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Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
Guidance for food businesses on the Weights and Measures (Food) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.
The requirements for packaging LHGW
Find package type codes for Data Element 6/9 (Appendix 18).
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
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.
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.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
Find out which supplies of children’s clothing or footwear are zero-rated for VAT.
We work with organisations across the UK that produce radioactive waste.
Find out when you can zero rate books and other forms of printed matter.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
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.
Guidance for the veterinary pharmaceutical industry on the production and submission of the Summary of Product Characteristics (SPCs) and product literature mock-ups.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Find out if you need to report packaging data under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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.
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