# EPR United Kingdom: Packaging EPR in the United Kingdom
Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/united-kingdom
Packaging EPR in the United Kingdom: 2 jurisdictions, 2 with a published packaging producer obligation. Each has its own page with regime, regulator, registration route, fees and dates, cited to primary sources and last verified November 4, 2026. Instica measures, estimates and prepares; you review, sign and submit.
## Coverage at a glance
**Obligation status**
| Item | Status |
| --- | ---: |
| United Kingdom | Published obligation |
| UK Plastic Packaging Tax | Published obligation |
**Producer organisation model**
| Item | Count |
| --- | ---: |
| Registered producer schemes | 1 |
| Government-run programme | 1 |
## Published data behind this page
United Kingdom has a published packaging producer obligation. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax has a published packaging producer obligation. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
United Kingdom requires producers to register. (source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax requires producers to register. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
United Kingdom organises producer responsibility through: Registered producer schemes. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax organises producer responsibility through: Government-run programme. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
United Kingdom does not allow the obligation to be transferred. (source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax allows the obligation to be transferred to another party. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
United Kingdom adds up affiliated companies when it tests thresholds. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax adds up affiliated companies when it tests thresholds. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
United Kingdom measures producers on global revenue. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax measures producers on no revenue test. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
United Kingdom defines 6 producer levels. (source: legislation.gov.uk, retrieved November 4, 2026)
UK Plastic Packaging Tax defines 4 producer levels. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
The United Kingdom fee schedule for 2025-26 takes effect on June 27, 2025. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
The UK Plastic Packaging Tax fee schedule for 2026-27 takes effect on April 1, 2026. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)
## How to use this page
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## Questions about this page
### What does this page cover?
The UK packaging extended producer responsibility scheme and the separate Plastic Packaging Tax, with registration, fees and reporting for each. The dataset currently holds 2 jurisdictions here.
### Where do these figures come from?
Each figure links to the primary source it was read from, for example gov.uk, legislation.gov.uk. Values that are not yet published are labelled as such and carry the reason.
## 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.
## Facts on this page
Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor.
- United Kingdom has a published packaging producer obligation. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#obligated-gb](#obligated-gb)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax has a published packaging producer obligation. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#obligated-gb-ppt](#obligated-gb-ppt)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax if you: (en)
- United Kingdom requires producers to register. (source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026) [#registration-gb](#registration-gb)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: the fee is: £1,303 if you register directly with your environmental regulator £696 if you register through a compliance scheme (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax requires producers to register. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#registration-gb-ppt](#registration-gb-ppt)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax within 30 days of becoming liable for it. (en)
- United Kingdom organises producer responsibility through: Registered producer schemes. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#organisation-gb](#organisation-gb)
Value: compliance schemes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Compliance schemes are third parties that help organisations meet the EPR for packaging requirements. (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax organises producer responsibility through: Government-run programme. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#organisation-gb-ppt](#organisation-gb-ppt)
Value: run by the government · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/completing-your-plastic-packaging-tax-return · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: Use the online service to submit your Plastic Packaging Tax return after you’ve registered for the tax . (en)
- United Kingdom does not allow the obligation to be transferred. (source: gov.uk, retrieved November 3, 2026) [#transfer-gb](#transfer-gb)
Value: no · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: A compliance scheme cannot pay your waste disposal fees for you. (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax allows the obligation to be transferred to another party. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#transfer-gb-ppt](#transfer-gb-ppt)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: you should make sure you and other businesses know who is responsible for accounting for Plastic Packaging Tax. (en)
- United Kingdom adds up affiliated companies when it tests thresholds. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#affiliates-gb](#affiliates-gb)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax adds up affiliated companies when it tests thresholds. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#affiliates-gb-ppt](#affiliates-gb-ppt)
Value: yes · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: This allows for only one of the businesses to complete returns and make payments on behalf of all members of the group. (en)
