✅ Are you obligated? (quick check)

You typically need to take action if all apply:

• Turnover ≥ £1 million
• You were responsible for >25 tonnes of packaging supplied/imported to the UK in the previous calendar year
• You carry out one or more “producer” activities (e.g., brand owner, pack/filler, importer, distributor of empty packaging, online marketplace, reusable packaging)

🧩 Small vs large producer

Small producer (data reporting required):

• Turnover £1m–£2m and >25 tonnes, or
• Turnover >£1m and 25–50 tonnes

Large producer (more requirements):

• Turnover ≥ £2m and >50 tonnes

🧾 Registration in England (and fees)

Obligated producers must register and pay an annual fee (directly or via a compliance scheme).

💷 Annual registration fees (pay direct to the regulator)

• £1,303 (small producers)
• £2,842 (large producers)

Late registration: additional £386 may apply.

🧩 If you register via a compliance scheme

Regulator fee becomes:

• £696 (small)
• £1,803 (large)
• You’ll also pay your compliance scheme’s own fee (set by the scheme).

📅 Reporting periods and deadlines (RPD)

Large producers (twice yearly)

• 1 Jan–30 Jun 2025 → due 1 Oct 2025
• 1 Jul–31 Dec 2025 → due 1 Apr 2026

Small producers (annual)

• Report packaging supplied in the previous calendar year by 1 April (e.g., Jan–Dec 2025 due 1 Apr 2026).

🧱 What data you must collect (and keep traceable)

A publishable compliance setup focuses on consistent data + defensible evidence:

📌 Core packaging dataset

• Producer activity performed for the packaging you supply/import
• Packaging material and weights (kg) by category required in the RPD framework
• Clear mapping from SKU → packaging components → material → weight, with documented assumptions and sources

🏠 Household vs non-household (large producers)

Large producers must assess whether packaging is household or non-household, and keep evidence—especially when classifying primary or shipment packaging as non-household.

♻️ Recycling evidence: PRNs/PERNs (large producers)

Large producers manage recycling obligations using PRNs/PERNs through the EPR service (not NPWD).

💰 Fees and PackUK (what to plan for)

PackUK is the scheme administrator for UK packaging EPR (delivering on behalf of the four UK nations).
Government-published Year 1 (2025–2026) base fees explain how fees charged to liable producers cover PackUK costs and support local authority packaging waste management.

🧰 England Packaging EPR Compliance Service (registration + reporting + traceability)

🧭 1) Obligation assessment

• Confirm small/large status, producer activities, and reporting boundary (entity/group structure)

🗂️ 2) Packaging data build (audit-ready)

• Create a structured packaging BOM and material/weight library
• Establish an evidence pack for household/non-household decisions (where required)

📝 3) Registration readiness

• Prepare registration inputs and fee pathway (direct vs compliance scheme)

📤 4) Reporting execution (RPD-aligned)

• Validate reporting periods and submission deadlines
• Produce submission-ready outputs aligned to the GOV.UK reporting calendar

🔍 5) Ongoing compliance control

• Change management for new SKUs, supplier changes, packaging redesigns
• Version control, approvals, and rapid response to regulator queries

🌟 Why ComplyMarket for Packaging EPR in England

ComplyMarket is a great and exceptional partner for England Packaging EPR because it brings registration support, reporting accuracy, and end-to-end traceability into a single Compliance Management Software platform built for producer responsibility.

Using ComplyMarket’s integrated platform, teams can centralise packaging data and evidence, standardise calculations across entities and product lines, maintain an audit-ready trail from source records to submitted figures, and generate consistent reporting outputs aligned to RPD workflows and deadlines.

For organisations that want the best all-in-one way to comply with Packaging EPR in England—without spreadsheet sprawl and last-minute reporting stress—ComplyMarket delivers a scalable, reliable, and platform-led solution.