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Energy efficiency labelling

Business sellers are legally required to display energy efficiency or performance information on listings for specific types of electrical items and tyres that are available to buyers in the EU and UK.

As well as helping you comply with EU regulations, displaying energy efficiency labelling on your listings helps buyers make an informed buying decision by providing them with clear information about how energy efficient a product is.

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For a complete list of product groups which require energy labelling, go to the European Commission Energy-efficient Products - opens in new window or tab site.

Keep in mind these rules apply to items you sell in the EU, UK, and Switzerland, regardless of the registration country on your eBay account. However, for smartphones and tablets, the requirement doesn't apply to listings aimed at buyers in the UK, except for those in Northern Ireland, where the rules are in effect.

Products covered by energy efficiency labelling regulations must display the following information:

  • Energy efficiency range (EC range): the scale of energy efficiency classes, for example, A-G
  • Energy efficiency rating: the energy efficiency class assigned to your product
  • Energy label: the label that presents your product’s energy efficiency and performance
  • Product information sheet: the document that includes technical information about the product’s energy performance and other relevant features

Energy efficiency labelling for electrical products

To get started adding the energy efficiency labelling to your listings, you'll need to create or revise your listing as usual in the advanced listing tool.

If you need to display the energy efficiency labelling for electrical appliances and products, including smartphones and tablets, first you'll need to add the energy efficiency rating and the EC range. Here's how to add this information in Item specifics:

  1. Go to Additional item specifics.
  2. Select the Energy efficiency rating dropdown and choose the value that matches your product.
  3. To add the EC range, choose a value from the EC range dropdown.

Once you've added the item specifics, you can upload the energy efficiency label and product information sheet. Here's how:

  1. Scroll down to the Item disclosures section.
  2. Select Show more and select the toggle next to Add energy efficiency documentation.
  3. Upload the image for both the energy efficiency label and the product information sheet. You can also add optional text for buyers with special access needs.
    • Once uploaded, you can select the pencil icon to add optional text for buyers with special access needs

At the moment, it’s not possible to add energy efficiency labelling for multiple products or product variants that require different energy efficiency labelling. If you're creating listings that include multiple products or product variants, you'll need to create single listings for each one. This allows you to add the correct energy efficiency information for each product.

If you don’t upload the label and product information sheet on your listings, the relevant energy efficiency information might still be displayed in your listings if it’s available in the third-party provider’s database. For this solution, make sure you provide the following information in your listing:

  • Brand
  • Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) or European Article Number (EAN)
  • Energy efficiency rating
  • EC range

EU tyre labelling

If you're selling new class C1, C2 or C3 tyres, you may be legally required to display an EU tyre label and product information sheet in your listings. This information provides buyers with important details about the performance of the tyre in relation to fuel efficiency, safety and noise.

Here's how to add the information:

  1. Scroll down to the Item disclosures section.
  2. Select Show more and select the toggle next to Add energy efficiency documentation.
  3. Upload the image for both the EU tyre label and the product information sheet.
    • Once uploaded, you can select the pencil icon to add optional text for buyers with special access needs

We’ve also partnered with third-party providers who can help supply energy labelling information. This means if you don't upload the documents, the EU tyre label and product information sheet may still be added to your listing if you've added the EAN in the item specifics of your listing and if the information is available in our third-party provider's database.

For more information about energy labelling for tyres, visit the European Commission - opens in new window or tab website.

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Images need to be in either .jpeg, .png, .bmp, .gif, or .tif format and should be at least 500 pixels on the longest side. If your energy efficiency label and product information sheet are in PDF format, you'll need to convert it using a PDF converter tool.

Where to find the energy documentation

You can find the energy efficiency labels and product information sheets for your products in a number of ways:

Energy efficiency labelling rescaling

The energy efficiency labelling for certain product categories is being revised. The current energy labels with an energy efficiency range above A, such as A+ to D, are gradually being replaced with a uniform range, from A to G.

As a seller, you're required to update your product listings with the new energy efficiency labelling. To keep up to date with new energy labelling related to rescaling, see your product page on the European Commission - opens in new window or tab website.

To comply with EU regulations, you may need to display energy labelling on your listings for items available to buyers in the EU, UK, and Switzerland. Depending on the products you're selling, you may be able to upload your energy efficiency label and product information sheet to your listing.

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