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If you use, produce or supply wood packaging material (WPM) to move goods to or from the EU or the rest of the world, you must make sure it meets international standards.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
From 1 October 2024, more materials facilities will need to sample and report their waste. Sampling and reporting will be more detailed and more frequent under the amended regulations.
Packaging regulations: environmental requirements, recycling
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Get help to classify articles of leather and other items in chapter 42 of the tariff for import and export.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
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.
Freight forwarders oversee the worldwide movement of cargo, packing, documentation and customs clearance, on behalf of importers and exporters.
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.
Get help to classify various types of wood for import and export.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Weights and measures - find out the law on trading standards for packaging and selling products
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