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"https://instica.com/epr/jar/uk#calc-matrix-3-small", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[jar:GB:label:small]", "statement": "United Kingdom: a label of 1 g in the Small (about 4 oz) size is estimated at £0.20 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 0.2, "unit": "GBP per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "quote": "Paper and card 196", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-3-medium", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/uk#calc-matrix-3-medium", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[jar:GB:label:medium]", "statement": "United Kingdom: a label of 2 g in the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size is estimated at £0.39 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 0.39, "unit": "GBP per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "quote": "Paper and card 196", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-3-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/uk#calc-matrix-3-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[jar:GB:label:large]", "statement": "United Kingdom: a label of 2 g in the Large (about 12 oz) size is estimated at £0.39 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 0.39, "unit": "GBP per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "quote": "Paper and card 196", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-matrix-3-extra-large", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/uk#calc-matrix-3-extra-large", "leafPath": "calc.I.matrix[jar:GB:label:extra_large]", "statement": "United Kingdom: a label of 3 g in the Extra large (about 16 oz) size is estimated at £0.59 per 1,000 packs.", "value": 0.59, "unit": "GBP per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "quote": "Paper and card 196", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "calc-tool", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/uk#calc-tool", "leafPath": "calc.I.tool[jar:GB]", "statement": "United Kingdom: the fee tool returns £39.20 at the lowest matched rates and £39.26 at the highest for 1,000 glass jars of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size (201 g each).", "value": 39.2, "unit": "GBP per 1,000 packs", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "quote": "Glass 192", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } }, { "id": "rate-pl", "anchor": "https://instica.com/epr/jar/uk#rate-pl", "leafPath": "fees.GB-2025-base.rates[PL]", "statement": "United Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Plastic” is published at 423 GBP/tonne.", "value": "423", "unit": "gbp_per_tonne", "pending": false, "source": { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "quote": "Plastic 423", "quoteLang": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "label": null } } ], "sections": [ { "id": "answer", "heading": null, "kind": "answer", "markdown": "\n\nIn United Kingdom, 1,000 glass jars of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size (201 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of £39.20 to £39.27 on the 2025-26 schedule. The range comes from the published rates that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit." }, { "id": "what", "heading": "What this page estimates for a glass jar in United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a glass jar in United Kingdom\n\nThe glass jar on this page is a jar closed by a metal lid with a plastic seal, with a paper label stuck on the glass. It has 3 components, each matched to the published rates of the 2025-26 schedule of PackUK extended producer responsibility for packaging (base fees) for United Kingdom; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in GBP. The figures are estimates built on starting weights." }, { "id": "anatomy", "heading": "What is in a glass jar", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What is in a glass jar\n\nThe jar has three components: the glass body, the metal lid and the paper label. Each is matched to its own published rate.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: jar (glass, 190 g), lid (steel, 9 g), and label (paper, 2 g).\n\n- **Jar**: glass, 190 g (Instica starting estimate)\n- **Lid**: steel, 9 g (Instica starting estimate)\n- **Label**: paper, 2 g (Instica starting estimate)" }, { "id": "worked-example", "heading": "Worked example: 1,000 glass jars in United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 glass jars in United Kingdom\n\nOne glass jar of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size weighs 201 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 glass jars in United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Jar | 190 g | Glass | £36.48 | £0.0365 |\n| Lid | 9 g | Steel to Aluminium | £2.33 to £2.39 | £0.0023 to £0.0024 |\n| Label | 2 g | Paper and card | £0.39 | £0.0004 |\n\nUnited Kingdom: 1,000 glass jars of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size are estimated at £39.20 to £39.27 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is £39.20 to £39.27.