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Advisory services
ZC helps manufacturers and exporters meet the regulations that decide access to the EU market. We start from your products and your customers, work through each regulation, and deliver documents you can hand to an EU buyer or authority.
Three core services, from compliance to strategy
EU regulatory compliance
The legal obligations for getting a product into the EU market, handled through to filing and inspection readiness.
Deliverables Role determination, technical documentation, declarations of conformity, registrations and filings
Sustainability reporting
Turning scattered ESG data into reports that European customers and investors can read and verify.
Deliverables Sustainability report, materiality assessment, data inventory
Sustainability strategy
Turning regulatory requirements into product design, procurement and operating decisions, so the cost of compliance becomes an advantage.
Deliverables Strategy roadmap, priority matrix, annual action plan
By regulation
Product and market level: pre-market documentation and EU entities
Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)
PPWR replaces the Packaging Directive with a directly applicable regulation covering all packaging placed on the EU market, product and transport packaging alike, with manufacturers and importers responsible for demonstrating conformity.
Read more → EPRExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR) registration
Packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries require producer registration, reporting and fees in every Member State where they are sold. Sellers without an EU entity usually need an authorised representative to register.
Read more → EUBREU Battery Regulation (EUBR)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 covers every battery placed on the EU market and the products that contain them: labelling, removability, carbon footprint, the battery passport and supply-chain due diligence, with a Dutch or other EU authorised representative required for non-EU manufacturers.
Read more →Supply-chain level: materials, emissions and labour
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
CBAM entered its definitive period on 1 January 2026: EU importers of covered goods must become authorised declarants and pay for embedded emissions through CBAM certificates. The quality of the data non-EU producers provide drives the cost.
Read more → EUDREU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
EUDR requires covered commodities and derived products to be deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due-diligence statement before they can be placed on the EU market. Because it covers wood, rubber and paper, its reach goes far beyond agriculture.
Read more → CSDDD · FLRSupply-chain human rights and environmental due diligence (CSDDD, forced labour)
One due-diligence system that answers the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the Forced Labour Regulation and the audits your EU customers run.
Read more →Corporate level: disclosure, governance and due diligence
Certification and long-term support
Certification and rating support (ISO · EcoVadis · CE)
EU customers often ask for a certificate or a rating as evidence. We build the system and the documentation so the audit or assessment goes smoothly. Certificates are issued by independent bodies; ZC does not certify.
Read more → RetainerOutsourced EU regulatory desk (retainer)
For companies selling into Europe without an in-house regulatory team. ZC acts as your EU point of contact, handles customer compliance requests, monitors the regulations that affect your products and briefs your team regularly.
Read more →Chemical-specific rules (SDS, CLP, PCN/UFI, paint VOC) and single-country sector rules are handled with specialist partners.
Three ways to start
- 01Compliance diagnostic
A fixed-scope applicability check and gap analysis, so you know which regulations apply, what is missing and how much work closing the gap takes. - 02Implementation project
Working with your team, regulation by regulation, to build documents, processes and supplier communication. - 03Long-term support
The outsourced EU regulatory desk: monitoring, quarterly briefings and a single contact for customer requests.
Prefer to keep the capability in-house?
Every advisory topic has a matching standardised in-house course. Training →
Want to track regulations yourself?
The free EU Regulatory Radar covers regulations, deadlines and delegated acts. Regulatory Intelligence →
Contact
Tell us what your EU customer is asking for.
A 30-minute call is usually enough to see which regulations apply, what is urgent, and what can wait.