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Get help to classify plastics for import and export.
You can get relief on exported and converted packaging in the same accounting period or claim a credit for them on a later tax return.
Check what classifies as plastic, recycled plastic and packaging components, and if the packaging you manufacture or import is subject to the tax.
Rules for shipping waste plastic.
Who needs to register for the tax and when, and what you must do before you register.
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.
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 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.
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
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