Oregon EPR do I have to register

Check your own case

Choose your role, add your revenue and the packaging you supply, and the checker applies the rules this page describes to your figures. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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How the checker reaches a result

The checker asks the same questions in the same order for every place, and it stops with a result as soon as a question settles the matter. It never fills a missing answer in for you.

1. Whose brand is on the packaging? If it is another company's brand, you are not the producer for those goods under the roles recorded for Oregon. If you have not said, the checker asks first.
2. Do you sell into Oregon? A place where you report no sales returns not obligated.
3. Does a size limit apply? The checker compares your revenue or packaging weight with each limit on record and, where a limit is not met, returns below threshold.
4. Is an exemption on record for your case? An exemption that is not yet verified is never assumed, and the checker asks for more data instead.
5. Are related companies counted together? Where the rules add up affiliated companies, their figures are combined before the limits are compared.

Who is the producer in Oregon?

The first question is whose duty it is. Oregon assigns the duty by packaging level, and the table shows which roles count as the producer at each level.

• Oregon: for other packaging the producer is the first distributor.
• Oregon: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the manufacturer or brand owner, licensee, or importer.
• Oregon: for secondary packaging the producer is the manufacturer or brand owner, licensee, or importer.
• Oregon: for service packaging the producer is the first distributor.
• Oregon: for shipping packaging the producer is the packer or shipper.
• Oregon: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the first distributor.

Find the row that describes you. Where more than one role appears in a row, the checker asks whose brand is on the product before it gives a result.

Does revenue matter in Oregon?

Where a revenue limit applies, Oregon counts gross revenue of the organisation. The revenue figure is taken over the fiscal year. Limits are stated in USD; a figure in another currency is converted with a published rate before it is compared.

Size limits in Oregon

Some rules switch the duty on or off by size. These are the limits on record for Oregon, each with what happens when you meet it.

The revenue limit: $5,000,000

Oregon: the revenue limit is $5,000,000. Oregon: at the revenue limit of $5,000,000, the producer is exempt below it. Oregon: the revenue limit of $5,000,000 applies to figures below it. Oregon: the revenue limit is counted as follows: gross revenue, most recent fiscal year.

The tonnage limit: 1 metric ton

Oregon: the tonnage limit is 1 metric ton. Oregon: at the tonnage limit of 1 metric ton, the producer is exempt below it. Oregon: the tonnage limit of 1 metric ton applies to figures below it. Oregon: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: covered products sold in or into Oregon, most recent calendar year.

The tonnage limit: 5 metric tons

Oregon: the tonnage limit is 5 metric tons. Oregon: at the tonnage limit of 5 metric tons, the producer is exempt below it. Oregon: the tonnage limit of 5 metric tons applies to figures below it. Oregon: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: covered products, including secondary and tertiary packaging for beverage containers, most recent calendar year.

The revenue limit: $10,000,000

Oregon: the revenue limit is $10,000,000. Oregon: at the revenue limit of $10,000,000, a flat-fee band applies. Oregon: the revenue limit of $10,000,000 applies to figures below it. Oregon: the revenue limit is counted as follows: gross revenue, most recent fiscal year, or under 5 metric tons sold in or into Oregon.

Exemptions in Oregon

An exemption removes the duty for a producer that meets its conditions. Some must be applied for; others apply on their own.

Exemption 1

Exemption 1: A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. Oregon: exemption 1 applies without an application. Oregon: exemption 1 is renewed as follows: Status is tested each year against the most recent fiscal or calendar year. DEQ recommends producers near a threshold still register and report.

Exemption 2

Exemption 2: Product-specific exclusions from "covered product" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. Oregon: exemption 2 applies without an application.

Exemption 3

Exemption 3: Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. Oregon: exemption 3 must be applied for. Oregon: the application window for exemption 3 is: Claim window opens in Q1 of each year. The latest window was 6 Jan to 31 Mar 2026 (5 p.m. PT), applied to 2027 fees. The next opens in January 2027. Oregon: exemption 3 is renewed as follows: annual claim.

What the rules cover in Oregon

A duty applies only to the packaging and the sales channels that the rules cover. This is what is on record for Oregon.

Oregon: the rules cover these sales channels: physical retail, remote sales, and other distribution. Oregon: a producer may pass the duty to another party under the rules.

Every case, worked through

Below, the same engine that powers the checker is run on a set of standard cases for Oregon. Each case states the input, the result and the next step. The figures are test inputs set at half, equal to and twice each recorded limit, read as of September 29, 2026; they are not rules.

Revenue of $2,500,000: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $2,500,000, half the limit of $5,000,000. The figure is under the $5,000,000 limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. Result: below threshold. Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.

Revenue of $5,000,000: exactly at the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $5,000,000, exactly the limit of $5,000,000. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Revenue of $10,000,000: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $10,000,000, twice the limit of $5,000,000. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Packaging of 0.5 metric tons: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 0.5 metric tons of packaging, half the limit of 1 metric ton. The figure is under the 1 metric ton limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. Result: below threshold. Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.

Packaging of 2 metric tons: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 2 metric tons of packaging, twice the limit of 1 metric ton. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Packaging of 2.5 metric tons: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 2.5 metric tons of packaging, half the limit of 5 metric tons. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Packaging of 10 metric tons: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 10 metric tons of packaging, twice the limit of 5 metric tons. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Revenue of $5,000,000: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $5,000,000, half the limit of $10,000,000. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Revenue of $10,000,000: exactly at the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $10,000,000, exactly the limit of $10,000,000. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Revenue of $20,000,000: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $20,000,000, twice the limit of $10,000,000. The rules for Oregon set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. Result: more data needed. Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

Above every limit

Your own brand is on the goods and every figure is above every limit on record. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. Result: obligated. Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

If you owe: what happens next

If the result is obligated, these are the steps on record for Oregon. You register, report and pay yourself; Instica prepares the figures and the files.

Oregon: registration is made with Circular Action Alliance producer portal (PRO registration); DEQ holds no separate producer registry. Oregon: registration is made by this party: The producer, with the PRO, after signing the Producer Participant Agreement and the Oregon addendum.

Oregon: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation. Oregon: the organisations on record are Circular Action Alliance. Oregon: membership of an organisation is required. Oregon: an authorised representative is not required.

Deadlines on record

• Oregon: the reporting deadline is May 31, 2026.
• Oregon: the other deadline is July 1, 2025.
• Oregon: the other deadline is January 1, 2027.
• Oregon: the reporting deadline is December 31, 2026.

Flat fees on record

• Oregon: for packaging of 1 to 2.5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is $1,200.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 2.5 to 5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is $2,500.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 5 to 7.5 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is $4,100.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 7.5 to 10 tonnes, the 2026 flat fee is $5,800.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 1 to 2.5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is $700.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 2.5 to 5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is $1,300.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 5 to 7.5 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is $2,200.00.
• Oregon: for packaging of 7.5 to 10 tonnes, the 2027 flat fee is $3,100.00.