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Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
How to register a group of companies for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Check the tariff classification for a plastic bottle equipped with an air pump and a nozzle.
What to do if someone registered for Plastic Packaging Tax dies or becomes incapacitated.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
How to register for Plastic Packaging Tax.
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.
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.
How to report to HMRC if an organisation becomes insolvent for Plastic Packaging Tax purposes, send any final returns and deregister.
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.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
When and how to submit a return and how to make an amendment after it’s been submitted.
Product Safety Report for Pretend Play Set Plastic Food Toy DIY Cake Toy Cutting Fruit Vegetable Food Pretend Play Toys presenting a medium risk of injuries and asphyxiation.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
Product recall for toy phone presenting a serious risk of choking, injuries, strangulation and asphyxiation.
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.
A 'standard solution' to help introduce lean sourcing to your organisation and manage the process, with templates and briefing packs.
The Ministry of Justice's policy for reducing and removing single-use plastic across our full estate.
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