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Guidance for those involved in the placing of packaged goods on the market.
A collection of guidance you should follow for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Sign in or create an account for your organisation to report packaging data. This means it can comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Find out which plastic packaging components are in and out of scope of Plastic Packaging Tax.
Use the case studies to help you decide when your goods may (or may not) go beyond insufficient production.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging this example file shows how you must structure your data.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
How to structure your packaging data submission. It includes information about the different types of data you need to submit and the codes you need to use.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
Information for retailers and distributors of tobacco products, enforcement agencies and the public on changes to tobacco packaging.
How to register for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
Infographic illustrating the top GB ports and associated top international trading supply regions, where non-compliant wood-based material has been intercepted.
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