# Amazon EPR United Kingdom: who is the producer?

Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/for/amazon/uk

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For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the sourced hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller as the producer of primary packaging. It adds secondary (brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller). Instica estimates which role fits your sales and prepares the data; you confirm the role, then sign and submit.

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## Who is the producer for Amazon sales in United Kingdom?

A packaging producer is not one business for every pack. The hierarchy for United Kingdom assigns a role at each packaging level, and 6 levels have roles named in the sourced text. Amazon sales touch 5 of them in Instica’s grouping, so the table below shows every level and marks the ones that apply to this channel.

<a id="hierarchy"></a>**Producer roles by packaging level in United Kingdom**

| Packaging level | Roles named in the hierarchy | For Amazon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| primary | brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller | Applies to Amazon sales |
| secondary | brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller | Applies to Amazon sales |
| tertiary | brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller | Not part of a typical Amazon order |
| shipping | brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller | Applies to Amazon sales |
| service | brand owner, packer and shipper, manufacturer, importer and seller | Applies to Amazon sales |
| other | manufacturer, importer and online marketplace | Applies to Amazon sales |

<a id="hierarchy-primary"></a>United Kingdom: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025).

Primary packaging is the pack that directly holds the item and reaches the customer with it: the bag, jar, bottle, can or wrapper. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller, in that order of precedence.

<a id="hierarchy-secondary"></a>United Kingdom: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025).

Secondary packaging groups or presents primary packs, such as an outer box, a sleeve or a multipack carton. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller, in that order of precedence.

<a id="hierarchy-tertiary"></a>United Kingdom: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025).

Tertiary packaging moves goods in bulk: pallets, stretch wrap, corner boards and outer cartons for warehouse and freight. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller, in that order of precedence.

<a id="hierarchy-shipping"></a>United Kingdom: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025).

Shipping packaging is what an order travels in to the customer: the mailer or shipping box, void fill, tape and labels. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller, in that order of precedence.

<a id="hierarchy-service"></a>United Kingdom: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, manufacturer, importer and seller (2025).

Service packaging is supplied at the point of sale to hand goods over, such as carrier bags, takeaway containers and gift wrap. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the brand owner, packer and shipper, manufacturer, importer and seller, in that order of precedence.

<a id="hierarchy-other"></a>United Kingdom: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer, importer and online marketplace (2025).

The hierarchy also assigns a residual level for packaging that does not fit the other levels, usually to whoever first distributes it. For Amazon sales the hierarchy assigns it to the manufacturer, importer and online marketplace, in that order of precedence.

The roles above are defined by the law, not by the channel. This is what each one means for a seller whose orders come through Amazon, and the tests below are the questions to answer about your own business. For a seller on Amazon the role is a question of facts: who made the product, whose brand is on it, who packs and ships the order and whether it was brought into the jurisdiction. You answer those questions in the workspace, Instica reads the hierarchy against them, and you confirm the result.

- **brand owner**: The brand owner is the owner of the brand or trademark the product is sold under. Look at the trademark on the pack: the business that owns it holds this role, even when another business filled and packed the goods.
- **packer and shipper**: The packer and shipper is the business that packs the order and ships it to the customer. Look at who closes the box: the business that packs the parcel and sends it holds this role for the shipping packaging.
- **importer**: The importer is the business that brings the packaged goods, or the packaging itself, into the jurisdiction. Look at where the goods came from: stock that crossed the border to reach you makes you the importer for that stock.
- **online marketplace**: The online marketplace is the operator of the online marketplace the order goes through. Look at whether the platform handles the order itself: the operator can hold this role when it fulfils or collects payment.
- **seller**: The seller is the business that sells the packaged goods to the customer. Look at who sells to the end customer: the business that completes the sale holds this role.
- **manufacturer**: The manufacturer is the manufacturer of the packaged goods. Look at who made the goods: the business that manufactured the packaged product holds this role.

