Check what to report for EPR for packaging as a large producer

A large producer is an organisation that: 

has an annual turnover of more than £2 million 

is responsible for supplying more than 50 tonnes of packaging in the UK 

This guidance will help you understand your reporting obligations within the Report packaging data (RPD) service.  

It uses the same terminology that you will find in the RPD service, which will help you identify which information belongs in each column of the packaging data file you upload to report your data. The data file is a comma-separated values (CSV) file, similar to an excel spreadsheet. 

Step 1: identify which packaging activities your organisation carries out 

You must report how you supply packaging in the UK. Supplying means: 

exchanging packaging for something other than money  

providing packaging due to a statutory function 

importing packaging and then discarding it 

How you supply packaging is called a ‘packaging activity’ under EPR for packaging. You must identify your packaging activities before moving on to step 2: assess what your packaging is made of and how much it weighs. 

There are different categories of packaging activity, and your organisation may be involved in more than one packaging activity at any time: 

You must record nation data if you sell filled packaging direct to an end user (business or consumer) even if you do none of the other listed packaging activities. 

Packaging activity: supplying under your brand 

You must report packaging as ‘supplied under your brand’ if it is filled, and has your brand name, trademark or other distinguishing mark on it. This applies when: 

you supply the filled packaging where one or more packaging components displays your brand 

you pay another organisation to import your filled branded packaging into the UK 

another organisation manufactures or packs goods that will be sold in the UK in your filled branded packaging 

you license another organisation to manufacture and supply your filled branded packaging in the UK