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"title": "California vs Manitoba EPR: Thresholds, Fees and Dates",
"h1": "California vs Manitoba EPR: Rules Compared",
"description": "California vs Manitoba packaging EPR compared: registration thresholds, fees per kilogram, deadlines and report formats, each from a primary source.",
"answer": "California and Manitoba both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Manitoba exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$750,000 against $1,000,000 in California. Both require producers to register. Manitoba publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 4 of 4 shared material classes.",
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"statement": "California 2026: the category “Plastic - Flexible” is published at 2.5 cents per pound.",
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"statement": "California 2026: the category “Glass and Ceramics” is published at 0.3 cents per pound.",
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"quote": "Glass and Ceramics $0.003 /lb",
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"statement": "California 2026: the category “Metal” is published at 0.8 cents per pound.",
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"pending": false,
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"quote": "Metal $0.008 /lb",
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"statement": "Manitoba: the 2027 fee schedule of Recycle Manitoba, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.",
"value": "Recycle Manitoba 2027 fee schedule",
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"url": "https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027CauseOfChange_FeeSchedule-RecycleManitoba.pdf",
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"statement": "Manitoba 2027: the category “Boxboard” is published at 18.23 cents per kilogram.",
"value": "18.23",
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"pending": false,
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"url": "https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027CauseOfChange_FeeSchedule-RecycleManitoba.pdf",
"quote": "PAPER Boxboard 18.23 15.65 16.5%",
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"id": "b-rate-mb-plastic-film",
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"statement": "Manitoba 2027: the category “Plastic Film” is published at 79.03 cents per kilogram.",
"value": "79.03",
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"pending": false,
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"quote": "Plastic Film 79.03 73.04 8.2%",
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"id": "b-rate-mb-coloured-glass",
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"statement": "Manitoba 2027: the category “Coloured Glass” is published at 22.41 cents per kilogram.",
"value": "22.41",
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"pending": false,
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"url": "https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027CauseOfChange_FeeSchedule-RecycleManitoba.pdf",
"quote": "Coloured Glass 22.41 21.66 3.5%",
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"id": "b-rate-mb-steel-food-beverage-cans",
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"leafPath": "fees.CA-MB-2027.rates[MB-steel-food-beverage-cans]",
"statement": "Manitoba 2027: the category “Steel Food & Beverage Cans” is published at 30.96 cents per kilogram.",
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"pending": false,
"source": {
"url": "https://recyclemanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2027CauseOfChange_FeeSchedule-RecycleManitoba.pdf",
"quote": "Steel Food & Beverage Cans 30.96 27.88 11.0%",
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"statement": "Across 4 shared material classes, Manitoba publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and California in 0. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram.",
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"markdown": "\n\nCalifornia and Manitoba both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Manitoba exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$750,000 against $1,000,000 in California. Both require producers to register. Manitoba publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 4 of 4 shared material classes."
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"markdown": "\n\n## California and Manitoba side by side\n\n4 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of California and Manitoba; a cell reads “not yet published” when a side has none, and an exemption row reads “none recorded; see thresholds” when no exemption is on record.\n\n**California and Manitoba: the measures both programmes publish**\n\n| Measure | California | Manitoba | Stricter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |\n| Lowest revenue exemption | $1,000,000 | CA$750,000 | Manitoba |\n| Lowest weight exemption | none recorded; see thresholds | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable |\n| First annual report date | not yet published | May 31 | Not comparable |\n| Published penalties | 1 published | not yet published | Not comparable |\n| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |\n| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 0.4 cents per pound | 18.23 cents per kilogram | Manitoba |\n| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 2.5 cents per pound | 79.03 cents per kilogram | Manitoba |\n\nThe lowest revenue exemption is $1,000,000 in California and CA$750,000 in Manitoba ($536,557 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Manitoba therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in California but still in scope in Manitoba.\n\nBoth programmes require a producer to register, in California and in Manitoba.\n\nAcross 4 shared material classes, Manitoba publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and California in 0. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram."
