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As a small听organisation听(also referred to as 鈥榮mall听producer鈥櫶齯nder EPR for packaging听regulations)听who听supplies听packaging, you may need to:听

• register with the regulator听

• pay a听fee听

• collect and听report data about the packaging

Supplying听means听carrying out one of these activities:听

• supplying packaged goods to the UK market under your own brand听听听听

• placing goods into packaging听听

• importing products in packaging听听听听

• selling empty packaging听

• hiring or loaning reusable packaging听

• running an online marketplace

What a 鈥榮mall producer鈥� is

A 鈥榩roducer鈥� is generally a business or other organisation that supplies packaging.

A 鈥榮mall producer鈥� is an organisation that either:

• has an annual turnover of more than 拢1 million and up to 拢2 million and supplies more than 25 tonnes of packaging in the UK
• has an annual turnover of more than 拢1 million and supplies more than 25 tonnes and no more than 50 tonnes of packaging in the UK

The term 鈥榮mall producer is not related to how many people you employ.

What information you must collect and report

As a small producer, you must collect data about:

• your 鈥榩ackaging activities鈥� - for example selling, filling or importing packaging
• the 鈥榗lass鈥� of any packaging - for example, packaging for a single sales unit like a crisp packet or packaging for grouping several sales units, like a box for holding many packets of crisps
• what your waste packaging is made of - the 鈥榩ackaging material鈥�
• the weight of each packaging material that you鈥檙e reporting, in kilograms
• plastic and paper bags you supplied in England

搁别补诲听more听information听about packaging听activities,听classes听and听materials.

The听responsibility for a piece of packaging may change depending on whether you sell it to a large producer or another small producer.听Check the guidance听迟丑别苍听contact the helpdesk听if you are unsure about what to report.

When you must report this data

You must report听data about the waste packaging you supplied in the previous calendar year by听the 1听April听of the following听year. For听example, you must report听packaging data for January to December 2025听by 1听April 2026.听

搁别补诲听guidance听about听reporting dates and deadlines for both large and small producers, and what to do if you miss a reporting deadline.

Collecting and reporting听plastic and paper bag data听听

The Environment Agency has issued a Regulatory position statement (RPS) about when you should collect and report data on听plastic and paper bags supplied in England.听听

The statement also includes听information听about nation of sale and self-managed organisation waste data, but this does not apply to small producers.听

Read the regulatory position statement听to understand how this affects your data submission.

Who you鈥檙e reporting to

Each of the 4 nations of the United Kingdom has its own regulator. You鈥檒l be reporting to and monitored by the regulator for your nation.

The regulators are:

• Environment Agency (England)
• Natural Resources Wales
• Scottish Environment Protection Agency
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency

How to report this data

You must report the data using the report packaging data (RPD) service.

Only certain people from an organisation can create an account:

• the director or company secretary
• a partner
• a member of a limited liability partnership

Sole traders can create accounts for themselves.

Create an account on the report packaging data service

More people can be invited to manage your data once you create an account. They鈥檒l be 鈥榙elegates鈥� and will also have legal responsibilities.

Registering your organisation

Once you鈥檝e made an account, you must register your organisation with the environmental regulators.

The registration fee is 拢1,216

As part of registration, you need to听upload information about your organisation.听You鈥檒l need to include听information about:听

• 补诲诲谤别蝉蝉听
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• packaging activities听
• contact details听
• the people听who鈥檒l听be verifying and听submitting听your data听

You听need听to听upload听this听information听as a CSV听file听- a听type听of spreadsheet.听搁别补诲听separate guidance听that听explains all the information you听need to include and how to听structure the information.

There are also听templates to help you.

Once you鈥檝e submitted your organisation details, your packaging data and paid your registration fees, you can submit your registration application.

Find out more about registering with the regulators, including more details about fees.

Reporting your packaging data

You鈥檒l use the service to upload and submit another CSV file containing your packaging data.

You must听use听a fixed set of categories and codes to report your data, as follows:

1. You must record听all of听your drinks containers as 鈥榟ousehold drinks containers鈥�.听

2. You do not need to split plastic into 鈥榬igid鈥� and 鈥榝lexible鈥� packaging material - you just need to report it as 鈥榩lastic鈥�.听

3. Only use听the codes SP (small organisation packaging - all) and HDC (household drinks containers)听in your reporting.

Read more guidance that explains how to structure your data and what codes you must use.

There is a tool that will generate a packaging data file from the data that you have.

There are also example files that show you what a well-formed CSV looks like, although these illustrate large producer submissions at the moment.

Waste disposal fees and recycling obligations

As a small producer, you do not have to pay waste disposal fees or buy packaging waste recycling notes (commonly called 鈥�PRNs鈥�).

Using a compliance scheme

Compliance schemes are third parties that help organisations meet the EPR for packaging requirements.听听听

You鈥檒l have to pay a fee to the compliance scheme for their services.

Compliance schemes can:听听听

• register you on the report packaging data service
• pay your registration fees on your behalf听听听
• report your packaging data听听听 听听听听

If you choose to work with a compliance scheme, you should make sure they appear on the .听听听听

听Getting help

If you have any questions, contact your regulator or the EPR for packaging customer service team.

Environment Agency听

Email: packagingproducers@environment-agency.gov.uk听

Natural Resources Wales听

Email: packaging@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk听

Scottish Environment Protection Agency听

Email: producer.responsibility@sepa.org.uk听

Northern Ireland Environment Agency听

Email: packaging@daera-ni.gov.uk听

Defra EPR for packaging customer service听

Telephone: 0300 060 0002听 Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm听听

Email: EPRCustomerService@defra.gov.uk