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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 what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
The type of seasonal work you can do on farms, who can apply, and where you can find work.
Form to apply for designation as a premises for grading and packing eggs.
Obligated packaging producers must register and meet their waste packaging recycling responsibilities.
Form for packing centres to apply for approval to pack eggs.
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.
How UK organisations that supply or import packaging should comply with extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Requirements for solid wood packaging used to import or export goods
Get your goods cleared by the National Clearance Hub when moving goods into, out of, or through the UK.
A guide to documenting how you’ve collected your packaging data, known as your ‘methodology’. Online marketplaces affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging must submit a methodology.
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Guidance for organisations who may need to report packaging data because they are affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
We work with organisations across the UK that produce radioactive waste.
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.
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.
How to apply for a visa to come to the UK for temporary seasonal work - eligibility, documents you'll need, and the application process.
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.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
Find out what records and accounts you must keep to support the information that you submit on your Plastic Packaging Tax return.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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