WEEE data service levels 2026: Producer Responsibility Regulatory Services
Updated 5 January 2026
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This is a list of:
- data input requirements
- Environment Agency service levels (known as ‘outputs’)
It applies to:
- electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) producers
- producer compliance schemes (PCSs)
- approved authorised treatment facilities (AATFs)
- approved exporters (AEs)
1. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) data service level: 2026
1.1 PCS market and waste tonnage quarterly returns: 2026
Deadlines for submission are:
- quarter 1: 30 April 2026
- quarter 2: 31 July 2026
- quarter 3: 31 October 2026
- quarter 4: 31 January 2027
Analysis and validation is based on:
- late or non-submission
- repeat offenders
- repetitive and late re-submissions
- EEE put on market by PCS by category
- WEEE collected from designated collection facility (DCF) by category
- WEEE delivered to AATF or AE by PCS by category and operator
- WEEE returned by distributors to PCS by category
- WEEE taken back by PCS under Regulation 50 by PCS by category
Output: scheme submitted data
Public reporting method: summary of EEE placed on the market and WEEE collected.
Publication dates:
- quarter 1: 1 June 2026
- quarter 2: 1 September 2026
- quarter 3: 1 December 2026
- quarter 4 (interim): 1 March 2027
- quarter 4 (final): 31 March 2027
Output: PCS 2026 obligation
Reports are available online within 1 week of publication date.
Agreement to publish final obligation by 15 January 2027.
The final 2025 data re-submission cut-off date is 15 March 2026.
Publication dates:
• issue 1: week starting 23 March 2026
• issue 2: week starting 29 June 2026
• issue 3: week starting 28 September 2026
1.2 AATF quarterly returns: 2024
Deadlines for submission are:
- quarter 1: 30 April 2026
- quarter 2: 31 July 2026
- quarter 3: 31 October 2026
- quarter 4: 31 January 2027
Analysis and validation is based on:
- late or non-submission
- repeat offenders
- repetitive and late re-submissions
- WEEE received by AATF by category by PCS
- WEEE received by AATF by category retained by DCFs (Regulation 53)
- non-obligated WEEE received by AATF by category
- WEEE delivered to ATFs by category and operator and PCS
- WEEE re-use by category by PCS
Output: WEEE reported as received at AATFs
Non-obligated WEEE received by AATFs.
Public reporting method: summary of WEEE received.
Publication dates:
- quarter 1: 1 June 2026
- quarter 2: 1 September 2026
- quarter 3: 1 December 2026
- quarter 4 (interim): 1 March 2027
- quarter 4 (Final): 31 March 2027
1.3 AE quarterly returns: 2026
Deadlines for submission are:
- quarter 1: 30 April 2026
- quarter 2: 31 July 2026
- quarter 3: 31 October 2026
- quarter 4: 31 January 2027
Analysis and validation is based on:
- WEEE exported by AE by category by PCS
- non-obligated WEEE exported by AE by category
- WEEE mass balance gap analysis
Output: WEEE reported as exported by AEs
Public reporting method: summary of WEEE exported.
Publication dates:
- quarter 1: 1 June 2026
- quarter 2: 1 September 2026
- quarter 3: 1 December 2026
- quarter 4 (interim): 1 March 2027
- quarter 4 (Final): 31 March 2027
1.4 PCS declaration of compliance: 2026
Deadlines for submission: 31 March 2027.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- WEEE treatment by PCS by category in line with obligation
- compliance with targets
1.5 Producer compliance scheme (PCS) member registration: 2026
Deadlines for submission: 30 November 2025.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- volumes of EEE placed on the market, EEE category type and distribution of producers
- monitoring through the freerider programme
- PCS growth
Output: registration of EEE producers
Producer numbers (to individual PCS).
Valid producer updates received during and by last day of month will be processed and producer numbers allocated within 10 working days of receipt.
Small producers are not included within the public register until 10 February 2026.
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 15 January 2026
- 10th of every month thereafter
1.6 EEE small producer registration: 2026
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2026.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- size and type
Output: public register of producers
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 10 February 2026
- 10th of every month thereafter
2. WEEE data service level: compliance period 2027
2.1 PCS approval applications: 2027
The application period is open from 1 July 2026 to 31 August 2026.
Analysis and validation is based on conditions of approval.
Output: approval or refusal (to individual PCS)
Public reporting method: public register of PCSs.
Publication date:
- 30 September 2026
- manual update within 10 working days of approval or removal
2.2 AATF and AE approval applications
Deadline for submission: 30 September 2026.
Analysis is done within 12 weeks.
Output: approval or refusal
Public reporting method: public register of AATFs and AEs.
Publication dates:
- 1 January 2027
- 10th of every month thereafter
2.3 PCS member registration: 2027
Deadlines for submission: 30 November 2026.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- volumes of EEE placed on the market, EEE category type and distribution of producers
- monitoring through the freerider programme
- PCS growth
Output: public register of producers
Producer numbers (to individual PCS).
Valid producer updates received during and by last day of month will be processed and producer numbers allocated within ten working days of receipt.
Small producers are not included within the public register until 10 February 2027.
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 15 January 2027
- 10th of every month thereafter
2.4 EEE small producer registration: 2027
Deadline for submission: 31 January 2027.
Analysis and validation is based on:
- public register drop-off
- size and type
Output: public register of producers
Public reporting method: public register of producers.
Publication date:
- 10 February 2027
- 10th of every month thereafter