Duty free and travel retail is a unique retail channel catering to the international traveller and a significant source of income and marketing opportunities for European businesses. It requires tailored legislative and regulatory solutions to those used in European domestic markets.
ETR
European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 90905271757-87
1
position filed
in the 639 files tracked
1
legislative file
of 639 tracked
1
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 639 consultation files tracked so far (53,766 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1474 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #1293 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€100K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
3
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- ETRC is a founding member of the Duty Free World Council (DFWC).
- Link: www.dfworldcouncil.com
- ETRC is an Affiliated member of Eurocommerce.
- Link: eurocommerce.eu
- ETRC supports the coordination of the Digital Consumer Information Alliance (DCIA), an informal network of trade asso…
- ETRC is a core association part of the European Tourism Manifesto
- an alliance of over 70 European public and private organisations
- covering the whole tourism value chain and beyond.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC)
- Head office
- LONDON, United kingdom
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) filed 1 position on 8 Oct 2025, across 1 of the 639 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
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