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Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
The requirements for packaging LHGW
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
Find package type codes for Data Element 6/9 (Appendix 18).
If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
Check when packaging is classified as a finished plastic packaging component, and what is meant by substantial modifications, to find out if you must register for the tax.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Find out if you need to report packaging data under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out when you must charge a minimum of 10 pence for single-use carrier bags, bags you're not required to charge for and the records you must keep and submit.
Find a BFPO number, send mail to and from British forces personnel and their families
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