliant storefront display.

GPSR compliance checklist: everything a product needs (2026)

The GPSR compliance checklist

Every item a product needs to be sold legally into the EU under GPSR — what it is, and where it has to appear.

Updated 12 June 2026·By the Conformica team

To be GPSR-compliant, each product needs: (1) manufacturer name & address, (2) an EU Responsible Person if made outside the EU, (3) product identifiers + a type/batch/serial number, (4)safety warnings & instructions in the buyer's language, and (5) all of it shown on the product page before purchase — plus ongoing recall monitoring. The full list is below.

Use this as a per-product checklist. If you sell on Shopify, Conformica turns most of it into fields you fill once and reuse — but the requirements are the same however you manage them.

1. Manufacturer identification

Manufacturer's name, registered trade name or registered trademark.
A single postal contact address.
An electronic address (email or web form).

2. EU responsible economic operator

If the manufacturer is in the EU, their details double as the responsible operator.
If the manufacturer is outside the EU: the EU importer's details, or an appointed EU Responsible Person with name and EU address.
These details must be on the product, packaging, parcel or accompanying document — and on the online listing.

3. Product identification & traceability

A product identifier — model name/number, and a picture where useful.
A type, batch or serial number allowing the specific product to be identified.
A barcode / GTIN where you have one (used to match against recall databases).

4. Warnings, instructions & safety information

Clear safety warnings for the specific product, where needed for safe use.
Usage and assembly instructions where relevant.
All of it in a language easily understood by consumers in the country of sale.

5. Display before purchase (online)

For online sales, items 1–4 must be visible to the buyer on the product page, before they purchase — not only on the physical packaging.
Show it in the buyer's language; across the EU that means the relevant official EU languages.

6. Ongoing obligations

Monitor whether products you sell become subject to a Safety Gate recall or warning.
Take corrective action and notify authorities through the Safety Business Gateway if a product is found to be unsafe.
Keep technical and safety documentation available for market-surveillance authorities.

Turn the checklist into a setup

Conformica maps this checklist to your Shopify store: manufacturer / responsible person / importer profiles assigned automatically by rule, warnings and traceability per product, a storefront widget that displays everything in 24 EU languages, and nightly EU Safety Gate recall monitoring with email alerts — one plan, $19/month. Start with the GPSR for Shopify walkthrough.