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How to apply for PCS approval, register, take on packaging producer responsibilities and comply under the approval.
Find out how to decide what checks to make if you manufacture, import or buy plastic packaging from another business, and examples of checks you can carry out.
Seeking views on the design of the tax on plastic packaging announced at Budget 2018.
Extended producer responsibility scheme deferred for a year until October 2025
If you have manufactured or imported 10 or more tonnes of plastic packaging in the last 12 months, you may need to register for the tax.
This plan outlines the framework for evaluating the Plastic Packaging Tax.
Budget 2018 announced that the government will introduce a world-leading new tax on produced or imported plastic packaging. Subject to consultation, this will apply to all plastic packaging that doesn’t include at least 30% recycled content.
When and how to submit a return and how to make an amendment after it’s been submitted.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
How to assess household and non-household packaging from 2024 onwards if you’re a UK organisation affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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