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  "title": "Minnesota vs Spain EPR: Thresholds, Fees and Dates",
  "h1": "Minnesota vs Spain EPR: Rules Compared",
  "description": "Minnesota vs Spain packaging EPR: Both require producers to register. Fees, thresholds, dates and formats compared from primary sources.",
  "answer": "Minnesota and Spain both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Both require producers to register. Spain asks for its first annual report earlier, on March 31 against May 31 in Minnesota. Every figure below links to its primary source.",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-05",
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  "cite": "Instica, “Minnesota vs Spain EPR: Rules Compared”, https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-spain, last verified 2026-11-05, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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      "statement": "Minnesota: the packaging rules sit in Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463.",
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      "statement": "Minnesota: the regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.",
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      "statement": "Minnesota: producers must register through Producer joins a PRO; the PRO registers with the MPCA.",
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      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nMinnesota and Spain both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Both require producers to register. Spain asks for its first annual report earlier, on March 31 against May 31 in Minnesota. Every figure below links to its primary source."
    },
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      "id": "glance",
      "heading": "Minnesota and Spain side by side",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"glance\"></a>\n\n## Minnesota and Spain side by side\n\n2 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Minnesota and Spain; 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<a id=\"glance-table\"></a>**Minnesota and Spain: the measures both programmes publish**\n\n| Measure | Minnesota | Spain | Stricter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |\n| Lowest revenue exemption | $2,000,000 | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable |\n| Lowest weight exemption | 907.2 kg | none recorded; see thresholds | Not comparable |\n| First annual report date | May 31 | March 31 | Spain |\n| Published penalties | 1 published | 3 published | Not comparable |\n| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |\n| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 0.117 EUR/kg | Not comparable |\n| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 0.530 EUR/kg | Not comparable |\n\n<a id=\"calc-registration\"></a>Both programmes require a producer to register, in Minnesota and in Spain.\n\n<a id=\"calc-report-date\"></a>The earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "id": "programme",
      "heading": "Who runs the programme in Minnesota and Spain",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"programme\"></a>\n\n## Who runs the programme in Minnesota and Spain\n\nWho collects and who the producer files with, in Minnesota and then Spain.\n\n<a id=\"programme-table\"></a>**Minnesota and Spain: how each programme is set up**\n\n| Aspect | Minnesota | Spain |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Regime | Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 | Royal Decree 1055/2022 on packaging and packaging waste, under Law 7/2022 on waste and contaminated soils |\n| Regulator | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Directorate-General for Environmental Quality and Assessment |\n| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |\n| Registration | Required, Producer joins a PRO; the PRO registers with the MPCA | Required, Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos) |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required | more than one producer responsibility organisation: Ecoembes, Ecovidrio; membership required |\n| Transfer of responsibility | not yet published | Allowed |\n| Who counts as the producer | primary: manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner, importer | primary: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor; service: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor; shipping: online marketplace seller, manufacturer or brand owner; tertiary: manufacturer or brand owner, importer, first distributor |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Minnesota: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: No transfer or delegation rule was found in the definition read.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Minnesota: how revenue is counted. Reason: Revenue scope for the producer threshold was not read beyond the de minimis definition.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Spain: how revenue is counted. Reason: Spanish law sets obligations by packaging weight and units, not by turnover; no revenue basis was found in the retrieved text.\n\nThe two programmes are organised differently. Minnesota uses one producer responsibility organisation; Spain uses more than one producer responsibility organisation. For a seller in both, that usually means two different counterparties, two different sign-up routes and two different sets of terms to read before the first report is due."
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      "id": "scope",
      "heading": "What Minnesota and Spain cover, side by side",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"scope\"></a>\n\n## What Minnesota and Spain cover, side by side\n\nEach row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when Minnesota or Spain has no verified entry for it in the dataset.\n\n<a id=\"scope-table\"></a>**Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Minnesota and Spain**\n\n| Aspect | Minnesota | Spain |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Materials covered | packaging, paper products | all packaging materials, plastic, paper and cardboard, metal, glass, wood, other |\n| Product classes covered | packaging, paper | household packaging, commercial and industrial packaging, service packaging |\n| Excluded from scope | exempt materials | not yet published |\n| Sales channels addressed | physical retail, remote sale, other distribution | domestic producers, producers established in other Member States or third countries via an authorised representative, e-commerce platforms acting as producer where no representative is appointed |\n| Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer; licensee; brand_owner; importer | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Exemption 1 | A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. | not yet published |\n| Producer duty: secondary packaging | not yet published | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | not yet published | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Producer duty: shipping packaging | not yet published | online_marketplace_seller; manufacturer_brand_owner |\n| Producer duty: service packaging | not yet published | manufacturer_brand_owner; importer; first_distributor |\n| Published targets | not yet published | recycling rate, all packaging waste 65% by 2025-12-31; recycling rate, all packaging waste 70% by 2030-12-31 |"
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      "heading": "Thresholds and exemptions in Minnesota and Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Thresholds and exemptions in Minnesota and Spain\n\nEvery verified threshold Minnesota and Spain publish, as each states it.\n\n<a id=\"thresholds-table\"></a>**Verified thresholds in Minnesota and Spain**\n\n| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |\n| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |\n| Minnesota | packaging tonnage | 1 short ton | exempt below | covered material introduced, most recent fiscal year |\n| Minnesota | revenue | $2,000,000 | exempt below | global gross revenue, most recent fiscal year |\n| Spain | packaging weight | 10 tonnes per calendar year | reduced duty | packaging made available for the first time in the Member State |\n| Spain | packaging weight | 15 tonnes per year | reduced duty | packaging placed on the market |\n\n<a id=\"a-exemption-de-minimis-producer\"></a>Minnesota exemption: A de minimis producer introduced under one ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. 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."
