Who Do They Apply To?

If your business produces or handles more than 50 tonnes of packaging in a year and has a turnover of more than £2 million you will need to comply with the Packaging Regulations. This will mean calculating the tonnage of packaging you handled in the previous year by material. Clearpak can then help you to calculate your obligation, which is related to your stage in the packaging chain. Below is a list of these activities and the % responsibility.

Producer Functions and their % Responsibility

Manufacturer - a person who manufactures raw materials for packaging. 6%.
Converter - a person who uses/modifies packaging materials in the production or formation of packaging. 9%.
Packer/Filler - a person who puts goods or products into packaging. 37%.
Importer - a person who imports packaging or packaging materials into the UK. They have a rolled up obligation depending on the activities that took place before import.
Seller - a person who supplies packaging to the end user of that packaging. 48%.
Service Provider - a person who supplies reusable packaging to a user of that packaging where the supply is made by hiring out or lending the packaging 85%.

If your business belongs to a group of companies, these requirements apply to the total amount of packaging handled by the group and the group's total annual turnover.