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"heading": "Who runs the programme in California and Manitoba",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Who runs the programme in California and Manitoba\n\nWho collects and who the producer files with, in California and then Manitoba.\n\n**California and Manitoba: how each programme is set up**\n\n| Aspect | California | Manitoba |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Regime | California SB 54, Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (Public Resources Code, Division 30, Part 3, Chapter 3.1) | Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Regulation, M.R. 195/2008 |\n| Regulator | CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), through its PEPRS portal | not yet published |\n| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |\n| Registration | Required, PEPRS (CalRecycle Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility System) | Required, WeRecycle Portal |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required | one producer responsibility organisation: Recycle Manitoba (MMSM); membership required |\n| Transfer of responsibility | Not allowed | not yet published |\n| Revenue counted as | gross revenue inside the jurisdiction, USD, calendar year | gross revenue inside the jurisdiction, CAD, given year |\n| Who counts as the producer | other: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, first distributor; primary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, first distributor; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, first distributor; service: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, first distributor; shipping: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, first distributor; tertiary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, first distributor | other: brand owner, importer; primary: brand owner, importer; secondary: brand owner, importer; service: brand owner, importer; shipping: brand owner, importer; tertiary: brand owner, importer |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Manitoba: the regulator. Reason: Regulator naming from program pages.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Manitoba: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: Transfer rules not read.\n\nBoth programmes organise producer responsibility the same way: one producer responsibility organisation. The practical differences between California and Manitoba therefore sit in thresholds, fees, dates and report formats rather than in whom a producer deals with."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What California and Manitoba cover, side by side\n\nEach row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when California or Manitoba has no verified entry for it in the dataset.\n\n**Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, California and Manitoba**\n\n| Aspect | California | Manitoba |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Materials covered | single use packaging, plastic single use food service ware | not yet published |\n| Product classes covered | primary packaging, secondary packaging, tertiary packaging, packaging components and ancillary elements | not yet published |\n| Excluded from scope | medical products and drugs, animal medicines, infant formula, medical food, fifra products, dangerous goods plastic containers, hazcom hazardous or flammable products, beverage containers subject to crv, long term product protection 5 years, architectural paint program packaging, agricultural commodity packaged on site | not yet published |\n| Sales channels addressed | retail, wholesale, remote offering, online | not yet published |\n| Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; first_distributor | brand_owner; importer |\n| Producer duty: secondary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; first_distributor | brand_owner; importer |\n| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; first_distributor | brand_owner; importer |\n| Producer duty: shipping packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; first_distributor | brand_owner; importer |\n| Producer duty: service packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; first_distributor | brand_owner; importer |\n| Producer duty: other packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; first_distributor | brand_owner; importer |\n| Published targets | plastic_source_reduction 10 by 2027-01-01; plastic_source_reduction 20 by 2030-01-01; plastic_source_reduction 25 by 2032-01-01; plastic_recycling_rate 30 by 2028-01-01; plastic_recycling_rate 40 by 2030-01-01; plastic_recycling_rate 65 by 2032-01-01; recyclable_or_compostable_share 100 by 2032-01-01 | not yet published |\n| Exemption 1 | Temporary, renewable exemption from most reporting and fee requirements for producers with gross annual California sales under $1 million. Long-term duty remains: all packaging recyclable or compostable by 2032. (application needed) | Under CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue, including affiliates and franchisees |\n| Exemption 2 | A person who produces, harvests and packages an agricultural commodity on the site where it was grown or raised is not a producer. | not yet published |\n| Exemption 3 | Beverage containers subject to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act are not covered material. | not yet published |\n| Exemption 4 | Covered material meeting a 65% (through 2026) or 70% (2027 on) recycling rate, outside curbside collection and commingled sorting, recycled at responsible end markets, is not covered material once CalRecycle approves the producer's demonstration. (application needed) | not yet published |\n| Reporting categories | not yet published | 23, material category |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Thresholds and exemptions in California and Manitoba\n\nEvery verified threshold California and Manitoba publish, as each states it.