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  "title": "United Kingdom EPR do I have to register | Instica",
  "h1": "United Kingdom EPR do I have to register",
  "description": "Under the rules we hold, United Kingdom has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online…",
  "answer": "Under the rules we hold, United Kingdom has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller. The size limit on record is 25 tonnes, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.",
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      "statement": "United Kingdom: the other deadline is January 31, 2027.",
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        "url": "https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer",
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      "id": "answer",
      "heading": null,
      "kind": "answer",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"answer\"></a>\n\nUnder the rules we hold, United Kingdom has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller. The size limit on record is 25 tonnes, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging."
    },
    {
      "id": "tool",
      "heading": "Check your own case",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"tool\"></a>\n\n## Check your own case\n\nChoose 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.\n\nInteractive tool: Do-I-owe checker (works on the web page)\n\nThe Instica free plan covers the threshold check, exemption tracking, the deadline calendar, packaging templates and fee sources, so you can start without paying. [See what the free plan includes](https://app.instica.com/epr/free-plan)"
    },
    {
      "id": "how",
      "heading": "How the checker reaches a result",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"how\"></a>\n\n## How the checker reaches a result\n\nThe 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.\n\n1. 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 United Kingdom. If you have not said, the checker asks first.\n2. Do you sell into United Kingdom? A place where you report no sales returns not obligated.\n3. 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.\n4. 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.\n5. Are related companies counted together? Where the rules add up affiliated companies, their figures are combined before the limits are compared."
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    {
      "id": "producer",
      "heading": "Who is the producer in United Kingdom?",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"producer\"></a>\n\n## Who is the producer in United Kingdom?\n\nThe first question is whose duty it is. United Kingdom assigns the duty by packaging level, and the table shows which roles count as the producer at each level.\n\n<a id=\"producer-levels\"></a>**Producer by packaging level in United Kingdom**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer |\n| --- | --- |\n| other packaging | [manufacturer, importer, or online marketplace](#level-other) |\n| primary (sales) packaging | [brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller](#level-primary) |\n| secondary packaging | [brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller](#level-secondary) |\n| service packaging | [brand owner, packer or shipper, manufacturer, importer, or seller](#level-service) |\n| shipping packaging | [brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller](#level-shipping) |\n| tertiary (transport) packaging | [brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller](#level-tertiary) |\n\n- [United Kingdom: for other packaging the producer is the manufacturer, importer, or online marketplace.](#level-other)\n- [United Kingdom: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-primary)\n- [United Kingdom: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-secondary)\n- [United Kingdom: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, manufacturer, importer, or seller.](#level-service)\n- [United Kingdom: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-shipping)\n- [United Kingdom: for tertiary (transport) packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-tertiary)\n\nFind 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."
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "heading": "Does revenue matter in United Kingdom?",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"revenue\"></a>\n\n## Does revenue matter in United Kingdom?\n\n[Where a revenue limit applies, United Kingdom counts worldwide revenue.](#revenue-basis) [The revenue figure is taken over the previous accounting year.](#revenue-period) [Limits are stated in GBP; a figure in another currency is converted with a published rate before it is compared.](#revenue-currency)\n\n[Affiliated companies are counted together, so the revenue and tonnage of related companies add up before the limits are applied.](#affiliates) [The rules define an affiliate as follows: A holding company sums packaging weight and worldwide turnover across the group companies established in the UK that supply or import packaging. The group result applies to every member.](#affiliates-definition)"
    },
    {
      "id": "thresholds",
      "heading": "Size limits in United Kingdom",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"thresholds\"></a>\n\n## Size limits in United Kingdom\n\nSome rules switch the duty on or off by size. These are the limits on record for United Kingdom, each with what happens when you meet it.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-obligated_tonnage-heading\"></a>The tonnage limit: 25 tonnes\n\n[United Kingdom: the tonnage limit is 25 tonnes.](#threshold-obligated_tonnage) [United Kingdom: at the tonnage limit of 25 tonnes, registration is triggered.](#threshold-obligated_tonnage-effect) [United Kingdom: the tonnage limit of 25 tonnes applies to figures above it.](#threshold-obligated_tonnage-logic) [United Kingdom: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: packaging supplied or imported in the UK in the previous calendar year.](#threshold-obligated_tonnage-basis)\n\n> you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year\n>\n> Source: gov.uk: check if you must comply with epr for packaging 2 (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: The source sets the tonnage limit at 25 tonnes.