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Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
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.
Check the tariff classification for a plastic bottle equipped with an air pump and a nozzle.
How to register for Plastic Packaging Tax.
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.
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Banning of various single-use plastic (SUP) products IAs
Check the tariff classification for an oval shaped article consisting of crocheted textile fabric.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
What to do if someone registered for Plastic Packaging Tax dies or becomes incapacitated.
Check the tariff classification for flavour pods.
Check the tariff classification for a rectangular bag consisting of a moulded silicone elastomer body.
How to deregister for the tax, submit your final tax return and claim tax back if you’re no longer registered.
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.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
A collection of guidance you should follow for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Some of the most polluting single-use plastic items banned from 1 October
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
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