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EU guarantee guides for online stores

Practical, plain-language guides to the 2026 EU guarantee rules — the harmonised legal-guarantee notice, the GARAN durability label, and how to get your store ready now.

For agencies · Growth

Turn the 2026 EU guarantee deadline into recurring agency revenue

Five ways web and e-commerce agencies can earn from WarrantyARK Connect — licence margin, setup fees and compliance-care retainers, sold across the whole client base.

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Start here · Complete guide

EU Guarantee Compliance 2026: What Online Stores Must Show

The complete guide to the 27 September 2026 rules — what changes, who is affected, the penalties and how to comply — with the official EUR-Lex texts, an FAQ and video walkthroughs.

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For business · Buyer's guide

Best EU guarantee compliance tools for 2026

An honest comparison of the realistic ways to comply — manual placement, label generators, and integrated plugins for WooCommerce and Shopify.

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For business · How-to

How to add the EU legal-guarantee notice to WooCommerce

A step-by-step guide to showing the harmonised notice and GARAN durability label on WooCommerce now — in 24 languages.

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For business · Comparison

WarrantyARK vs garan-label

An honest head-to-head: an integrated WooCommerce/Shopify plugin versus a label generator — and which fits your store.

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For business · Compliance

New EU Guarantee Rules since 27 September 2026: What WooCommerce Merchants Need to Know

New EU consumer-information rules on legal guarantees and product durability have applied since 27 September 2026. Here is what WooCommerce merchants should audit now.

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For business · Compliance

EU Guarantee Rules 2026: What Changes on 27 September?

Learn what changes for EU ecommerce stores on 27 September 2026, including the harmonised legal-guarantee notice and durability label.

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For business · Explainer

Legal Guarantee vs Commercial Warranty vs Durability Guarantee

Understand the difference between an EU legal guarantee, commercial guarantee and commercial guarantee of durability before September 2026.

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For business · Checklist

Do the New EU Guarantee Rules Apply to My Online Store?

Use this practical ecommerce checklist to determine whether your online store should prepare for the EU guarantee information changes in September 2026.

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For business · Compliance

The 2026 EU guarantee rules: what every online store must do

Since 27 September 2026, EU online stores must show a harmonised legal-guarantee notice and durability label. Here's what Regulation (EU) 2025/1960 requires and how to comply in WooCommerce.

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For business · Compliance

EU legal guarantee notice: who must show it, where, and how it is enforced (2026)

Since 27 September 2026, shops selling goods to EU consumers must show the harmonised legal-guarantee notice. Who must show it, where, the law behind it, and how enforcement works in each country.

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For business · Compliance

EU guarantee labelling: exactly what your store must show

Since 27 September 2026, EU online stores must show a harmonised legal-guarantee notice and the GARAN durability label. Exactly what must appear, at what size and in what form under Regulation (EU) 2025/1960.

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For shoppers · Your rights

Legal guarantee, commercial guarantee, durability label — explained

Confused by guarantees when you shop in the EU? Here's the difference between the legal guarantee, a commercial guarantee and the new durability label — and how to actually use your rights.

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