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Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by 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.
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.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
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.
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Check the tariff classification for an oval shaped article consisting of crocheted textile fabric.
Check the tariff classification for a flexible article made of cellular plastics in the shape of a hollow tube.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
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