The statute or regulator text behind the United Kingdom hierarchy, in its source wording:

> a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
>
> Source: legislation.gov.uk: 1 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Language: en

Paraphrase: Role ordering is Instica's structuring of the Regulations, not statutory text. SI 2024/1332 reg 15(1)(b) names seven classes of producer (brand owner, packer/filler, importer or first UK owner, distributor, online marketplace operator, service provider, seller), each a producer only for the packaging set out in regs 16–22. The Regulations assign producers by function and by whether the other party is a large producer, not by packaging level, so the same order is used for filled primary, secondary, tertiary and shipment packaging: - brand owner (reg 16): whose brand appears on filled packaging; a UK group company where the brand owner is a non-UK group member; - packer/filler (reg 17, mapped to packer_shipper): producer where there is no brand owner, the brand owner is not a large producer, or in the reg 17(2)(c)–(e) cases; - importer, or first UK owner (reg 18): producer where no UK brand owner is responsible for the import, or the brand owner is not large; - online marketplace operator (reg 20): producer for packaging on items supplied by non-UK sellers and received in the UK; - seller (reg 22): producer for filled packaging it supplies to the final user. Reg 15(8): after the first producer's supply, no one except a seller becomes a producer by a further supply. Service level (packaging filled at the point of sale) is Instica's reading: the filler is packer/filler, and a distributor (reg 19, a person who manufactures or imports unfilled packaging, mapped to manufacturer and importer) is the producer unless the filler is a large producer. Level 'other' covers unfilled packaging supplied by distributors (reg 19) and by non-UK suppliers on online marketplaces (reg 20(2)(b)). Service provider (reg 21: hires out or lends reusable packaging, producer on first supply) has no role id in the vocabulary and is not mapped.

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## What Amazon changes about the answer

The hub for United Kingdom gives the default answer, primary: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller. For Amazon sales the outcome is primary: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller; secondary: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller; shipping: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller; service: brand owner > packer and shipper > manufacturer > importer > seller; other: manufacturer > importer > online marketplace. The difference is the secondary, shipping, service and other levels, which an order placed through Amazon brings into scope and a plain in-store sale does not.

Instica groups the packaging levels an order placed through Amazon produces as primary, secondary, shipping, service and other. That grouping is our reading of how the channel ships goods, not wording from the law, and it is what makes the outcome here different from the default.

Amazon sellers either ship orders themselves or send stock to fulfilment centres, so the same business can be the packer of a shipping carton on one order and only the brand owner on the next. The order and shipment reports record the destination country and state of each order, which is the data a regional estimate needs.

<a id="outcome-primary"></a>For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is primary: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller.

<a id="outcome-secondary"></a>For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is secondary: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller.

<a id="outcome-shipping"></a>For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is shipping: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller.

<a id="outcome-service"></a>For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is service: brand owner then packer and shipper then manufacturer then importer then seller.

<a id="outcome-other"></a>For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is other: manufacturer then importer then online marketplace.

The hierarchy for United Kingdom names online marketplace as well, so an order placed through Amazon can bring the marketplace itself into the chain.

<a id="sales-channels"></a>United Kingdom lists these sales routes as in scope: retail, wholesale, online and online marketplace.

United Kingdom treats these sales routes as in scope: retail, wholesale, online and online marketplace. Orders placed through Amazon reach the customer remotely, so the remote-sale wording is the one to read.

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## Does a small-seller threshold apply in United Kingdom?

3 thresholds are published for United Kingdom. A threshold can exempt a small producer, trigger registration or move a producer to a lighter regime, so check these before anything else as a seller on Amazon.

<a id="thresholds-table"></a>**Thresholds published for United Kingdom**

| Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| tonnage | 25 tonnes | triggers registration | packaging supplied or imported in the UK in the previous calendar year |
| revenue | £1,000,000 | triggers registration | worldwide annual turnover |
| tonnage | 50 tonnes | reduced duties | 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 |

<a id="threshold-obligated_tonnage"></a>United Kingdom threshold on tonnage: 25 tonnes; effect: triggers registration.

<a id="threshold-obligated_turnover"></a>United Kingdom threshold on revenue: £1,000,000; effect: triggers registration.

<a id="threshold-small_producer_band"></a>United Kingdom threshold on tonnage: 50 tonnes; effect: reduced duties.

<a id="revenue-scope"></a>United Kingdom measures revenue as worldwide revenue in GBP, over the previous accounting year.

The way United Kingdom counts revenue is set out above. Sales through several channels are added together, so one storefront alone may not tell you where you stand.

Marketplace sales count toward your totals even when the marketplace handles fulfilment, because the thresholds measure what you put on the market, not who drove the van.

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## Registration and the organisation in United Kingdom

Once you know you are the producer, the next questions are where to register and with whom. The facts below are the sourced answers for United Kingdom; Instica prepares the data, and you register and report yourself.

<a id="registration"></a>United Kingdom: producers must register through Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators.

