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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.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Find out which plastic packaging components are exempt or excluded from the tax, and if the packaging counts towards the 10-tonne threshold for registration.
How to register a group of companies for Plastic Packaging Tax.
How and when to register updated packaging and information leaflets when new national marketing authorisations have been issued
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.
A collection of guidance you should follow for Plastic Packaging Tax.
Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging, this spreadsheet can help you generate a valid packaging data file
Guidance for those involved in the placing of packaged goods on the market.
Find out which plastic packaging components are in and out of scope of Plastic Packaging Tax.
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.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
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.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
Information for retailers and distributors of tobacco products, enforcement agencies and the public on changes to tobacco packaging.
Draft statutory instrument, which will make amendments to retained EU law related to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products legislation, to be laid under the EU (Withdrawal) Act.
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.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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