\n\n**Verified thresholds in California and Manitoba**\n\n| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |\n| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |\n| California | revenue | $1,000,000 | exempt below | gross annual sales in California, most recent calendar year |\n| Manitoba | revenue | CA$750,000 | exempt below | gross Manitoba revenue including affiliates and franchisees |\n| Manitoba | packaging weight | 5,000 kg | flat-fee band | A steward supplying under 5,000 kg a year may pay a flat fee instead of material fees, in two bands: 1,000 to 2,499 kg and 2,500 to 5,000 kg. The amounts are published each year and are on that year's fee schedule. |\n\nCalifornia exemption: Temporary, renewable exemption from most reporting and fee requirements for producers with gross annual California sales under $1 million. Long-term duty remains: all packaging recyclable or compostable by 2032. It must be applied for.\n\nCalifornia exemption: A person who produces, harvests and packages an agricultural commodity on the site where it was grown or raised is not a producer. It does not have to be applied for.\n\nCalifornia exemption: Beverage containers subject to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act are not covered material. It does not have to be applied for.\n\nCalifornia exemption: Covered material meeting a 65% (through 2026) or 70% (2027 on) recycling rate, outside curbside collection and commingled sorting, recycled at responsible end markets, is not covered material once CalRecycle approves the producer's demonstration. It must be applied for.\n\nManitoba exemption: Under CAD 750,000 gross Manitoba revenue, including affiliates and franchisees It does not have to be applied for.\n\nRead the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another.\n\nThe lowest revenue exemption is $1,000,000 in California and CA$750,000 in Manitoba ($536,557 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Manitoba therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in California but still in scope in Manitoba."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Fees per kilogram for shared materials\n\n4 material classes have a published rate on both sides; each row shows the cheapest rate that fits the class.\n\n**Cheapest published rate per kilogram by material class, California and Manitoba**\n\n| Material class | California (USD per kg) | Manitoba (CAD per kg) | Manitoba in USD, approx. | Higher fee |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 0.4 cents per pound | 18.23 cents per kilogram | $0.1304 | Manitoba |\n| plastic | 2.5 cents per pound | 79.03 cents per kilogram | $0.5654 | Manitoba |\n| glass | 0.3 cents per pound | 22.41 cents per kilogram | $0.1603 | Manitoba |\n| steel | 0.8 cents per pound | 30.96 cents per kilogram | $0.2215 | Manitoba |\n\nScaling the cheapest published rate by weight shows what the gap between California and Manitoba amounts to for a given tonnage of one material. The amounts are the rate times the weight, nothing added.\n\n**Fee at the cheapest published rate for 1 to 100,000 kilograms, California and Manitoba**\n\n| Material class | Kilograms | California fee (USD) | Manitoba fee (CAD) | Manitoba in USD, approx. | Manitoba minus California (USD) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 1 | $0.01 | CA$0.18 | $0.13 | +$0.12 |\n| paper and board | 10 | $0.09 | CA$1.82 | $1.30 | +$1.22 |\n| paper and board | 100 | $0.88 | CA$18.23 | $13.04 | +$12.16 |\n| paper and board | 1,000 | $8.82 | CA$182.30 | $130.42 | +$121.60 |\n| paper and board | 10,000 | $88.18 | CA$1,823.00 | $1,304.19 | +$1,216.01 |\n| paper and board | 100,000 | $881.85 | CA$18,230.00 | $13,041.92 | +$12,160.07 |\n| plastic | 1 | $0.06 | CA$0.79 | $0.57 | +$0.51 |\n| plastic | 10 | $0.55 | CA$7.90 | $5.65 | +$5.10 |\n| plastic | 100 | $5.51 | CA$79.03 | $56.54 | +$51.03 |\n| plastic | 1,000 | $55.12 | CA$790.30 | $565.39 | +$510.27 |\n| plastic | 10,000 | $551.16 | CA$7,903.00 | $5,653.88 | +$5,102.73 |\n| plastic | 100,000 | $5,511.56 | CA$79,030.00 | $56,538.85 | +$51,027.29 |\n| glass | 1 | $0.01 | CA$0.22 | $0.16 | +$0.15 |\n| glass | 10 | $0.07 | CA$2.24 | $1.60 | +$1.54 |\n| glass | 100 | $0.66 | CA$22.41 | $16.03 | +$15.37 |\n| glass | 1,000 | $6.61 | CA$224.10 | $160.32 | +$153.71 |\n| glass | 10,000 | $66.14 | CA$2,241.00 | $1,603.23 | +$1,537.09 |\n| glass | 100,000 | $661.39 | CA$22,410.00 | $16,032.34 | +$15,370.95 |\n| steel | 1 | $0.02 | CA$0.31 | $0.22 | +$0.20 |\n| steel | 10 | $0.18 | CA$3.10 | $2.21 | +$2.04 |\n| steel | 100 | $1.76 | CA$30.96 | $22.15 | +$20.39 |\n| steel | 1,000 | $17.64 | CA$309.60 | $221.49 | +$203.85 |\n| steel | 10,000 | $176.37 | CA$3,096.00 | $2,214.91 | +$2,038.54 |\n| steel | 100,000 | $1,763.70 | CA$30,960.00 | $22,149.09 | +$20,385.39 |\n\nConverted from CAD to USD at the Bank of Canada annual average for 2025. A converted figure is approximate and moves with the year of the rate; the published amount is the one in the programme’s own currency.\n\nManitoba: the 2027 fee schedule of Recycle Manitoba, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nCalifornia: the 2026 fee schedule of Circular Action Alliance (California PRO), early fee, effective January 1, 2026, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nCalifornia 2026: the category “Paper/Fiber” is published at 0.4 cents per pound.\n\nCalifornia 2026: the category “Plastic - Flexible” is published at 2.5 cents per pound.\n\nCalifornia 2026: the category “Glass and Ceramics” is published at 0.3 cents per pound.\n\nCalifornia 2026: the category “Metal” is published at 0.8 cents per pound.\n\nManitoba 2027: the category “Boxboard” is published at 18.23 cents per kilogram.