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-obligated_turnover-heading\"></a>The revenue limit: £1,000,000\n\n[United Kingdom: the revenue limit is £1,000,000.](#threshold-obligated_turnover) [United Kingdom: at the revenue limit of £1,000,000, registration is triggered.](#threshold-obligated_turnover-effect) [United Kingdom: the revenue limit of £1,000,000 applies to figures at or above it.](#threshold-obligated_turnover-logic) [United Kingdom: the revenue limit is counted as follows: worldwide annual turnover.](#threshold-obligated_turnover-basis)\n\n> your annual turnover worldwide was £1 million or more\n>\n> Source: gov.uk: check if you must comply with epr for packaging 2 (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nParaphrase: The source sets the revenue limit at £1,000,000.\n\n#### <a id=\"threshold-small_producer_band-heading\"></a>The tonnage limit: 50 tonnes\n\n[United Kingdom: the tonnage limit is 50 tonnes.](#threshold-small_producer_band) [United Kingdom: at the tonnage limit of 50 tonnes, a reduced duty applies.](#threshold-small_producer_band-effect) [United Kingdom: the tonnage limit of 50 tonnes applies to figures at or below it.](#threshold-small_producer_band-logic) [United Kingdom: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: 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.](#threshold-small_producer_band-basis)"
    },
    {
      "id": "exemptions",
      "heading": "Exemptions in United Kingdom",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"exemptions\"></a>\n\n## Exemptions in United Kingdom\n\nAn exemption removes the duty for a producer that meets its conditions. Some must be applied for; others apply on their own.\n\n#### <a id=\"exemption-charity-heading\"></a>Exemption 1\n\n[Exemption 1: Charities that supply or import filled or unfilled packaging in the UK, excluding subsidiaries that trade for profit.](#exemption-charity) [United Kingdom: exemption 1 applies without an application.](#exemption-charity-apply)"
    },
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      "id": "scope",
      "heading": "What the rules cover in United Kingdom",
      "kind": "body",
      "markdown": "<a id=\"scope\"></a>\n\n## What the rules cover in United Kingdom\n\nA duty applies only to the packaging and the sales channels that the rules cover. This is what is on record for United Kingdom.\n\n[United Kingdom: the rules cover these sales channels: retail, wholesale, online sales, and online marketplaces.](#scope-channels) [United Kingdom: a producer may not pass the duty to another party.](#transfer-allowed)"
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      "id": "cases",
      "heading": "Every case, worked through",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"cases\"></a>\n\n## Every case, worked through\n\nBelow, the same engine that powers the checker is run on a set of standard cases for United Kingdom. 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 November 4, 2026; they are not rules.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_below_obligated_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 12.5 tonnes: below the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and you supply 12.5 tonnes of packaging, half the limit of 25 tonnes. The figure is under the 25 tonnes trigger, so the engine returns below threshold: the duty has not been triggered at this level. [Result: below threshold.](#case-vol_below_obligated_tonnage) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_above_obligated_tonnage-heading\"></a>Packaging of 50 tonnes: above the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and you supply 50 tonnes of packaging, twice the limit of 25 tonnes. The rules for United Kingdom 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.](#case-vol_above_obligated_tonnage) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_below_obligated_turnover-heading\"></a>Revenue of £500,000: below the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and your revenue is £500,000, half the limit of £1,000,000. The figure is under the £1,000,000 trigger, so the engine returns below threshold: the duty has not been triggered at this level. [Result: below threshold.](#case-rev_below_obligated_turnover) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_at_obligated_turnover-heading\"></a>Revenue of £1,000,000: exactly at the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and your revenue is £1,000,000, exactly the limit of £1,000,000. The rules for United Kingdom 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.](#case-rev_at_obligated_turnover) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-rev_above_obligated_turnover-heading\"></a>Revenue of £2,000,000: above the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and your revenue is £2,000,000, twice the limit of £1,000,000. The rules for United Kingdom 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.](#case-rev_above_obligated_turnover) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_below_small_producer_band-heading\"></a>Packaging of 25 tonnes: below the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and you supply 25 tonnes of packaging, half the limit of 50 tonnes. The figure is under the 50 tonnes trigger, so the engine returns below threshold: the duty has not been triggered at this level. [Result: below threshold.](#case-vol_below_small_producer_band) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-vol_above_small_producer_band-heading\"></a>Packaging of 100 tonnes: above the limit\n\nYour own brand is on the goods and you supply 100 tonnes of packaging, twice the limit of 50 tonnes. The rules for United Kingdom 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.](#case-vol_above_small_producer_band) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.\n\n#### <a id=\"case-all_above-heading\"></a>Above every limit\n\nYour 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.](#case-all_above) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace."
