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"markdown": "\n\nPlastic Packaging Tax (PPT) means: A UK tax charged on plastic packaging. A business must register for it when it meets the registration tests in the government guidance. The Instica dataset lists Plastic Packaging Tax in 1 jurisdiction, including United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What does Plastic Packaging Tax mean?\n\nThis is the definition Instica uses for Plastic Packaging Tax, abbreviated PPT, in its EPR dataset. The wording below is checked against the source named beside it.\n\nPlastic Packaging Tax: A UK tax charged on plastic packaging. A business must register for it when it meets the registration tests in the government guidance. (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\n> You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax if you:\n>\n> Source: gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
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"heading": "Where does Plastic Packaging Tax apply?",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Where does Plastic Packaging Tax apply?\n\nPlastic Packaging Tax 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.\n\n**Jurisdictions where Plastic Packaging Tax applies**\n\n| Jurisdiction | Producer duty | Regulator | Verified |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax | Yes | HM Revenue & Customs | verified Sep 29, 2026 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax: the rules behind the term\n\n13 sourced rules for United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax. Each statement names its source and the date Instica retrieved it, and a rule without a primary source shows as not yet published.\n\nIn United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax, packaging producer duties rest on UK Plastic Packaging Tax (Finance Act 2021, Part 2, Sch 15) (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nThe regulator named for United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax is HM Revenue & Customs (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nProducers that place packaging on the market in United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax carry a producer responsibility duty (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nUnited Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax organises producer duties through a government-run programme: HM Revenue & Customs (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nProducers must register in United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax; the registry is HMRC Plastic Packaging Tax online service (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax, a tonnage threshold applies: 10 tonnes (finished plastic packaging components manufactured plus imported, next 30 days or last 12 months); it triggers registration (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax, a packaging weight threshold applies: 30 percent recycled plastic (per component); it exempts producers below it (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nUnited Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax recognises this exemption: Immediate packaging of licensed human medicine It applies without a separate application (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax, a deadline of another kind falls on April 1, 2027 (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax, a deadline of another kind falls within 4 years of original due date (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nUnited Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax lists 4 penalty rules, the first for late return of £100 for the first late return (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nUnited Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax sets 1 recycling target, the first on recycled plastic share per component at 30% per period, rate relief (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\nIn United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax, revenue tests use none (Source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026).\n\n> The tax came into force on 1 April 2022\n>\n> Source: gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-need-to-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
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"id": "related",
"heading": "Which terms are related to Plastic Packaging Tax?",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Which terms are related to Plastic Packaging Tax?\n\n2 related terms help explain Plastic Packaging Tax. Each links to its own entry.\n\n- [importer](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/importer)\n- transport packaging"
},
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"heading": "Which Instica pages use Plastic Packaging Tax?",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Which Instica pages use Plastic Packaging Tax?\n\nThis jurisdiction page puts Plastic Packaging Tax into practice, with thresholds, deadlines and fees.\n\n- United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax EPR rules\n- [Check whether you owe](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe)"
},
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"heading": "More questions",
"kind": "faq",
"markdown": "\n\n## More questions\n\n### What does Plastic Packaging Tax mean?\n\nPlastic Packaging Tax means: A UK tax charged on plastic packaging. A business must register for it when it meets the registration tests in the government guidance. It applies in United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax."
},
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"heading": "How to read these figures",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## How to read these figures\n\n> **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."
}
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