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"a-deadline-simplified-report-2026", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-uk#a-deadline-simplified-report-2026", "leafPath": "US-MN.deadlines[simplified_report_2026]", "statement": "Minnesota: report date May 31, 2026.", "value": "May 31, 2026", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota", "quote": "CAA requires producers to provide simplified reporting by May 31, 2026", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "a-deadline-needs-assessment", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-uk#a-deadline-needs-assessment", "leafPath": "US-MN.deadlines[needs_assessment]", "statement": "Minnesota: other date December 31, 2026.", "value": "December 31, 2026", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota", "quote": "December 31, 2026 Full Needs Assessment Due.", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "a-deadline-plan-due", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-uk#a-deadline-plan-due", "leafPath": "US-MN.deadlines[plan_due]", "statement": "Minnesota: other date October 1, 2028.", "value": "October 1, 2028", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1451", "quote": "By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a stewardship plan", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "a-deadline-net-cost-50", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/compare/minnesota-vs-uk#a-deadline-net-cost-50", "leafPath": "US-MN.deadlines[net_cost_50]", "statement": "Minnesota: payment date February 1, 2029.", "value": "February 1, 2029", "unit": null, "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455", "quote": "no less than 50 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Both require producers to register. United Kingdom asks for its first annual report earlier, on April 1 against May 31 in Minnesota. Every figure below links to its primary source." }, { "id": "glance", "heading": "Minnesota and United Kingdom side by side", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Minnesota and United Kingdom side by side\n\n2 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Minnesota and United Kingdom; 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**Minnesota and United Kingdom: the measures both programmes publish**\n\n| Measure | Minnesota | United Kingdom | Stricter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | producer compliance schemes | 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 | April 1 | United Kingdom |\n| Published penalties | 1 published | not yet published | Not comparable |\n| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |\n| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 196 GBP/tonne | Not comparable |\n| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 423 GBP/tonne | Not comparable |\n\nBoth programmes require a producer to register, in Minnesota and in United Kingdom.\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and April 1 in United Kingdom, 60 days apart. United Kingdom leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "programme", "heading": "Who runs the programme in Minnesota and United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Who runs the programme in Minnesota and United Kingdom\n\nWho collects and who the producer files with, in Minnesota and then United Kingdom.\n\n**Minnesota and United Kingdom: how each programme is set up**\n\n| Aspect | Minnesota | United Kingdom |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Regime | Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 | Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 |\n| Regulator | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency | Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees |\n| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |\n| Registration | Required, Producer joins a PRO; the PRO registers with the MPCA | Required, Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required | producer compliance schemes; membership optional |\n| Transfer of responsibility | not yet published | Not allowed |\n| Revenue counted as | not yet published | worldwide revenue, GBP, previous accounting year |\n| Who counts as the producer | primary: manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner, importer | other: manufacturer, importer, online marketplace; primary: brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace, seller; secondary: brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace, seller; service: brand owner, packer and shipper, manufacturer, importer, seller; shipping: brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace, seller; tertiary: brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace, seller |\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\nThe two programmes are organised differently. Minnesota uses one producer responsibility organisation; United Kingdom uses producer compliance schemes. 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." }, { "id": "scope", "heading": "What Minnesota and United Kingdom cover, side by side", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What Minnesota and United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom has no verified entry for it in the dataset.\n\n**Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Minnesota and United Kingdom**\n\n| Aspect | Minnesota | United Kingdom |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Materials covered | packaging, paper products | aluminium, fibre based composite, glass, paper and card, plastic, steel, wood, other |\n| Product classes covered | packaging, paper | primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, tertiary packaging, reusable packaging |\n| Excluded from scope | exempt materials | charities supplying or importing packaging |\n| Sales channels addressed | physical retail, remote sale, other distribution | retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace |\n| Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer; licensee; brand_owner; importer | brand_owner; packer_shipper; importer; marketplace; seller |\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. | Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK, excluding subsidiaries that trade for profit. |\n| Producer duty: secondary packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; packer_shipper; importer; marketplace; seller |\n| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; packer_shipper; importer; marketplace; seller |\n| Producer duty: shipping packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; packer_shipper; importer; marketplace; seller |\n| Producer duty: service packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; packer_shipper; manufacturer; importer; seller |\n| Producer duty: other packaging | not yet published | manufacturer; importer; marketplace |\n| Reporting categories | not yet published | 8, material and packaging class |\n| Published targets | not yet published | plastic_recycling_obligation 57 by 2026-12-31; plastic_recycling_obligation 59 by 2027-12-31; glass_recycling_obligation 76 by 2026-12-31; glass_recycling_obligation 78 by 2027-12-31; aluminium_recycling_obligation 62 by 2026-12-31; aluminium_recycling_obligation 63 by 2027-12-31; steel_recycling_obligation 81 by 2026-12-31; steel_recycling_obligation 82 by 2027-12-31; wood_recycling_obligation 46 by 2026-12-31; wood_recycling_obligation 47 by 2027-12-31; paper_board_fibre_composite_recycling_obligation 77 by 2026-12-31; paper_board_fibre_composite_recycling_obligation 79 by 2027-12-31 |" }, { "id": "thresholds", "heading": "Thresholds and exemptions in Minnesota and United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Thresholds and exemptions in Minnesota and United Kingdom\n\nEvery verified threshold Minnesota and United Kingdom publish, as each states it.\n\n**Verified thresholds in Minnesota and United Kingdom**\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| United Kingdom | packaging tonnage | 25 tonnes | registration trigger | packaging supplied or imported in the UK in the previous calendar year |\n| United Kingdom | revenue | £1,000,000 | registration trigger | worldwide annual turnover |\n| United Kingdom | packaging tonnage | 50 tonnes | reduced duty | with turnover above 1 million and up to 2 million pounds, an obligated producer is small; above 50 tonnes with turnover over 2 million pounds is large |\n\nMinnesota 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\nUnited Kingdom exemption: Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK, excluding subsidiaries that trade for profit. 