- United Kingdom measures producers on global revenue. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#revenue-gb](#revenue-gb)
Value: global · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: you must get your annual turnover from the last accounts that were available before 7 April 2026. (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax measures producers on no revenue test. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#revenue-gb-ppt](#revenue-gb-ppt)
Value: none · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: expect to import into the UK or manufacture in the UK 10 tonnes or more of finished plastic packaging components in the next 30 days (en)
- United Kingdom defines 6 producer levels. (source: legislation.gov.uk, retrieved November 4, 2026) [#levels-gb](#levels-gb)
Value: 6 · Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator; (en)
- UK Plastic Packaging Tax defines 4 producer levels. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#levels-gb-ppt](#levels-gb-ppt)
Value: 4 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: The importer will generally be the consignee on the importation documents (en)
- The United Kingdom fee schedule for 2025-26 takes effect on June 27, 2025. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#fee-gb-2025-base](#fee-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)
- The UK Plastic Packaging Tax fee schedule for 2026-27 takes effect on April 1, 2026. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#fee-gb-ppt-2026](#fee-gb-ppt-2026)
Value: April 1, 2026 · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-need-to-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
Verbatim quote: £228.82 per tonne from 1 April 2026 (en)
## Related pages
### In this section
- [United Kingdom EPR fee rates 2025-26](https://instica.com/epr/uk)
- [UK Plastic Packaging Tax 2023-24](https://instica.com/epr/uk-plastic-packaging-tax/deadlines)
### Regions
- [United States packaging EPR: 7 jurisdictions](https://instica.com/epr/united-states)
- [EPR Europe](https://instica.com/epr/europe)
### Indexes and method
- [Packaging EPR by state](https://instica.com/epr/jurisdictions)
- [Packaging EPR fees](https://instica.com/epr/fees)
- [EPR fee per material](https://instica.com/epr/material-fees)
- [EPR reporting format](https://instica.com/epr/report-formats)
- [EPR for plastic packaging](https://instica.com/epr/for)
- [EPR applicable products](https://instica.com/epr/products)
- [Compare EPR between states](https://instica.com/epr/compare)
- [US states without EPR](https://instica.com/epr/no-law-states)
- [Packaging EPR terms](https://instica.com/epr/glossary)
- [EPR data methodology](https://instica.com/epr/methodology)
- [EPR reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers)
### Tools and data
- [Do I need to register for EPR](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe)
- [Packaging EPR due dates](https://instica.com/epr/deadlines)
- [Packaging materials covered by EPR: category, flags and fees by jurisdiction](https://instica.com/epr/materials)
- [Packaging EPR updates across the dataset](https://instica.com/epr/updates)
## Sources
1. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> you supplied or imported more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK in the previous year (en)
2. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax if you: (en)
3. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
> the fee is: £1,303 if you register directly with your environmental regulator £696 if you register through a compliance scheme (en)
4. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/completing-your-plastic-packaging-tax-return), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Use the online service to submit your Plastic Packaging Tax return after you’ve registered for the tax . (en)
5. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-comply-with-packaging-recycling-obligations-as-a-large-producer), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
> A compliance scheme cannot pay your waste disposal fees for you. (en)
6. legislation.gov.uk (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/1332/part/2/chapter/1), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified
> a brand owner; (ii) a packer/filler; (iii) an importer or first UK owner; (iv) a distributor; (v) an online marketplace operator; (en)
7. 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
> This document provides base fees for year 1 (2025 to 2026) of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging scheme. (en)
8. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-need-to-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> £228.82 per tonne from 1 April 2026 (en)
9. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax within 30 days of becoming liable for it. (en)
10. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/epr-for-packaging-what-you-must-do-as-a-small-producer), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> Compliance schemes are third parties that help organisations meet the EPR for packaging requirements. (en)
11. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> you should make sure you and other businesses know who is responsible for accounting for Plastic Packaging Tax. (en)
12. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer (en)
13. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> This allows for only one of the businesses to complete returns and make payments on behalf of all members of the group. (en)
14. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> you must get your annual turnover from the last accounts that were available before 7 April 2026. (en)
15. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> expect to import into the UK or manufacture in the UK 10 tonnes or more of finished plastic packaging components in the next 30 days (en)
16. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
> The importer will generally be the consignee on the importation documents (en)
## Cite this page
Instica, “EPR United Kingdom: Packaging EPR in the United Kingdom”, https://instica.com/epr/united-kingdom, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.
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