The registration point is Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-packaging-data). Instica never stores your login for it and never files for you.

<a id="organisation"></a>United Kingdom organises producer responsibility through producer compliance schemes; membership is not required.

United Kingdom uses producer compliance schemes. Instica estimates your fees; the organisation invoices you.

<a id="transfer"></a>United Kingdom does not allow a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party.

Check the source before assuming another party carries the obligation for your Amazon sales.

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## Exemptions listed for United Kingdom

United Kingdom lists one exemption. An exemption is a rule in the source, so Instica quotes it rather than judging whether you qualify.

<a id="exemption-charity"></a>United 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.

Whether an exemption fits a business selling on Amazon depends on your totals across every channel, not on Amazon alone.

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## Dates that matter in United Kingdom

6 dates are published for United Kingdom. Dates come from the regulator or the organisation, and each one shows what it covers.

<a id="deadlines-table"></a>**Dates published for United Kingdom**

| Kind | Date | Covers | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| report | October 1, 2026 | the first half of 2026 | Large producers report every six months. |
| report | April 1, 2027 | the second half of 2026 | 1 July to 31 December 2026. |
| report | April 1, 2027 | 2026-P0 | Small producers report once a year for the calendar year. |
| registration | October 1, 2026 | — | Recurs each 1 October. |
| registration | April 1, 2027 | — | Recurs each 1 April. |
| other | January 31, 2027 | calendar year 2026 | Recycling obligations issued during 2026, on 2025 packaging data, must be met with PRNs or PERNs and a certificate or statement of compliance by 31 January 2027. |

<a id="deadline-large_h1_2026_report"></a>United Kingdom: report date October 1, 2026, covering the first half of 2026.

<a id="deadline-large_h2_2026_report"></a>United Kingdom: report date April 1, 2027, covering the second half of 2026.

<a id="deadline-small_2026_report"></a>United Kingdom: report date April 1, 2027, covering 2026-P0.

<a id="deadline-large_registration_annual"></a>United Kingdom: registration date October 1, 2026.

<a id="deadline-small_registration_annual"></a>United Kingdom: registration date April 1, 2027.

<a id="deadline-prn_obligation_year_end"></a>United Kingdom: other date January 31, 2027, covering calendar year 2026.

Marketplace order reports are available on demand, so the quickest way to be ready for a reporting date is to export the last period’s orders and check the destination split early.

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## Penalties in United Kingdom

No verified penalty is published for United Kingdom yet.

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## What Amazon data Instica reads

Instica reads 2 exports from Amazon and maps each column to the fields an estimate needs: the order, the SKU, the quantity and where the order was sent. The destination is what splits your units by jurisdiction.

<a id="preset-amazon_orders"></a>**How the Amazon order report (All Orders) maps to Instica fields**

| Instica field | Column in the export | Needed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fulfilment | fulfillment-channel | Optional |
| Item status | item-status | Optional |
| Marketplace | sales-channel | Optional |
| Order date | purchase-date | Required |
| Order number | amazon-order-id | Required |
| Quantity | quantity | Required |
| Ship-to country | ship-country | Optional |
| Ship-to postcode | ship-postal-code | Optional |
| Ship-to state or region | ship-state | Optional |
| SKU | sku | Required |
| Order status | order-status | Optional |

<a id="preset-amazon_orders-columns"></a>Instica maps 11 columns of the Amazon order report (All Orders) (tab-separated) to its own fields.

<a id="preset-amazon_orders-required"></a>The Amazon order report (All Orders) needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run.

<a id="preset-amazon_orders-countries"></a>Amazon marketplace sites map to destination countries as follows: amazon.ca → CA, amazon.co.uk → GB, amazon.com → US, amazon.com.be → BE, amazon.de → DE, amazon.es → ES, amazon.fr → FR, amazon.ie → IE, amazon.it → IT, amazon.nl → NL, amazon.pl → PL and amazon.se → SE.

<a id="preset-amazon_fba_shipments"></a>**How the Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report maps to Instica fields**

| Instica field | Column in the export | Needed |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketplace | sales-channel | Optional |
| Order date | shipment-date / purchase-date | Required |
| Order number | amazon-order-id | Required |
| Quantity | quantity-shipped / quantity | Required |
| Ship-to country | ship-country | Optional |
| Ship-to postcode | ship-postal-code | Optional |
| Ship-to state or region | ship-state | Optional |
| SKU | sku | Required |

<a id="preset-amazon_fba_shipments-columns"></a>Instica maps 8 columns of the Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report (tab-separated) to its own fields.