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." }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Fees per kilogram for shared materials", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Fees per kilogram for shared materials\n\nUnited Kingdom publishes per-kilogram rates in the dataset; Minnesota does not. The rows therefore show United Kingdom only. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Minnesota and United Kingdom 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\nUnited Kingdom: the 2025-26 fee schedule of PackUK extended producer responsibility for packaging (base fees), effective June 27, 2025, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Paper and card” is published at 196 GBP/tonne.\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Plastic” is published at 423 GBP/tonne.\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Glass” is published at 192 GBP/tonne." }, { "id": "deadlines", "heading": "Deadlines in Minnesota and United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in Minnesota and United Kingdom\n\nEach verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.\n\n**Verified deadlines in Minnesota and United Kingdom**\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| United Kingdom | report | October 1, 2026 | the first half of 2026 |\n| United Kingdom | report | April 1, 2027 | the second half of 2026 |\n| United Kingdom | report | April 1, 2027 | 2026-P0 |\n| United Kingdom | registration | October 1, 2026 | not yet published |\n| United Kingdom | registration | April 1, 2027 | not yet published |\n| United Kingdom | other | January 31, 2027 | calendar year 2026 |\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and April 1 in United Kingdom, 60 days apart. United Kingdom leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "penalties", "heading": "Penalties in Minnesota and United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Penalties in Minnesota and United Kingdom\n\nWhat each side has published; a side without an amount says so.\n\nMinnesota penalty for violation of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463: up to $25,000 per day.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for United Kingdom: penalty amounts. Reason: The penalty and civil sanction amounts are in the regulations and regulator enforcement policy, which were not read. Nothing is recorded rather than guessed." }, { "id": "formats", "heading": "Report formats in Minnesota and United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Report formats in Minnesota and United Kingdom\n\nHow the report file for Minnesota compares with the one for United Kingdom.\n\n**Report file layouts for Minnesota and United Kingdom**\n\n| Aspect | Minnesota | United Kingdom |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Layout | Minnesota interim producer supply report by material class 2026-09-29 (interim, built from CAA guidance) | UK EPR packaging data file (large and small producer) 2026 specification, GOV.UK page last updated 19 August 2026 |\n| Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (Minnesota PRO) | The four UK environmental regulators through the Report packaging data (RPD) service |\n| How it is submitted | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. | Report packaging data service on GOV.UK. The customer, as an approved person, uploads the CSV. A compliance scheme can do this on the producer's behalf. |\n| File type | csv | csv |\n| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |\n| Delimiter | , | , |\n| Decimal separator | . |\n| Columns | 4 | 15 |\n| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 6 of 15 |\n| Weight unit | lb | kg |\n| Period basis | calendar year | half 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\nUnited Kingdom report specification: GOV.UK Report packaging data: create your reporting file, Table 1a (large producers) and Table 1b (small producers), with code tables 2 to 7\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." }, { "id": "choose", "heading": "Which to plan for first, Minnesota or United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which to plan for first, Minnesota or United Kingdom\n\nPlan around the earlier report date first. United Kingdom asks for its first annual report on April 1, before Minnesota, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions about comparing these two programmes", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions about comparing these two programmes\n\n### Is Minnesota or United Kingdom stricter on packaging EPR?\n\nBoth require producers to register. United Kingdom asks for its first annual report earlier, on April 1 against May 31 in Minnesota.\n\n### Do I register in both Minnesota and United Kingdom?\n\nMinnesota requires producers to register. United Kingdom requires producers to register.\n\n### How do the fees per kilogram compare in Minnesota and United Kingdom?\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### Which deadline comes first, Minnesota or United Kingdom?\n\nThe earliest annual report date is May 31 in Minnesota and April 1 in United Kingdom, 60 days apart. United Kingdom leaves less time to prepare, so its data has to be ready first." }, { "id": "estimate", "heading": "How these figures are made", "kind": "boilerplate", "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." } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "requirements under sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) confirmed CAA’s registration to implement the state’s EPR program.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "Producers must be a member of a PRO that is registered with MPCA by July 1, 2025.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261016213413/https://www.pca.state.mn.us/news-and-stories/mpca-confirms-registration-of-minnesotas-initial-packaging-producer-responsibility-organization", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-05", "status": "verified", "quote": "the MPCA confirmed Circular Action Alliance (CAA) — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, producer-led organization — as Minnesota’s initial PRO.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "\"Producer\" means the following person responsible for compliance with requirements", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "introduced less than one ton of covered material into this state", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "earned global gross revenues of less than $2,000,000", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "\"De minimis producer\" means a person that in their most recent fiscal year", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1443", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "The producer responsibility organization must register with the commissioner by July 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "CAA requires producers to provide simplified reporting by May 31, 2026", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "December 31, 2026 Full Needs Assessment Due.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1451", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a stewardship plan", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "no less than 50 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2029", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "no less than 75 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2030", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1455", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "no less than 90 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2031, and each year thereafter", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1462", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day of violation", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "Packaging does not include exempt materials.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-11-03", "status": "verified", "quote": "go to schedule 5 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 (as amended)", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "Each of the 4 nations of the United Kingdom has its own regulator. 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