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      "id": "rates",
      "heading": "Fees per kilogram for shared materials",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"rates\"></a>\n\n## Fees per kilogram for shared materials\n\nSpain publishes per-kilogram rates in the dataset; Minnesota does not. The rows therefore show Spain only. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Minnesota and Spain would mean inventing a figure, and this page does not do that.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Minnesota: no verified per-kilogram fee schedule is in the dataset yet.\n\n<a id=\"b-fee-source\"></a>Spain: the 2027 fee schedule of Ecoembes / Ecovidrio, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\n<a id=\"b-rate-es-papel\"></a>Spain 2027: the category “Paper and cardboard, non-SUP” is published at 0.117 EUR/kg.\n\n<a id=\"b-rate-es-bolsas-une\"></a>Spain 2027: the category “Plastic bags (UNE standard)” is published at 0.530 EUR/kg.\n\n<a id=\"b-rate-es-vidrio\"></a>Spain 2027: the category “Glass (weight factor)” is published at 0.03761 EUR/kg."
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      "id": "deadlines",
      "heading": "Deadlines in Minnesota and Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"deadlines\"></a>\n\n## Deadlines in Minnesota and Spain\n\nEach verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.\n\n<a id=\"deadlines-table\"></a>**Verified deadlines in Minnesota and Spain**\n\n| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Minnesota | registration | July 1, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Minnesota | report | May 31, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Minnesota | other | December 31, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Minnesota | other | October 1, 2028 | not yet published |\n| Minnesota | payment | February 1, 2029 | not yet published |\n| Minnesota | payment | February 1, 2030 | not yet published |\n| Minnesota | payment | February 1, 2031 | not yet published |\n| Spain | report | June 1 | the previous calendar year |\n| Spain | other | August 12, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Spain | report | March 31 | the previous calendar year |\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "id": "penalties",
      "heading": "Penalties in Minnesota and Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"penalties\"></a>\n\n## Penalties in Minnesota and Spain\n\nWhat each side has published; a side without an amount says so.\n\n<a id=\"a-penalty-0\"></a>Minnesota penalty for violation of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463: up to $25,000 per day.\n\n<a id=\"b-penalty-0\"></a>Spain penalty for very serious infringement: €100,001 to €3,500,000 per infringement.\n\n<a id=\"b-penalty-1\"></a>Spain penalty for serious infringement: €2,001 to €100,000 per infringement.\n\n<a id=\"b-penalty-2\"></a>Spain penalty for minor infringement: up to €2,000 per infringement."
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      "id": "formats",
      "heading": "Report formats in Minnesota and Spain",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"formats\"></a>\n\n## Report formats in Minnesota and Spain\n\nHow the report file for Minnesota compares with the one for Spain.\n\n<a id=\"formats-table\"></a>**Report file layouts for Minnesota and Spain**\n\n| Aspect | Minnesota | Spain |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Layout | Minnesota interim producer supply report by material class 2026-09-29 (interim, built from CAA guidance) | Spain packaging declaration (working layout) Working layout, sources reviewed 2026-11-04 |\n| Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (Minnesota PRO) | Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica: Registro de Productores de Producto, sección de envases |\n| How it is submitted | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. | Registro de Productores de Productos (MITECO), packaging section; registry entry. The customer signs in and submits. |\n| File type | csv | csv |\n| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |\n| Delimiter | , | , |\n| Decimal separator | . |\n| Columns | 4 | 4 |\n| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |\n| Weight unit | lb | kg |\n| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Minnesota: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The PRO says Minnesota material reporting categories are not defined, and the draft plan is not expected until 2027. Only the simplified interim reporting exists, and it is portal-only. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Spain: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The field list is set by RD 1055/2022 Annex IV §2: an annual report by 31 March of weight by material type and number of units, broken down by EPR scheme and packaging category, entered in the Registro de Productores de Productos; the material options exist only in the registry. Instica's file is its own working worksheet in kilograms by Instica category and does not yet reproduce that layout, so its figures are for the customer to enter in the recipient's form. 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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      "id": "choose",
      "heading": "Which to plan for first, Minnesota or Spain",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"choose\"></a>\n\n## Which to plan for first, Minnesota or Spain\n\nPlan around the earlier report date first. Spain asks for its first annual report on March 31, before Minnesota, so its data has to be ready first."
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    {
      "id": "faq",
      "heading": "Questions about comparing these two programmes",
      "kind": "faq",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Questions about comparing these two programmes\n\n### <a id=\"q1\"></a>Is Minnesota or Spain stricter on packaging EPR?\n\nBoth require producers to register. Spain asks for its first annual report earlier, on March 31 against May 31 in Minnesota.\n\n### <a id=\"q2\"></a>Do I register in both Minnesota and Spain?\n\nMinnesota requires producers to register. Spain requires producers to register.\n\n### <a id=\"q3\"></a>How do the fees per kilogram compare in Minnesota and Spain?\n\nThe dataset does not hold per-kilogram rates for the same material class on both sides, so this page does not compare fees.\n\n### <a id=\"q4\"></a>Which deadline comes first, Minnesota or Spain?\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and March 31 in Spain, 61 days apart. Spain leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first."
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      "id": "estimate",
      "heading": "How these figures are made",
      "kind": "boilerplate",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\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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          "anchor": "New Brunswick vs Nova Scotia EPR: Rules Compared",
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          "anchor": "New Brunswick vs Québec EPR: Rules Compared",
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          "anchor": "New Brunswick vs Saskatchewan EPR: Rules Compared",
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          "anchor": "Nova Scotia vs Ontario EPR: Rules Compared",
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