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How to register for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Labelling rules for businesses in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and retailers in Northern Ireland, for certain agri-food products moved under the Northern Ireland Retail Movement Scheme.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Guidance for manufacturers and importers.
If you have manufactured or imported 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging in the last 12 months, you may need to register for the tax.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
You can get relief on exported and converted packaging in the same accounting period or claim a credit for them on a later tax return.
The UK Government will introduce new world-leading legislation to ban wet wipes containing plastic.
How to work out the weight of plastic packaging components and each material used to make them, to check if you must register for Plastic Packaging Tax and include them on your return.
Product security factsheet accompanying the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill, outlining the problems the Bill will address and how.
A collection of guidance you should follow for Plastic Packaging Tax.
How to register a group of companies for Plastic Packaging Tax.
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors.
When and how to submit a return and how to make an amendment after it’s been submitted.
What secondary and joint and several liability is, and when you may be liable for unpaid Plastic Packaging Tax.
UK signs Ministerial Statement calling for an ambitious global plastic pollution treaty to tackle plastic pollution and protect the marine environment.
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