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      "heading": "If you owe: what happens next",
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"after\"></a>\n\n## If you owe: what happens next\n\nIf the result is obligated, these are the steps on record for United Kingdom. You register, report and pay yourself; Instica prepares the figures and the files.\n\n[United Kingdom: registration is made with Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators.](#registration-registry) [United Kingdom: registration is made by this party: The producer directly, or a compliance scheme on its behalf. An approved person (director, company secretary, partner or LLP member) creates the account and the regulators approve it.](#registration-who) [United Kingdom: registration renewal: Every year: large producers by 1 October, small producers by 1 April.](#registration-renewal) [United Kingdom: the registration identifier is called: organisation_id (6 digits).](#registration-identifier) [United Kingdom: the registration fee: Small producer registering for the 2027 reporting year: 1,303 GBP direct or 696 GBP through a compliance scheme. Large producer fees not read.](#registration-fee)\n\n[United Kingdom: producers meet the duty through registered schemes that producers join.](#organisation-model) [United Kingdom: membership of an organisation is not required.](#organisation-membership) [United Kingdom: an authorised representative is not required.](#organisation-ar)\n\n#### Deadlines on record\n\n- [United Kingdom: the reporting deadline is October 1, 2026.](#deadline-large_h1_2026_report)\n- [United Kingdom: the reporting deadline is April 1, 2027.](#deadline-large_h2_2026_report)\n- [United Kingdom: the reporting deadline is April 1, 2027.](#deadline-small_2026_report)\n- [United Kingdom: the registration deadline is October 1, 2026.](#deadline-large_registration_annual)\n- [United Kingdom: the registration deadline is April 1, 2027.](#deadline-small_registration_annual)\n- [United Kingdom: the other deadline is January 31, 2027.](#deadline-prn_obligation_year_end)"
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"faq\"></a>\n\n## Frequently asked questions\n\n### <a id=\"faq-owe\"></a>Do I owe packaging EPR in United Kingdom?\n\nUnder the rules we hold, United Kingdom has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller. The size limit on record is 25 tonnes, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-producer\"></a>Who is the producer in United Kingdom?\n\nAt the primary packaging level the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller. The table above lists the other levels.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-limit\"></a>Is there a size limit in United Kingdom?\n\nYes. The limit on record is 25 tonnes; below it the rules treat you differently, as the cases above show.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-organisation\"></a>Do I have to join a producer responsibility organisation in United Kingdom?\n\nMembership of an organisation is not required under the rules we hold.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-register\"></a>Will Instica register or file for me in United Kingdom?\n\nNo. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials.\n\n### <a id=\"faq-legal\"></a>Is this legal advice?\n\nNo. This page is information about published rules and an estimate from them, not legal advice. Check the sources named beside each figure before you act."
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"paa\"></a>\n\n### <a id=\"paa-1\"></a>What is the meaning of EPR registration?\n\n[United Kingdom: registration is made with Report packaging data (RPD) service, run by Defra and the regulators.](#registration-registry) [United Kingdom: registration is made by this party: The producer directly, or a compliance scheme on its behalf. An approved person (director, company secretary, partner or LLP member) creates the account and the regulators approve it.](#registration-who)\n\n### <a id=\"paa-2\"></a>What are the recycling guidelines in the UK?\n\n[United Kingdom: a packaging EPR obligation applies.](#obligated) [United Kingdom: for other packaging the producer is the manufacturer, importer, or online marketplace.](#level-other)\n\n### <a id=\"paa-3\"></a>What is EPR in the UK?\n\n[United Kingdom: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-primary) [United Kingdom: for secondary packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-secondary)\n\n### <a id=\"paa-4\"></a>Which plastics cannot be recycled in the UK?\n\n[United Kingdom: for service packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, manufacturer, importer, or seller.](#level-service) [United Kingdom: for shipping packaging the producer is the brand owner, packer or shipper, importer, online marketplace, or seller.](#level-shipping)"
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      "markdown": "<a id=\"estimate\"></a>\n\n## How to read these figures\n\n> **Estimate**: The figures on this page are estimates we prepare from the published sources listed below. Instica measures your packaging and prepares the numbers; you check them, sign and submit to the regulator or scheme yourself. We never submit for you and never store regulator-portal credentials.\n\nEvery figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. [How we measure and label figures](https://instica.com/epr/methodology). This page is information, not legal advice."
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