<a id="preset-amazon_fba_shipments-required"></a>The Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run.

<a id="preset-amazon_fba_shipments-countries"></a>Amazon marketplace sites map to destination countries as follows: amazon.ca → CA, amazon.co.uk → GB, amazon.com → US, amazon.com.be → BE, amazon.de → DE, amazon.es → ES, amazon.fr → FR, amazon.ie → IE, amazon.it → IT, amazon.nl → NL, amazon.pl → PL and amazon.se → SE.

Orders are matched to United Kingdom by the ship-to country column. Rows outside your chosen jurisdictions are left out of this page’s estimate and counted elsewhere.

An export from Amazon carries the destination of every order, so one file can feed estimates for United Kingdom and every other jurisdiction your orders reach.

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## What to do next as a seller on Amazon

1. Confirm your role for Amazon sales in United Kingdom against the table above.
2. Check the thresholds and exemptions with your total sales across every channel.
3. Find out where producers register in United Kingdom.
4. Export your Amazon orders and let Instica match the destinations and estimate the weights.
5. Review the estimate, correct any figure you know better, then sign and submit the report yourself at the registration point.

Instica measures, estimates and prepares the Amazon data. It does not decide your role, sign for you or submit anything.

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## Questions sellers ask

### <a id="q1"></a>Am I the producer if I sell on Amazon in United Kingdom?

It depends on the facts of each product. The sourced hierarchy for United Kingdom names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller for primary packaging. If you made the product, own its brand or imported it, you are probably in that list; if you only resell another brand’s goods, someone else may be the producer. Instica estimates the likely role from your answers and you confirm it.

### <a id="q2"></a>Does Amazon register or report for me?

The hierarchy names online marketplace for United Kingdom, so the marketplace can carry a role in some cases. Do not assume it covers your own products: read the source and keep your own records.

### <a id="q3"></a>What is different about Amazon compared with selling in a shop?

An order placed through Amazon is shipped to the customer, so shipping packaging enters the picture. For United Kingdom the outcome is primary: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller; secondary: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller; shipping: brand owner > packer and shipper > importer > online marketplace > seller; service: brand owner > packer and shipper > manufacturer > importer > seller; other: manufacturer > importer > online marketplace. The hub for United Kingdom describes the default for primary packaging only.

### <a id="q4"></a>Is there a size threshold for Amazon sellers in United Kingdom?

United Kingdom threshold on tonnage: 25 tonnes; effect: triggers registration. The threshold counts all your sales, not only Amazon.

### <a id="q5"></a>When is the next date I should know about?

United Kingdom: report date October 1, 2026, covering the first half of 2026.

### <a id="q6"></a>What happens if I do not register?

No verified penalty is published for United Kingdom yet. Instica does not predict penalties.

### <a id="q7"></a>Do I need an organisation to handle this for me?

The sourced text for United Kingdom names no single organisation. Instica prepares the data and you choose how to register.

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### <a id="paa-1"></a>Does the UK have EPR?

United Kingdom: the packaging rules sit in Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024. United Kingdom: the regulator is Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees.

### <a id="paa-2"></a>What is the difference between Amazon US and Amazon UK?

Instica maps 11 columns of the Amazon order report (All Orders) (tab-separated) to its own fields. The Amazon order report (All Orders) needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run.

### <a id="paa-3"></a>How do I register for EPR in the UK?

United Kingdom: producers must register through Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators. United Kingdom: registration date October 1, 2026. United Kingdom: registration date April 1, 2027. United Kingdom organises producer responsibility through producer compliance schemes; membership is not required.

### <a id="paa-4"></a>What are the EPR regulations in the EU?

United Kingdom: the regulator is Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees. United Kingdom places an obligation on packaging producers. United Kingdom threshold on tonnage: 25 tonnes; effect: triggers registration.

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## How these figures are made

> **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. The customer signs and submits the 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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## Facts on this page

Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor.

