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Organisation basics

Is your organisation established in the United Kingdom?

"Established" means a real operating presence in the UK — registered office, branch, warehouse, or a UK business address used for operations. If you have no UK presence and only sell into the UK from abroad, choose No.

Yes No Not sure

Are you a registered charity?

You are registered as a charity (not just mission-led). Charities are generally exempt from producer obligations and fees — but charity reprocessors/exporters are different.

No Yes

Do you act as a reprocessor or exporter of packaging waste?

You handle packaging waste for recycling/recovery/export (not just selling packaged products). This can create different obligations.

No Yes Not sure

Are you answering on behalf of one legally registered company?

This is about whether you are one legal entity versus a parent/subsidiary group. Group structures can change how thresholds and responsibilities are assessed.

Yes — one company only Parent company (group) Subsidiary Not sure

Packaging activities

Which activities apply to you for packaged goods supplied in the UK? Select all that apply.

These are the activities GOV.UK uses to determine whether you're potentially responsible. If you pay another organisation to manufacture, pack, or import goods under your brand, you may still be responsible.

Supply packaged goods under your own brandGoods sold under your brand name/trademark, even if others manufacture or import them for you. A third party manufactures, packs, or imports goods under your brand on your behalfYou may still be responsible even if you don't physically pack/import the goods yourself. Pack or fill goods into packaging (for yourself or others) Import packaged goods into the UK (or become the "first UK owner") Supply empty packaging Hire / loan reusable packaging (e.g. pallets, crates) Own an online marketplace that allows non-UK sellers to sell into the UKIf you only sell goods from UK organisations, this usually does not count. Not sure

Extra checks

GOV.UK highlights a few edge cases where responsibility can shift between parties. We ask these to avoid misclassifying you.

Turnover & packaging tonnage

Annual UK turnover

Your annual turnover based on most recent annual accounts up to 7 April. This is UK turnover, not global revenue.

Less than £1 million £1 million to £2 million £2 million or more Not sure

Packaging tonnage (tonnes)

How many tonnes of packaging you supplied or imported onto the UK market in the previous calendar year. Many organisations undercount by forgetting shipment/tertiary packaging.

25 tonnes or lessIf exactly 25 tonnes, choose this option. More than 25 and up to 50 tonnes More than 50 tonnes Not sure

Does your tonnage estimate include shipping and transit packaging?

Outer cartons, mailers, pallets, stretch wrap, void fill, protective packaging, and packaging used to deliver goods.

Yes No Not sure

Your eligibility result

Notes:

We only provide automated classification for clean single-entity cases with clear answers.
Complex cases (groups, marketplaces, unclear importer responsibility) are routed to an assessment for defensibility.

Timing & registration readiness

Which deadline are you working toward?

Large organisations report twice yearly (1 October and 1 April). Small producers report annually (typically by 1 April).

Before 1 April Before 1 October As soon as possible Not sure

Do you already have an approved "Report Packaging Data" account?

Account approval can take up to 28 days after an approved person is requested. Not having an approved account can block submission even if the file is ready.

Yes — approved Application submitted No Not sure

Do you have access to an authorised person who can create/approve the account if needed?

Typically a director/company secretary (limited company), partner (partnership), member (LLP), or the sole trader.

Yes No Not sure

How do you plan to register?

Registering directly vs using a compliance scheme affects who handles admin and the regulator fee. We'll confirm current GOV.UK fee amounts in your quote.

Self-register directly Use a compliance scheme Not sure

Data complexity inputs

Approximate number of SKUs

Distinct products/variants that may have different packaging (size, flavour, bundle, etc).

1–10 11–50 51–200 200+

Which packaging classes do you use? Select all that apply.

Primary (around the sales unit), Secondary (multipacks/shelf-ready), Shipment (e-commerce parcels), Tertiary (transport packaging like pallet wrap/outer cartons).

Do you supply packaged goods to customers in Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland?

Supplying across multiple UK nations can increase reporting complexity where nation data is required.

Yes No Not sure

Do you supply drinks in containers to UK households?

Drinks containers can trigger household drinks container (HDC) reporting. For small producers, GOV.UK guidance requires reporting drinks containers under HDC.

Yes No Not sure

Nation data / extra reporting checks — select all that apply.

GOV.UK lists cases where you may need to collect nation data (this often increases checking and admin work).

We supply packaged goods to end users (direct to consumers) We supply empty packaging to small/non-obligated producers We hire/loan reusable packaging We own a marketplace used by non-UK sellers to sell to UK consumers We import packaged goods for our own use and discard the packaging Not sure

Data readiness & evidence

Do you already have packaging totals prepared for submission?

Totals by packaging material and packaging class/activity are already compiled — not just "we have invoices somewhere".

Yes No Not sure

Packaging specification quality

High: supplier specs/weights for most components.
Medium: some gaps; some supplier chasing/estimation needed.
Low: major gaps; measurement/estimation required.

High Medium Low Not sure

Evidence quality for weights

Evidence includes supplier specs, technical sheets, invoices, or recorded measurements. Weak evidence increases work needed to keep the submission defensible.

Yes — strong evidence Some evidence No — we would need to build evidence Not sure

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Eligibility & instant quote

Organisation basics

Packaging activities

Extra checks

Turnover & packaging tonnage

Your eligibility result

Timing & registration readiness

Data complexity inputs

Data readiness & evidence

Your service recommendation

Contact details