The Event

Munich Compliance 2027 Munich · 18-20 May 2027

Munich Compliance 2027 is a three-day conference run by ComplyMarket at its own Munich headquarters, built around EU and international product compliance and sustainability. Expect sessions on product safety, restricted substances, Digital Product Passports, PFAS, carbon footprint reporting, and ESG disclosure. No attendance or exhibitor figures are published yet, so treat this as a smaller, specialist gathering rather than a major trade show.

The stated audience is manufacturers and compliance, sustainability, and quality professionals, which gives the agenda a level of technical depth that a general ecommerce show rarely reaches. For a successful business planning its move into Europe, sitting with the people who own product compliance and sustainability reporting full-time is a direct look at the scale of considerations a growing catalog will eventually need to manage.

View event site → What this means for EU expansion

The Room

Who's expected at Munich Compliance 2027

ComplyMarket has framed this as a gathering for the people who own product compliance and sustainability inside manufacturing and consumer goods businesses, not a general ecommerce audience. Expect quality managers, compliance leads, and sustainability officers working through the practical detail of EU rules like Digital Product Passports and PFAS restrictions.

Compliance Managers Quality & Safety Leads Sustainability Officers Manufacturers & Brand Owners

For a growing brand seeking the next step up, is Munich Compliance 2027 a good fit?

Yes, for the substance. EU product safety, sustainability reporting, and Digital Product Passports sit squarely inside what a US or UK brand needs to solve before launching in Europe, and this event covers all three in more depth than a general ecommerce conference has room for. The venue is smaller and the room leans manufacturer rather than marketplace seller, but that is precisely where the detail lives. A brand serious about understanding the full scale of EU product compliance, not just the headlines, will get more from an afternoon here than from a broader trade show that treats compliance as a single breakout session.

Compliance Managers

Own the day-to-day work of tracking EU product safety and labeling requirements across markets and product lines.

Quality & Safety Leads

Focused on product testing, restricted substances, and the documentation trail regulators expect to see.

Sustainability Officers

Building out ESG disclosure and carbon footprint reporting as EU sustainability rules tighten.

Programme

What's on at Munich Compliance 2027

ComplyMarket has not yet published a detailed session schedule for Munich Compliance 2027. The tracks below are expected content, built from the event's stated theme, not a confirmed agenda, so treat session titles as illustrative until ComplyMarket releases the real running order.

01Product Safety & Restricted Substances

Covers the core EU product safety framework and restricted substance rules that any brand manufacturing or importing into the EU has to clear. This is foundational ground for a US or UK brand moving physical product into Europe for the first time.

Expected: EU product safety essentials for new entrants
Expected: Navigating restricted substance lists across product categories
Expected: Building a compliance documentation trail

02Digital Product Passports & Traceability

Digital Product Passports are one of the more disruptive EU rules on the horizon, requiring detailed product data to travel with the product itself. Expect practical sessions on what data to capture and how to prepare systems ahead of mandatory rollout.

Expected: What a Digital Product Passport actually requires
Expected: Preparing product data for traceability rules
Expected: Supply chain due diligence in practice

03Sustainability Reporting & ESG

Focused on carbon footprint reporting, ESG disclosure, and PFAS compliance, three of the fastest-moving areas of EU sustainability regulation. Relevant for any brand that will need to report on environmental impact as part of EU market entry.

Expected: Carbon footprint reporting for consumer products
Expected: PFAS compliance and phase-out timelines
Expected: ESG disclosure obligations for growing brands

Live Intelligence

What's being said about Munich Compliance 2027

Ahead of the event, the themes ComplyMarket has flagged center on the breadth of EU product compliance and sustainability rules landing on manufacturers at once.

Compliance and sustainability are converging into one agenda

COMPLYMARKET · MAY 2027

ComplyMarket has positioned the event around product compliance and sustainability together rather than as separate tracks. The pairing signals that regulators are increasingly treating product safety and environmental disclosure as one connected compliance obligation, not two. That's a shift brands preparing for EU entry should factor into planning, not just tax and safety in isolation.

Access is being kept close to ComplyMarket's own customer base

COMPLYMARKET · MAY 2027

The event is described as free for ComplyMarket customers and manufacturers, with no clarity yet on wider registration. Hosting it at ComplyMarket's own headquarters rather than a conventional venue points to a smaller, more curated event than a typical industry conference. Brands outside that customer base should confirm access before planning travel.

