Spain EPR reporting deadline
Last verified
Spain has 3 verified packaging EPR deadlines in the Instica data, reviewed on September 29, 2026, the first falling March 31, 2026. The kinds of date are other date, report deadline. Each carries the period it covers and a quoted source, and you sign and submit every filing yourself.
Spain EPR deadlines at a glance
| Date or rule | Kind | Period covered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Every year on March 31 | Report | previous calendar year | boe.es |
Each verified date and what it asks of you
Report: March 31
The report deadline falls on March 31 every year. It covers previous calendar year.
Note from the source: Annual information on packaging placed on the market (Annex IV para. 2). Information to collective systems is due before 28 February (Art. 17(1)(j)).
Original wording
antes del 31 de marzo del año siguienteSource: boe.es
Spain: the 2026 calendar worked out day by day
This section places the 3 dated entries for Spain on the 2026 calendar. A yearly rule is placed on its day in 2026; a fixed date is used as the source gives it. The weekday, the day of the year, the ISO week and the quarter are worked out from that date, and the distance to the review of September 29, 2026 is counted in days. The first entry falls on March 31, 2026 and the last on August 12, 2026.
Report: Tuesday, March 31, 2026. This is day 90 of the year, in ISO week 14 and quarter 1. It lay 182 days before the review date, and it is the first entry of the year.
Report: Monday, June 1, 2026. This is day 152 of the year, in ISO week 23 and quarter 2. It lay 120 days before the review date, and 62 days after the previous entry (report deadline).
Other date: Wednesday, August 12, 2026. This is day 224 of the year, in ISO week 33 and quarter 3. It lay 48 days before the review date, and 72 days after the previous entry (report deadline).
Across 2026 the 3 dated entries for Spain spread over 134 days, from the first to the last. By quarter the count is Q1 1, Q2 1, Q3 1, Q4 0.
The longest wait between two entries is 72 days, from June 1, 2026 to August 12, 2026. The shortest is 62 days, from March 31, 2026 to June 1, 2026. None of the 3 dates falls on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026.
By kind, the 2026 entries for Spain are Report 2, Other date 1. By weekday they are Tuesday 1, Monday 1, Wednesday 1. Counted from the review on September 29, 2026, the first entry falls 182 days before it and the last 48 days before it.
Spain next to the other places in Europe
Spain is one of 30 places in Europe with a verified deadline in the Instica data. With 3 verified deadlines it ranks 10 of 30 by the number of entries (rank 1 has the most). By the first dated entry in 2026, March 31, 2026, it ranks 5 of 30, sharing that day with 1 other place.
In Europe the earliest first date in 2026 belongs to Norway (January 22, 2026) and the latest to Germany (December 31, 2026).
Closest in time to the first date of Spain, measured against the other places in Europe: Sweden (March 31, 2026, the same day); Poland (March 15, 2026, 16 days earlier); Switzerland (February 28, 2026, 31 days earlier).
Neighbours on the map that have a dated entry in 2026, compared with the first date of Spain: France (August 12, 2026, 134 days later); Portugal (June 1, 2026, 62 days later).
Across all 48 places with a verified deadline in the Instica data, whatever the region, 3 entries for Spain sits against a median of 3 per place, and 12 places have fewer. The first dated entry of Spain in 2026, March 31, 2026, ranks 11 of 45 places with a dated entry, level with 1 other; the earliest anywhere is Colorado (January 1, 2026) and the latest is Germany (December 31, 2026).
Spain: each kind of date against Europe
Each kind of date that Spain has in 2026 is set below against the other places in Europe that have a dated entry of the same kind. The rank counts places with an earlier date, so rank 1 is the earliest.
Report: Spain has March 31, 2026. Of the 16 places in Europe with a dated report deadline in 2026, it ranks 3. The earliest is Norway (January 22, 2026) and the latest is Germany (December 31, 2026).
Other date: Spain has August 12, 2026. Of the 26 places in Europe with a dated other date in 2026, it ranks 1. The earliest is Austria (August 12, 2026) and the latest is Slovakia (August 12, 2026).
Spain: the 2026 dates month by month
Month by month, the dated entries for Spain in 2026 fall as follows. No entry falls in January, February, April, May, July, September, October, November, December.
March: Report on Tuesday the 31st.
June: Report on Monday the 1st.
August: Other date on Wednesday the 12th.
Spain: how the weekday moves from year to year
A yearly rule keeps its day and month, but the weekday moves from one year to the next. For the entries of Spain that land on a day in more than one of 2026, 2027, 2028, the weekday in each year is shown below.
Report: 2026 on a Tuesday (March 31, 2026); 2027 on a Wednesday (March 31, 2027); 2028 on a Friday (March 31, 2028). The day is a weekday in each of these years.
Report: 2026 on a Monday (June 1, 2026); 2027 on a Tuesday (June 1, 2027); 2028 on a Thursday (June 1, 2028). The day is a weekday in each of these years.
