# What is large producer? Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/large-producer large producer means: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. The Instica dataset lists large producer in 1 jurisdiction, including United Kingdom. ## What does large producer mean? This is the definition Instica uses for large producer in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it. large producer: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). > If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer > > Source: gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en ## Where does large producer apply? large producer appears in the rules of 1 jurisdiction in the dataset. The table gives the duty and the regulator for each; the sections after it list every sourced rule. **Jurisdictions where large producer applies** | Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [United Kingdom](https://instica.com/epr/uk) | Yes | Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees | verified Nov 4, 2026 | ## United Kingdom: the rules behind the term 13 sourced rules for United Kingdom. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published. In United Kingdom, packaging producer duties rest on Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). Producers that place packaging on the market in United Kingdom carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). The regulator named for United Kingdom is Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). United Kingdom organises producer duties through compliance schemes (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). Producers must register in United Kingdom; the registry is Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). In United Kingdom, a reporting deadline falls on October 1, 2026, covering 2026-H1 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). In United Kingdom, a reporting deadline falls on April 1, 2027, covering 2026-H2 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). In United Kingdom, a reporting deadline falls on April 1, 2027, covering 2026-P0 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). In United Kingdom, a registration deadline falls on October 1, 2026 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). In United Kingdom, a registration deadline falls on April 1, 2027 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). In United Kingdom, a deadline of another kind falls on January 31, 2027, covering 2026 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). United Kingdom sets 12 recycling targets, the first on plastic recycling obligation at 57 by December 31, 2026 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). In United Kingdom, revenue tests use global over the previous accounting year (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). > go to schedule 5 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 (as amended) > > Source: gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Language: en ## Which terms are related to large producer? 2 related terms help explain large producer. Each links to its own entry. - small producer - affiliate ## Which Instica pages use large producer? This jurisdiction page puts large producer into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees. - [United Kingdom EPR rules](https://instica.com/epr/uk) - [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe) ## More questions ### What does large producer mean? large producer means: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. It applies in United Kingdom. ## How to read these figures > **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. These pages describe published rules and rates with their sources and retrieval dates, and an estimate is never a filing. You review, sign and submit your own reports. Read the methodology page for how figures are sourced and checked, and confirm any value with the regulator or your producer responsibility organisation before you rely on it. ## Facts on this page Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor. - large producer: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#glossary-large-producer-definition](#glossary-large-producer-definition) Value: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified Verbatim quote: If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer (en) - In United Kingdom, packaging producer duties rest on Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#gb-regime](#gb-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) (en) - The regulator named for United Kingdom is Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-regulator](#gb-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. (en) - Producers that place packaging on the market in United Kingdom carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-obligated](#gb-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 (en) - United Kingdom organises producer duties through compliance schemes (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-organisation](#gb-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. (en) - Producers must register in United Kingdom; the registry is Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#gb-registration](#gb-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 (en) - In United Kingdom, a tonnage threshold applies: above 25 tonnes (packaging supplied or imported in the UK in the previous calendar year); it triggers registration (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-thresholds-obligated-tonnage](#gb-thresholds-obligated-tonnage) Value: 25 · 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 (en) - In United Kingdom, a revenue threshold applies: at or above £1,000,000 (worldwide annual turnover); it triggers registration (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-thresholds-obligated-turnover](#gb-thresholds-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 (en) - In United Kingdom, a tonnage threshold applies: at or below 50 tonnes (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); it reduces the duty (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-thresholds-small-producer-band](#gb-thresholds-small-producer-band) Value: 50 · 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 (en) - United Kingdom recognises this exemption: Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK, excluding subsidiaries that trade for profit. It applies without a separate application (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-exemptions-charity](#gb-exemptions-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. (en) - In United Kingdom, a reporting deadline falls on October 1, 2026, covering 2026-H1 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#gb-deadlines-large-h1-2026-report](#gb-deadlines-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 (en) - In United Kingdom, a reporting deadline falls on April 1, 2027, covering 2026-H2 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-deadlines-large-h2-2026-report](#gb-deadlines-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 (en) - In United Kingdom, a reporting deadline falls on April 1, 2027, covering 2026-P0 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#gb-deadlines-small-2026-report](#gb-deadlines-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 (en) - In United Kingdom, a registration deadline falls on October 1, 2026 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-deadlines-large-registration-annual](#gb-deadlines-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. (en) - In United Kingdom, a registration deadline falls on April 1, 2027 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-deadlines-small-registration-annual](#gb-deadlines-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. (en) - In United Kingdom, a deadline of another kind falls on January 31, 2027, covering 2026 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#gb-deadlines-prn-obligation-year-end](#gb-deadlines-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 (en) - The penalty rule is not yet published. Reason recorded: The penalty and civil sanction amounts are in the regulations and regulator enforcement policy, which were not read. Nothing is recorded rather than guessed. [#gb-penalties](#gb-penalties) Value: not yet published · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: not yet published Verbatim quote: If you miss a deadline, you should contact your environmental regulator. (en) - United Kingdom sets 12 recycling targets, the first on plastic recycling obligation at 57 by December 31, 2026 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026). [#gb-targets](#gb-targets) Value: 12 · 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: Packaging recycling targets 2025 to 2027 (en) - In United Kingdom, revenue tests use global over the previous accounting year (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026). [#gb-revenue-scope](#gb-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. (en) ## Related pages ### Explore packaging EPR - [UK packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/united-kingdom) ### More for this jurisdiction - [United Kingdom EPR](https://instica.com/epr/uk) ### Related pages - [Online marketplace definition](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/online-marketplace) - [UK Plastic Packaging Tax 2026-27](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/plastic-packaging-tax) - [Packaging and Waste Regulation EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/ppwr) - [Extended producer responsibility packaging](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer) - [What is producer register](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer-register) - [Producer responsibility organizations](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer-responsibility-organization) ## Sources 1. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer (en) 2. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > 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. (en) 3. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > go to schedule 5 of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 (as amended) (en) 4. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > 1 January to 30 June 2026 1 October 2026 (en) 5. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year (en) 6. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Compliance schemes are third parties that help organisations meet the EPR for packaging requirements. (en) 7. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > the fee is: £1,303 if you register directly with your environmental regulator £696 if you register through a compliance scheme (en) 8. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > your annual turnover worldwide was £1 million or more (en) 9. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > annual turnover of more than £1 million and supplies more than 25 tonnes and no more than 50 tonnes of packaging (en) 10. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK are exempt from EPR for packaging requirements. (en) 11. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > 1 July to 31 December 2026 1 April 2027 (en) 12. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > 1 January to 31 December 2026 1 April 2027 (en) 13. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > you must register for EPR for packaging each year, and pay the applicable fees by 1 October. (en) 14. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/packaging-data-check-reporting-periods-and-submission-deadlines), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > you must register for EPR for packaging each year, and pay a registration fee by 1 April. (en) 15. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > you must meet your recycling obligations, including submitting your certificate or statement of compliance, by 31 January 2027 (en) 16. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified > Packaging recycling targets 2025 to 2027 (en) 17. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified > you must get your annual turnover from the last accounts that were available before 7 April 2026. (en) ## Cite this page Instica, “What is large producer?”, https://instica.com/epr/glossary/large-producer, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0. - Canonical URL: https://instica.com/epr/glossary/large-producer - Last verified: November 4, 2026 - Last changed: November 3, 2026 - Dataset version: v1-281284b7e7c1 - Licence: Reuse is allowed under CC-BY-4.0 with credit to Instica and a link to this page. - Machine-readable versions: https://instica.com/epr/glossary/large-producer.md · https://instica.com/epr/glossary/large-producer.json