Does the European Accessibility Act apply to your business?
Five questions tell you whether the EAA applies to you. Add your website and we’ll scan your home page for the most common accessibility failures, then show what to fix and which part of the kit does it.
for your business
- Home page accessibility score
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- Issues found
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Not legal advice. The scan checks your home page only, for machine-detectable problems.
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Send us your results. We’ll reply with what we’d fix first on your shop, and whether you need help or just the kit.
How the numbers are worked out
Your answers decide whether the EAA is likely to apply: it covers e-commerce services to consumers (online ordering, booking and sign-up, not only shops), consumer banking, e-books, air, bus, rail and waterborne passenger transport, electronic communications and access to audiovisual media services, and it exempts micro-enterprises for services. If you add your website, we fetch your home page and run 15 machine-detectable checks based on WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 level AA: language, page title, image text alternatives, form labels, link and button names, zoom, headings, skip link, main landmark, autoplay, embedded content titles, tab order, an accessibility statement link and overlay widgets.
Automated checks find only part of the problems. Keyboard use, colour contrast, focus visibility and the checkout flow need manual tests, which the kit includes.
Sources: Directive (EU) 2019/882 (EUR-Lex); EN 301 549; WCAG 2.1. Checked October 2026.
Questions
Does the European Accessibility Act apply to businesses outside the EU?
Yes, if you sell covered products or services to consumers in the EU. A US, UK, Canadian or Bahamian online shop that ships to EU customers is in scope, unless it is a micro-enterprise.
What is the micro-enterprise exemption?
Businesses with fewer than 10 staff and no more than €2 million in turnover or balance-sheet total are exempt for services. The exemption does not cover products, and it ends when you reach 10 staff or when both turnover and balance sheet pass €2 million.
What standard do I have to meet?
The reference standard is EN 301 549. Version 3.2.1 maps to WCAG 2.1 level AA; the new version 4.1.1 (September 2026) maps to WCAG 2.2 AA and is expected to become the harmonised standard once the Commission cites it in the Official Journal. Aim for WCAG 2.2 AA. You must also publish how your service meets the accessibility requirements (Annex V), usually as an accessibility statement.
Is there a transition period?
Service contracts signed before 28 June 2025 may run unchanged until they expire, at the latest 28 June 2030. Self-service terminals installed before that date may stay in use up to 20 years. New sales and contracts since 28 June 2025 must comply.
Will an accessibility overlay or widget make me compliant?
No. Overlays don’t fix the underlying code. The fixes have to be in your theme, checkout and apps.
What are the penalties?
Each EU country sets its own. Authorities can order fixes and remove non-compliant services; fines range from tens of thousands of euros (Ireland up to €60,000, Germany up to €100,000) to €1 million or more (Spain, Hungary) or a share of turnover (Italy, up to 5%).
Is this legal advice?
No. It is a quick self-check. Confirm applicability and exemptions with counsel.
Fix it in 30 days, with evidence
The EAA E-commerce Compliance Kit: a pre-audit script for every page, a 5-phase fix checklist for Shopify and WooCommerce, the accessibility statement template and a remediation log.