# EPR fee calculator United Kingdom

Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/uk/fee-calculator

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United Kingdom publishes 8 category rates for packaging in the 2025-26 fee year, stated in pounds sterling per tonne, and this calculator turns your weights into an estimate of the fee. For example, Aluminium is priced at 266 GBP/tonne. The schedule also lists 2 further charges beyond the weight-based rates.

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## Estimate your fee

Choose the period you are reporting and the calculator picks the schedule in force, then multiplies the weight of each material you add by the published rate. It runs in your browser and stores nothing. Without JavaScript the example further down shows the same arithmetic.

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## How the estimate is calculated

The calculator follows the same steps for every place, and it shows each step so you can check it against the schedule.

1. Pick the schedule in force for the period you are reporting. Where a schedule is charged on an earlier supply year, the calculator uses the schedule whose data period contains your period.
2. Convert each weight to the unit the rates are published in. United Kingdom publishes in pounds sterling per tonne.
3. Multiply each weight by the rate of its category. A category whose rate is not yet published returns not yet published, never a number.
4. Add the other charges the schedule lists, if you choose to include them, and where the schedule sets a minimum, apply it or tell you that your total is below it.
5. Add the lines to a total in GBP. If you ask for another currency, the calculator converts with a named published rate and says so.

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## What to have ready

You get the most useful estimate with these figures to hand. This page stores none of them.

- The weight of packaging you place on the market, by material and category.
- The period you are reporting, so the right schedule is chosen.
- In the few places that publish no rate table, the rate your producer responsibility organisation gave you, which you enter yourself.
- Whether you want other charges and any minimum included in the total.
- The currency you report in, if it is not GBP.

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## Rates for 2025-26 in United Kingdom

The table lists every category the schedule prices, with the rate as published and the unit it is published in. Category names appear as the schedule prints them, in the language of the source.

[Every rate is in pounds sterling per tonne. The calculator converts your weights before it multiplies.](#unit-gb-2025-base)

<a id="rates-table"></a>**United Kingdom packaging rates, fee year 2025-26**

| Category as published | Code | Rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aluminium | AL | [266 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-al) |
| Fibre-based composite | FC | [461 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-fc) |
| Glass | GL | [192 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-gl) |
| Paper and card | PC | [196 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-pc) |
| Plastic | PL | [423 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-pl) |
| Steel | ST | [259 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-st) |
| Wood | WD | [280 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-wd) |
| Other | OT | [259 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-ot) |

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## Fee years and data periods

United Kingdom has one schedule on record. The table shows when it applies and which packaging it prices.

<a id="years-table"></a>**United Kingdom fee schedules on record**

| Fee year | Applies from | Applies until | Priced categories |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | [June 27, 2025](#sched-gb-2025-base) | [March 31, 2026](#sched-until-gb-2025-base) | 8 |

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## Spread of the published rates

Rates in United Kingdom differ widely between materials. Converted to one unit, the table above runs from the lowest to the highest rate as follows.

[The lowest published rate in fee year 2025-26 is £0.192 per kilogram, for Glass.](#spread-lo-gb-2025-base)

[The highest published rate in fee year 2025-26 is £0.461 per kilogram, for Fibre-based composite.](#spread-hi-gb-2025-base)

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## Modulation of fees

[The schedule modulates fees by category, with a separate rate per category. The groups below show where it applies.](#eco-gb-2025-base)

The source adds this note, as published: Modulated fees (red, amber, green from the Recyclability Assessment Methodology) start in year 2 and are not part of this schedule. Illustrative year 2 fees exist but are not confirmed.

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## Worked example for United Kingdom

A producer supplies 1,000 kg of each category below in 2025-26. The weights are an illustration, not a typical pack, and the arithmetic is the same the calculator performs with your own figures.

<a id="example-table"></a>**Worked example, United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26**

| Category as published | Quantity | Rate | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aluminium | 1,000 kg | [266 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-al) | £266.00 |
| Fibre-based composite | 1,000 kg | [461 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-fc) | £461.00 |
| Glass | 1,000 kg | [192 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-gl) | £192.00 |
| Plastic | 1,000 kg | [423 GBP/tonne](#rate-gb-2025-base-pl) | £423.00 |
| Total |  |  | [£1,342.00](#example-gb-2025-base) |

The total of the 4 lines is £1,342.00. Other charges and any minimum are not included.

Each line is the quantity in the rate unit multiplied by the rate, rounded to the nearest cent. The total is the sum of the lines.

The same 4 lines scale with the quantity. At the smaller quantity the total is £134.20, at the worked quantity £1,342.00 and at the larger quantity £13,420.00; your own figures fall between or beyond these.

<a id="example-scale"></a>**The same categories at three quantities, fee year 2025-26**

| Category as published | 100 kg | 1,000 kg | 10,000 kg |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fibre-based composite | £46.10 | £461.00 | £4,610.00 |
| Plastic | £42.30 | £423.00 | £4,230.00 |
| Glass | £19.20 | £192.00 | £1,920.00 |
| Aluminium | £26.60 | £266.00 | £2,660.00 |
| Total | £134.20 | £1,342.00 | £13,420.00 |

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## What to watch for in United Kingdom

These points come from the schedule on record, so they differ from place to place.

- Rates are per tonne, not per kilogram. A weight in kilograms is divided by 1,000 before it is multiplied.
- The schedule lists charges beyond the weight-based rates, so the weight-based total may not be the whole bill.
- Fees can be modulated for design, so two items of the same material can carry different rates.
- Some parts of the schedule are not yet published. They appear below as not yet published.