Who sets and receives these dates
Spain: Registration runs through Packaging section of the Register of Product Producers (Registro de Productores de Productos); the party that registers is described as Product producers, or authorised representatives under Art. 17(2). The dates above are the ones that registry and its programme publish, so they are the ones your filings are measured against.
Producers meet the duty through one of several producer responsibility organisations; the organisations named in the data are Ecoembes, Ecovidrio; membership of the organisation is required. Programmes can publish their own dates, such as invoice days, next to the dates of the authority, and both kinds of date are listed when a source states them.
The file that goes with the date
Spain: the recipient has not yet published a file layout for these reports, so the data holds no layout to show. Instica does not fill the gap with a guess; the report-format page records what is still open. When the layout is published, Instica prepares the file in it from your measured and estimated quantities, and you upload it yourself.
Open the Spain report-format page
Questions about Spain EPR deadlines
When is the Spain EPR report due?
The data lists these report dates for Spain: Every year on March 31; Every year on June 1. Read the period each one covers in the table above, and open the source to confirm the day before you file.
Which period does a Spain deadline cover?
The sources describe these periods: previous calendar year; previous full calendar year. A report is usually filed after the period it covers ends, so the date and the period are different things and both are shown.
Spain has 3 verified deadlines in the Instica data. Verified means that the date or rule was read from a primary source on the retrieval date shown beside it, with the quote kept in the language of the source. A date that no primary source states is not shown as a date at all: it appears further down as not yet published, with the reason.
By shape, the entries are 1 with a fixed calendar date, 2 that repeat on the same day every year. The table lists them in date order, then by kind. The sections after it take each date in turn, then explain what the kinds of date ask of a producer, how to read a yearly rule or a month-only rule, and what to prepare before the day arrives.
What each kind of date means
Other date
Some dates in the source are neither a registration, a report nor a payment, for example a date from which a rule applies or a notice period. They are listed with the same source and quote as every other date, and the note beside each one says what it is.
Report
A report deadline is the date by which the packaging quantities for a stated period have to reach the receiving office or programme. The period covered is shown with the date, because the same report can be due a few months after the period ends. Instica measures and estimates the weights, prepares the file in the layout of the recipient and shows you the numbers; you sign and submit it in the official portal.
How dates, yearly rules and month-only rules read
A fixed date is shown as the source gives it, formatted for your language. It is a calendar day, not a time of day, and it applies in the local time of the office that receives the filing. Where a fixed date is the first of a yearly series, the entry says so.
A yearly rule gives a day and a month with no year, and it applies again every year. The page shows the rule as the source states it and the calendar feed repeats it each year. When a rule changes, the source changes first and this page follows on the next review.
Dates in this data can be revised by the programme or the authority. Each entry shows the day it was retrieved, so you can see how old it is, and a newer source always wins over this page.
Dates the sources have not published yet
Spain: the data lists no entry that is still pending. Every deadline above is verified.
Preparing before the date
- Count the packaging you place on the market in the period the date covers. Weigh a sample of each pack, record the material of each part and note where each weight comes from: measured, supplied by your supplier, estimated or declared.
- Group the weights the way the recipient groups them. The report-format page for this place lists the columns, the units and the rounding the file expects.
- Estimate the fee from the published rate schedule, if the programme charges by weight or material, and keep the working so you can explain every figure.
- Read the source quote under the date once more, because the programme can change a day or a period between reviews.
- Sign in to the official portal yourself, check the prepared file and submit it. Instica stores no portal credentials and files nothing for you.
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3 of the 3 verified dates for Spain have a day in the source and are in the calendar feed. Subscribe once and your calendar adds new dates after each review. Every event carries the source address of the date, so you can open the page the date comes from. Entries without a day stay on this page.
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Verified dates only. Month-only and written rules stay on the page. Instica prepares; you sign and submit.
Frequently asked questions
Does Instica submit the report for me?
No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares the figures and the file. You sign in to the official portal, check the file and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores your portal credentials.
How do I add the Spain dates to my calendar?
Use the calendar block on this page: download the file or subscribe with the feed address. Each event has the day, the kind of date and the address of the source. Dates that the source gives only as a month or in words are not in the feed.
What if a source changes a date after this review?
The source wins. Every entry shows the day it was retrieved. Check the source address before you act, and use the next review of this page for the change.
How to read this page
Sources
- eur-lex.europa.eu retrieved
Original wording: It shall apply from 12 August 2026.
Original wording: of Annex IX to the competent authority responsible for the register, by 1 June for each full preceding calendar year.
- boe.es retrieved
Original wording: antes del 31 de marzo del año siguiente
Original wording: se inscribirán en la sección de envases del Registro de Productores de Productos
Original wording: deberán designar a una persona física o jurídica en territorio español como representante autorizado
Original wording: Los productores deberán remitir anualmente las cantidades en peso por tipo de material de los envases que introduzcan en el mercado
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