Digital Product Passports are a headline theme, not a footnote

COMPLYMARKET · MAY 2027

Digital Product Passports sit alongside core product safety topics in the event's stated scope, rather than being treated as a niche add-on. Their prominence here reflects how quickly this requirement is moving from future concern to near-term compliance work for manufacturers. It's a theme worth tracking even for brands not yet directly affected.

The bigger picture

Product compliance is the entry cost of EU expansion

Munich Compliance 2027 exists because product compliance and sustainability reporting have become a full-time job for manufacturers selling into the EU, not a box to tick once at launch. For a US or UK brand, that same workload lands the moment products cross into European markets, regardless of whether anyone from the brand ever attends an event like this one.

Product safety and restricted substance rules vary by category, so a single compliance checklist rarely covers a full catalog.
Digital Product Passports are moving from concept to requirement, and the data needs to be ready before the rule bites.
Sustainability reporting, including carbon footprint and ESG disclosure, is now part of market entry planning, not a later add-on.
PFAS restrictions are tightening across product categories that brands may not expect to be affected.

None of this is optional once a brand is selling physical product in the EU, which is exactly why compliance needs to be built into the expansion plan from day one, not patched in afterward.

A widening rulebook

EU product compliance now spans safety, restricted substances, traceability, and sustainability reporting together, a broader set of obligations than most brands plan for at launch.

Multiple overlapping compliance regimes at once

Documentation before the passport arrives

Digital Product Passport requirements are approaching faster than most product data systems are ready for, making early preparation a genuine advantage rather than a nice-to-have.

DPP data readiness gap to close

One partner, not a stack of vendors

EU entry usually means stitching together a VAT agent, a 3PL, a compliance advisor, and a marketplace consultant. Expandly runs all of it as one operation, using the Global Expansion Pathway (GEP™), so the coordination burden never lands on your team.

GEP™ one method, compliance to fulfillment

Good to Know

Questions about Munich Compliance 2027

What does Munich Compliance 2027 actually cover?

Munich Compliance 2027 is a three-day conference run by ComplyMarket focused on EU and international product compliance and sustainability. Expected topics include product safety, restricted substances, sustainability reporting, supply chain due diligence, Digital Product Passports, carbon footprint reporting, PFAS compliance, and ESG disclosure.

Is Munich Compliance 2027 worth attending for a US or UK ecommerce brand?

Yes, if you want the compliance detail straight from the people who own it day to day. The audience is built around manufacturers and compliance, sustainability, and quality professionals, which means the sessions go deeper on EU product safety and sustainability reporting than a typical ecommerce trade show would. For a thriving domestic business exploring what a European launch actually requires, that depth is exactly the preparation worth having before the rules apply to your own catalog.

What does it cost to attend and who can register?

ComplyMarket states the event is free of charge for its customers and for manufacturers. It is not yet clear whether registration is open more broadly to other attendee types, so check directly with the organizer before assuming access.

What are the main compliance requirements for selling in the EU?

The main pillars are: product safety and an EU or UK Responsible Person, packaging registration under Extended Producer Responsibility rules, VAT (value-added tax) registration, and correct labeling. Requirements vary by product category, so what applies to cosmetics differs from electronics or food. Getting the applicable set confirmed before launch avoids expensive corrections.

What is an EU Responsible Person and do I need one?

A Responsible Person is an entity based in the EU (or UK) that takes legal responsibility for a product's compliance and acts as the contact for authorities. Since the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) applied from late 2024, most consumer products sold in the EU need one, and a US brand cannot fill the role itself.

What is EPR and does my brand need to register?

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) makes you financially responsible for the packaging and certain products you put on a market, paid through registration and fees. It applies per country, so Germany, France, and others each need separate registration. Selling without it risks marketplace suspension and fines, so it is part of the pre-launch setup.

Make Your Move

Compliance doesn't wait for the conference circuit

Whether or not Munich Compliance 2027 fits your calendar, the rules it covers apply the moment your product reaches an EU customer. Getting ahead of them is worth more than attending any single event.

Expandly builds EU product compliance, sustainability reporting, and Digital Product Passport readiness into a single expansion plan through the Global Expansion Pathway (GEP™), alongside VAT, EPR, and fulfillment through our Netherlands warehouse and our Recommended E2E Expansion Partner, Amazon. If EU compliance is the piece holding up your launch, it's worth a conversation before it becomes a launch delay.