- <a id="producer-outcome"></a>For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is primary: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller; secondary: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller; shipping: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller; service: brand owner then packer and shipper then manufacturer then importer then seller; other: manufacturer then importer then online marketplace. [#producer-outcome](#producer-outcome)
  Value: primary: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller; secondary: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller; shipping: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller; service: brand_owner > packer_shipper > manufacturer > importer > seller; other: manufacturer > importer > marketplace · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- United Kingdom: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025). [#hierarchy-primary](#hierarchy-primary)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- United Kingdom: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025). [#hierarchy-secondary](#hierarchy-secondary)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- United Kingdom: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025). [#hierarchy-tertiary](#hierarchy-tertiary)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- United Kingdom: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, importer, online marketplace and seller (2025). [#hierarchy-shipping](#hierarchy-shipping)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- United Kingdom: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, packer and shipper, manufacturer, importer and seller (2025). [#hierarchy-service](#hierarchy-service)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > manufacturer > importer > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- United Kingdom: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer, importer and online marketplace (2025). [#hierarchy-other](#hierarchy-other)
  Value: manufacturer > importer > marketplace · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is primary: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller. [#outcome-primary](#outcome-primary)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is secondary: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller. [#outcome-secondary](#outcome-secondary)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is shipping: brand owner then packer and shipper then importer then online marketplace then seller. [#outcome-shipping](#outcome-shipping)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > importer > marketplace > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is service: brand owner then packer and shipper then manufacturer then importer then seller. [#outcome-service](#outcome-service)
  Value: brand_owner > packer_shipper > manufacturer > importer > seller · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- For Amazon sales in United Kingdom, the producer outcome is other: manufacturer then importer then online marketplace. [#outcome-other](#outcome-other)
  Value: manufacturer > importer > marketplace · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
- <a id="regime"></a>United Kingdom: the packaging rules sit in Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024. [#regime](#regime)
  Value: Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: go to schedule 5 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 (as amended)
- <a id="regulator"></a>United Kingdom: the regulator is Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees. [#regulator](#regulator)
  Value: Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Each of the 4 nations of the United Kingdom has its own regulator. You’ll be reporting to and monitored by the regulator for your nation.
- <a id="obligated"></a>United Kingdom places an obligation on packaging producers. [#obligated](#obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year
- United Kingdom: producers must register through Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators. [#registration](#registration)
  Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the fee is: £1,303 if you register directly with your environmental regulator £696 if you register through a compliance scheme
- United Kingdom organises producer responsibility through producer compliance schemes; membership is not required. [#organisation](#organisation)
  Value: compliance schemes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Compliance schemes are third parties that help organisations meet the EPR for packaging requirements.
- United Kingdom does not allow a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#transfer](#transfer)
  Value: no · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A compliance scheme cannot pay your waste disposal fees for you.
- United Kingdom measures revenue as worldwide revenue in GBP, over the previous accounting year. [#revenue-scope](#revenue-scope)
  Value: global · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: you must get your annual turnover from the last accounts that were available before 7 April 2026.
- United Kingdom lists these sales routes as in scope: retail, wholesale, online and online marketplace. [#sales-channels](#sales-channels)
  Value: retail,wholesale,online,online_marketplace · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK are exempt from EPR for packaging requirements.
- United Kingdom threshold on tonnage: 25 tonnes; effect: triggers registration. [#threshold-obligated_tonnage](#threshold-obligated_tonnage)
  Value: 25 tonnes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year
- United Kingdom threshold on revenue: £1,000,000; effect: triggers registration. [#threshold-obligated_turnover](#threshold-obligated_turnover)
  Value: £1,000,000 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: your annual turnover worldwide was £1 million or more
- United Kingdom threshold on tonnage: 50 tonnes; effect: reduced duties. [#threshold-small_producer_band](#threshold-small_producer_band)
  Value: 50 tonnes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: annual turnover of more than £1 million and supplies more than 25 tonnes and no more than 50 tonnes of packaging