\n\nManitoba 2027: the category “Plastic Film” is published at 79.03 cents per kilogram.\n\nManitoba 2027: the category “Coloured Glass” is published at 22.41 cents per kilogram.\n\nManitoba 2027: the category “Steel Food & Beverage Cans” is published at 30.96 cents per kilogram.\n\nReal packs usually land in a dearer category, so use the calculator for California and Manitoba."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in California and Manitoba\n\nEach verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.\n\n**Verified deadlines in California and Manitoba**\n\n| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| California | registration | January 1, 2027 | not yet published |\n| California | taxonomy update | January 1, 2027 | not yet published |\n| Manitoba | report | May 31 | the previous calendar year |\n| Manitoba | payment | January 31 | each quarter |\n| Manitoba | registration | December 1 | voluntary producer agreement |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for California: the annual producer data report date. Reason: The calendar due date for the annual producer report is set by CAA or CalRecycle in its reporting calendar and was not found in a published source."
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"heading": "Penalties in California and Manitoba",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Penalties in California and Manitoba\n\nWhat each side has published; a side without an amount says so.\n\nCalifornia penalty for failure to comply with the chapter or its regulations: up to $50,000 per day per violation.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Manitoba: penalty amounts. Reason: Penalties were not read."
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"heading": "Report formats in California and Manitoba",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Report formats in California and Manitoba\n\nHow the report file for California compares with the one for Manitoba.\n\n**Report file layouts for California and Manitoba**\n\n| Aspect | California | Manitoba |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Layout | California SB 54 producer data by covered material category 2026-09-29 (built from PRC 42052(a)(1) and CalRecycle guidance of 4 August 2026) | Recycle Manitoba annual report Fee-year categories, reviewed 2026-09-29 |\n| Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (PRO) or CalRecycle through PEPRS for self-reporting producers | Recycle Manitoba (MMSM) |\n| How it is submitted | CAA producer portal, or CalRecycle PEPRS when the producer reports directly. The customer signs in and submits. | WeRecycle Portal |\n| File type | csv | csv |\n| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |\n| Delimiter | , | , |\n| Decimal separator | . |\n| Columns | 5 | 4 |\n| Required columns | 5 of 5 | 4 of 4 |\n| Weight unit | lb | kg |\n| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |\n\n> **Not yet published**: California: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: CAA publishes a 2026 Annual Supply Report preparation workbook (2025 data year) with 95 reporting categories, weights in pounds to two decimals and plastic-component counts, but the workbook cannot be uploaded; the report is entered on the CAA Producer Portal. Instica's file is its own working layout and does not yet reproduce those categories. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Manitoba: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\nThe two layouts share a file type and a delimiter, but each programme names its own columns and categories, so one file cannot be sent to both programmes. Each report is built from the same underlying measurements and exported separately."
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"heading": "Which to plan for first, California or Manitoba",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which to plan for first, California or Manitoba\n\nCheck the exemption thresholds before anything else. Manitoba reaches smaller sellers than California, so a seller that is exempt in California may still have to register in Manitoba."
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"heading": "Questions about comparing these two programmes",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions about comparing these two programmes\n\n### Is California or Manitoba stricter on packaging EPR?\n\nManitoba exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$750,000 against $1,000,000 in California. Both require producers to register. Manitoba publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 4 of 4 shared material classes.\n\n### Do I register in both California and Manitoba?\n\nCalifornia requires producers to register. Manitoba requires producers to register.\n\n### How do the fees per kilogram compare in California and Manitoba?\n\nAcross 4 shared material classes, Manitoba publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and California in 0. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram.\n\n### Which deadline comes first, California or Manitoba?\n\nThe dataset does not hold a verified annual report date on both sides, so this page does not say which comes first."
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"heading": "How these figures are made",
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"markdown": "\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is read from a sourced record or computed from one, and each carries its data quality. Converted amounts are approximate and name the exchange rate used. The customer signs and submits each report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. This page is general information about published rules; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser."
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