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about £0.0392 to £0.0393." }, { "id": "tool", "heading": "What the fee tool returns for 1,000 glass jars in United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 glass jars in United Kingdom\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for United Kingdom (2025-26 schedule, effective June 27, 2025), 1,000 glass jars give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Jar | Glass | 190 g | £36.48 | Glass | £36.48 |\n| Lid | Steel | 9 g | £2.33 | Aluminium | £2.39 |\n| Label | Paper and card | 2 g | £0.39 | Paper and card | £0.39 |\n\nUnited Kingdom: the fee tool returns £39.20 at the lowest matched rates and £39.26 at the highest for 1,000 glass jars of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size (201 g each).\n\nThe tool total is £39.20 at the lowest matched rates and £39.26 at the highest.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (about 4 oz) | 118 g | £23.13 | £23.18 | £0.0231 | £0.0232 |\n| Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) | 201 g | £39.20 | £39.26 | £0.0392 | £0.0393 |\n| Large (about 12 oz) | 252 g | £49.06 | £49.13 | £0.0491 | £0.0491 |\n| Extra large (about 16 oz) | 315 g | £61.30 | £61.38 | £0.0613 | £0.0614 |" }, { "id": "rates", "heading": "Which published rates were matched in United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in United Kingdom\n\n4 published rates were matched to the pack in United Kingdom from the 2025-26 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Jar, 190 g: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the jar, United Kingdom 2025-26**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Glass | 192 GBP/tonne | £0.192 | £36.48 | £0.0365 |\n\n#### Lid, 9 g: 2 matched rates\n\n**Rates matched to the lid, United Kingdom 2025-26**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Steel | 259 GBP/tonne | £0.259 | £2.33 | £0.0023 |\n| Aluminium | 266 GBP/tonne | £0.266 | £2.39 | £0.0024 |\n\n#### Label, 2 g: one matched rate\n\n**Rates matched to the label, United Kingdom 2025-26**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Paper and card | 196 GBP/tonne | £0.196 | £0.39 | £0.0004 |\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Glass” is published at 192 GBP/tonne.\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Steel” is published at 259 GBP/tonne.\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Aluminium” is published at 266 GBP/tonne.\n\nUnited Kingdom 2025-26: the category “Paper and card” is published at 196 GBP/tonne." }, { "id": "sizes", "heading": "How size changes the fee for a glass jar", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a glass jar\n\nThe weight of a glass jar depends on its size. The table prices each of the 4 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 glass jars by size in United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (about 4 oz) | 118 g | £23.13 | £23.18 | £0.0231 | £0.0232 |\n| Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) | 201 g | £39.20 | £39.27 | £0.0392 | £0.0393 |\n| Large (about 12 oz) | 252 g | £49.06 | £49.13 | £0.0491 | £0.0491 |\n| Extra large (about 16 oz) | 315 g | £61.30 | £61.38 | £0.0613 | £0.0614 |\n\nEach component of the glass jar priced at every size, at the matched rates for United Kingdom.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Component | Small (about 4 oz) | Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) | Large (about 12 oz) | Extra large (about 16 oz) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Jar | 110 g: £21.12 | 190 g: £36.48 | 240 g: £46.08 | 300 g: £57.60 |\n| Lid | 7 g: £1.81 to £1.86 | 9 g: £2.33 to £2.39 | 10 g: £2.59 to £2.66 | 12 g: £3.11 to £3.19 |\n| Label | 1 g: £0.20 | 2 g: £0.39 | 2 g: £0.39 | 3 g: £0.59 |" }, { "id": "options", "heading": "What if the glass jar used another material?", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What if the glass jar used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the glass jar, weighing 190 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that United Kingdom publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, United Kingdom, in GBP per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 196 GBP/tonne | £37.24 | 196 GBP/tonne | £37.24 |\n| plastic | 423 GBP/tonne | £80.37 | 423 GBP/tonne | £80.37 |\n| glass | 192 GBP/tonne | £36.48 | 192 GBP/tonne | £36.48 |\n| aluminium | 266 GBP/tonne | £50.54 | 266 GBP/tonne | £50.54 |\n| steel | 259 GBP/tonne | £49.21 | 259 GBP/tonne | £49.21 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 190 g, United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | Paper and card | 196 GBP/tonne | £37.24 | £0.0372 |\n| plastic | Plastic | 423 GBP/tonne | £80.37 | £0.0804 |\n| aluminium | Aluminium | 266 GBP/tonne | £50.54 | £0.0505 |\n| steel | Steel | 259 GBP/tonne | £49.21 | £0.0492 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too." }, { "id": "volume", "heading": "What a larger run of glass jars costs in United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of glass jars costs in United Kingdom\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) glass jar in United Kingdom. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the glass jar in United Kingdom, in GBP**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 20.1 kg | £3.92 | £3.93 |\n| 500 | 100.5 kg | £19.60 | £19.63 |\n| 1,000 | 201 kg | £39.20 | £39.27 |\n| 5,000 | 1,005 kg | £196.02 | £196.33 |\n| 10,000 | 2,010 kg | £392.03 | £392.66 |\n| 50,000 | 10,050 kg | £1,960.15 | £1,963.30 |\n| 100,000 | 20,100 kg | £3,920.30 | £3,926.60 |\n| 500,000 | 100,500 kg | £19,601.50 | £19,633.00 |\n| 1,000,000 | 201,000 kg | £39,203.00 | £39,266.00 |\n\nUnited Kingdom: a single glass jar is estimated at £0.0392 to £0.0393 in packaging fees.\n\nUnited Kingdom: across all its components, a glass jar is priced at £0.195 to £0.1954 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at £0.195 to £0.1954 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table." }, { "id": "schedule", "heading": "The fee schedule behind these figures for United Kingdom", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for United Kingdom\n\nThe rates come from the 2025-26 schedule of PackUK extended producer responsibility for packaging (base fees) for United Kingdom, effective June 27, 2025. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\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: the schedule lists a further fee, “Registration fees and charges paid to the regulators”, with no amount published here.\n\nUnited Kingdom: the schedule lists a further fee, “Packaging recycling note costs”, with no amount published here.\n\nUnited Kingdom: the schedule describes its eco-modulation method as “per category”.\n\nThe schedule also lists 2 other fees, which are not part of the per-kilogram estimate on this page.\n\nThe schedule describes an eco-modulation of its rates, so the fee a producer pays can be adjusted up or down from the base rates shown here." }, { "id": "levers", "heading": "Ways to lower the fee on a glass jar", "kind": "body", "markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a glass jar\n\nGlass is heavy, so glass weight dominates the total. A lighter jar for the same volume lowers the fee more than any change to the lid or label.\n\nThe metal lid and the paper label are small in mass, but they are priced as steel and paper, which can cost more or less per kilogram than glass.\n\nWhere a programme publishes a separate rate for coloured glass or for refillable glass, the colour and the reuse model of the jar can change the line it falls under.\n\nFood and cosmetics sellers often change jar size by a few grams between suppliers, which is why the size table above shows each size on its own." }, { "id": "faq", "heading": "Questions sellers ask", "kind": "faq", "markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a glass jar in United Kingdom?\n\nFor 1,000 glass jars of the Medium (about 8 to 9 oz) size, the estimated fee is £39.20 to £39.27 on the 2025-26 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.\n\n### Is this the amount I will pay?\n\nNo. It is an estimate for the packaging alone. Registration fees, flat fee bands, eco-modulation and thresholds sit outside the per-kilogram figure. Instica prepares the data; you check, sign and submit it, and Instica never stores regulator login details." }, { "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 computed from a sourced fee schedule and from starting weights that Instica labels as estimates, 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 rates; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser." } ], "sources": [ { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "This document provides base fees for year 1 (2025 to 2026) of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme.", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "registration fees and charges paid to the Environment Agency, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "costs associated with meeting packaging recycling targets e.g. through the purchase of Packaging Waste Recycling Notes", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "label": null, "retrievedAt": "2026-09-29", "status": "verified", "quote": "From year 2 of EPR (2026 to 2027), fees will be modulated to drive a shift to more environmentally sustainable packaging design", "quoteLang": null }, { "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees", "label": null, 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