- United 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. [#exemption-charity](#exemption-charity)
  Value: charity · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK are exempt from EPR for packaging requirements.
- United Kingdom: report date October 1, 2026, covering the first half of 2026. [#deadline-large_h1_2026_report](#deadline-large_h1_2026_report)
  Value: October 1, 2026 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 1 January to 30 June 2026 1 October 2026
- United Kingdom: report date April 1, 2027, covering the second half of 2026. [#deadline-large_h2_2026_report](#deadline-large_h2_2026_report)
  Value: April 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 1 July to 31 December 2026 1 April 2027
- United Kingdom: report date April 1, 2027, covering 2026-P0. [#deadline-small_2026_report](#deadline-small_2026_report)
  Value: April 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 1 January to 31 December 2026 1 April 2027
- United Kingdom: registration date October 1, 2026. [#deadline-large_registration_annual](#deadline-large_registration_annual)
  Value: October 1, 2026 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: you must register for EPR for packaging each year, and pay the applicable fees by 1 October.
- United Kingdom: registration date April 1, 2027. [#deadline-small_registration_annual](#deadline-small_registration_annual)
  Value: April 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: you must register for EPR for packaging each year, and pay a registration fee by 1 April.
- United Kingdom: other date January 31, 2027, covering calendar year 2026. [#deadline-prn_obligation_year_end](#deadline-prn_obligation_year_end)
  Value: January 31, 2027 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: you must meet your recycling obligations, including submitting your certificate or statement of compliance, by 31 January 2027
- Instica maps 11 columns of the Amazon order report (All Orders) (tab-separated) to its own fields. [#preset-amazon_orders-columns](#preset-amazon_orders-columns)
  Value: 11 · Source: https://developer-docs.amazon/sp-api/docs/report-type-values-order · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: amazon-order-id merchant-order-id purchase-date last-updated-date order-status order-item-id fulfillment-channel sales-channel order-channel ship-service-level product-name sku asin item-status quantity
- The Amazon order report (All Orders) needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run. [#preset-amazon_orders-required](#preset-amazon_orders-required)
  Value: order_id,order_date,sku,quantity · Source: https://developer-docs.amazon/sp-api/docs/report-type-values-order · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: amazon-order-id merchant-order-id purchase-date last-updated-date order-status order-item-id fulfillment-channel sales-channel order-channel ship-service-level product-name sku asin item-status quantity
- Amazon marketplace sites map to destination countries as follows: amazon.ca → CA, amazon.co.uk → GB, amazon.com → US, amazon.com.be → BE, amazon.de → DE, amazon.es → ES, amazon.fr → FR, amazon.ie → IE, amazon.it → IT, amazon.nl → NL, amazon.pl → PL and amazon.se → SE. [#preset-amazon_orders-countries](#preset-amazon_orders-countries)
  Value: 12 · Source: https://developer-docs.amazon/sp-api/docs/report-type-values-order · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: amazon-order-id merchant-order-id purchase-date last-updated-date order-status order-item-id fulfillment-channel sales-channel order-channel ship-service-level product-name sku asin item-status quantity
- Instica maps 8 columns of the Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report (tab-separated) to its own fields. [#preset-amazon_fba_shipments-columns](#preset-amazon_fba_shipments-columns)
  Value: 8 · Source: https://developer-docs.amazon/sp-api/docs/report-type-values-fba · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: amazon-order-id merchant-order-id shipment-id shipment-item-id amazon-order-item-id merchant-order-item-id purchase-date payments-date shipment-date reporting-date buyer-email buyer-name buyer-phone-number sku product-name quantity-shipped
- The Amazon FBA fulfilled shipments report needs Order number, Order date, SKU and Quantity to be mapped before an estimate can run. [#preset-amazon_fba_shipments-required](#preset-amazon_fba_shipments-required)
  Value: order_id,order_date,sku,quantity · Source: https://developer-docs.amazon/sp-api/docs/report-type-values-fba · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: amazon-order-id merchant-order-id shipment-id shipment-item-id amazon-order-item-id merchant-order-item-id purchase-date payments-date shipment-date reporting-date buyer-email buyer-name buyer-phone-number sku product-name quantity-shipped
- Amazon marketplace sites map to destination countries as follows: amazon.ca → CA, amazon.co.uk → GB, amazon.com → US, amazon.com.be → BE, amazon.de → DE, amazon.es → ES, amazon.fr → FR, amazon.ie → IE, amazon.it → IT, amazon.nl → NL, amazon.pl → PL and amazon.se → SE. [#preset-amazon_fba_shipments-countries](#preset-amazon_fba_shipments-countries)
  Value: 12 · Source: https://developer-docs.amazon/sp-api/docs/report-type-values-fba · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: amazon-order-id merchant-order-id shipment-id shipment-item-id amazon-order-item-id merchant-order-item-id purchase-date payments-date shipment-date reporting-date buyer-email buyer-name buyer-phone-number sku product-name quantity-shipped

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   > a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator;
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   > you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year
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   > amazon-order-id merchant-order-id shipment-id shipment-item-id amazon-order-item-id merchant-order-item-id purchase-date payments-date shipment-date reporting-date buyer-email buyer-name buyer-phone-number sku product-name quantity-shipped

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Instica, “Amazon EPR United Kingdom: who is the producer?”, https://instica.com/epr/for/amazon/uk, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.

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