Deadlines for registration and packaging data reporting
Find out when large and small producers must register for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging and report data.
Deadlines for reporting packaging data depend on:
- whether you’re a ‘large producer’ or ‘small producer’ under EPR for packaging
- the year you’re reporting data for
Check if you’re a large or small producer.
The next deadline for large producers to report packaging data is 1 October 2026.
The next deadline for small producers to report packaging data is 1 April 2027.
If you miss a deadline, you should contact your environmental regulator. This is:
- the Environment Agency (EA) in England
- Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
Large producers: when to report packaging data
If you’re a large producer, you must report your packaging data every 6 months.
| Time period | Deadline for reporting |
|---|---|
| 1 January to 30 June 2025 | 1 October 2025 |
| 1 July to 31 December 2025 | 1 April 2026 |
| 1 January to 30 June 2026 | 1 October 2026 |
| 1 July to 31 December 2026 | 1 April 2027 |
Check what packaging data you must report as a large producer.
2024 data
If you need to report packaging data for 2024 or earlier, contact your environmental regulator.
Small producers: when to report packaging data
If you’re a small producer, you must report your packaging data once a year.
| Time period | Deadline for reporting |
|---|---|
| 1 January to 31 December 2025 | 1 April 2026 |
| 1 January to 31 December 2026 | 1 April 2027 |
Check what you must do as a small producer.
2024 data
If you need to report packaging data for 2024 or earlier, contact your environmental regulator.
Resubmitting packaging data
If you change your packaging data after you’ve submitted it, you may need to pay a resubmission fee. The fees are:
- £807 if you’re registered directly with your environmental regulator
- £512 if you’re registered through a compliance scheme
The new resubmission deadline for 2025 packaging data is 1 September 2026.
Collecting and reporting nation data, self-managed organisation waste, and plastic and paper bag data
The environmental regulators have issued regulatory position statements (RPS) (regulatory statement in Wales) about when you should collect nation data and when you must report self-managed organisation waste data.
The RPS issued by the Environment Agency also includes plastic and paper bags supplied in England.
Find out how the RPS or regulatory statement affects your data submission in:
Registration deadlines
If you’re a large producer, you must register for EPR for packaging each year, and pay the applicable fees by 1 October.
If you’re a small producer, you must register for EPR for packaging each year, and pay a registration fee by 1 April.
Learn more about registering and what you must pay:
Updates to this page
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Updated details of registration and packaging reporting deadlines.
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Information updated throughout to clarify reporting dates and include links to updated regulatory position statements for all 4 nations. The EA statement now includes information about collecting and reporting data about paper and plastic bags supplied in England.
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Updating deadline information for the next reporting period, including information about registration deadlines.
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The 1 April reporting deadline has passed. This edition updates tenses accordingly.
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First published.