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## Units the calculator converts

The calculator converts every weight to grams first and then to the unit of the rate, so a mix of units gives the same result as one unit.

- One kilogram is 1,000 grams.
- One tonne is 1,000 kilograms.
- One pound is 453.59 grams.
- One short ton is 2,000 pounds, or 907.18 kilograms.

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## Not yet published for United Kingdom

These parts of the schedule are not yet published in our data. We show them as not yet published, with the reason, and never as a number.

> **Not yet published**: a part of the 2025-26 schedule: not yet published. Reason: Only illustrative year 2 fees (19 December 2025) were found. That page says PackUK expected to publish confirmed fees in June 2026, and no confirmed publication was found on GOV.UK by 29 September 2026. Expected: June 2026 per the illustrative fees page.

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## Frequently asked questions

### <a id="faq-how"></a>How is the United Kingdom packaging EPR fee calculated?

Each weight is converted to pounds sterling per tonne and multiplied by the rate of its category, then the lines are added. Other charges and any minimum are added only if the schedule lists them and you include them.

### <a id="faq-units"></a>Which units can I enter?

Kilograms, tonnes, pounds and short tons, or a count of units where the rate is per unit. The calculator converts them before it multiplies.

### <a id="faq-other"></a>Does the estimate include other charges?

Not by default. The schedule lists 2 further charges, shown above as published. Choose to include them and they are added to the total.

### <a id="faq-current"></a>How current are these rates?

They are the rates for the 2025-26 fee year, as published by the source and last reviewed on November 4, 2026. A rate that has changed since is not reflected until the source is reviewed again.

### <a id="faq-own-rate"></a>What if my organisation gave me a different rate?

Where a place publishes a rate table, the calculator uses the published rate. Where no table exists, you enter the rate your organisation gave you for each material, and the calculator labels the line as your rate, not a published one.

### <a id="faq-file"></a>Will Instica file or pay for me in United Kingdom?

No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing and pay yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials. This page is information, not legal advice.

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## How to read these figures

> **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.

Every 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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[Our reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers).

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## Facts on this page

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- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-al"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Aluminium” is priced at 266 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-al](#rate-gb-2025-base-al)
  Value: 266 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Aluminium 266 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-fc"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Fibre-based composite” is priced at 461 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-fc](#rate-gb-2025-base-fc)
  Value: 461 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Fibre-based composite 461 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-gl"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Glass” is priced at 192 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-gl](#rate-gb-2025-base-gl)
  Value: 192 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Glass 192 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-pc"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Paper and card” is priced at 196 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-pc](#rate-gb-2025-base-pc)
  Value: 196 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Paper and card 196 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-pl"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Plastic” is priced at 423 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-pl](#rate-gb-2025-base-pl)
  Value: 423 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Plastic 423 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-st"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Steel” is priced at 259 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-st](#rate-gb-2025-base-st)
  Value: 259 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Steel 259 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-wd"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Wood” is priced at 280 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-wd](#rate-gb-2025-base-wd)
  Value: 280 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Wood 280 (en)
- <a id="rate-gb-2025-base-ot"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the category “Other” is priced at 259 GBP/tonne. [#rate-gb-2025-base-ot](#rate-gb-2025-base-ot)
  Value: 259 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Other 259 (en)
- <a id="unit-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: rates are published in pounds sterling per tonne. [#unit-gb-2025-base](#unit-gb-2025-base)
  Value: gbp_per_tonne · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: This document provides base fees for year 1 (2025 to 2026) of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme. (en)
- <a id="sched-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom: the 2025-26 schedule applies from June 27, 2025 and prices 8 categories. [#sched-gb-2025-base](#sched-gb-2025-base)
  Value: June 27, 2025 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: This document provides base fees for year 1 (2025 to 2026) of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme. (en)
- <a id="sched-until-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom: the 2025-26 schedule applies until March 31, 2026. [#sched-until-gb-2025-base](#sched-until-gb-2025-base)
  Value: March 31, 2026 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: This document provides base fees for year 1 (2025 to 2026) of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme. (en)
- <a id="spread-lo-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the lowest published rate, £0.192 per kilogram, is for Glass. [#spread-lo-gb-2025-base](#spread-lo-gb-2025-base)
  Value: 192 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Glass 192 (en)
- <a id="spread-hi-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the highest published rate, £0.461 per kilogram, is for Fibre-based composite. [#spread-hi-gb-2025-base](#spread-hi-gb-2025-base)
  Value: 461 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Fibre-based composite 461 (en)
- <a id="eco-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: fees are modulated by category, with a separate rate per category. [#eco-gb-2025-base](#eco-gb-2025-base)
  Value: per_category · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: From year 2 of EPR (2026 to 2027), fees will be modulated to drive a shift to more environmentally sustainable packaging design (en)
- <a id="example-gb-2025-base"></a>United Kingdom, fee year 2025-26: the worked example of 4 categories at 1,000 kg each comes to £1,342.00. [#example-gb-2025-base](#example-gb-2025-base)
  Value: 1342.00 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Fibre-based composite 461 (en)

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## Sources

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   > Aluminium 266 (en)
2. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-2025-base-fees), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Fibre-based composite 461 (en)
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   > Glass 192 (en)
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   > Paper and card 196 (en)
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   > Plastic 423 (en)
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   > Steel 259 (en)
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   > Other 259 (en)
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   > This document provides base fees for year 1 (2025 to 2026) of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme. (en)
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   > From year 2 of EPR (2026 to 2027), fees will be modulated to drive a shift to more environmentally sustainable packaging design (en)

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