The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024

SCHEDULE 1 Charges

Regulation 13 Payment of charges 1 (1) The charges set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Schedule are payable for the matters set out in those paragraphs, subject to paragraphs 7 to 9. (2) The charges payable under this Schedule for an application, submission or notification are payable to the appropriate agency by the person making the relevant application, submission or notification, and are due and payable in full on the making of the relevant application, submission or notification. (3) Where for any reason an application is refused or withdrawn, the appropriate agency is not under any obligation to refund the whole or any part of a charge that has been paid for the application, unless the application is withdrawn before the appropriate agency has begun to consider it. Producers 2 (1) The charge for an application for registration of a producer under regulation 29 is the total of— (a) £2,842 for a large producer other than a producer referred to in paragraph (d); (b) £1,303 for a small producer other than a producer referred to in paragraph (d); (c) £2,885 in addition to the charge in paragraph (a), (b) or (d), as appropriate, where the producer is an online marketplace operator; (d) for producers which are subsidiaries to be registered as part of a group registration— (i) £690 for each producer for the first 20 subsidiaries which are to be so registered; (ii) £172 for each producer from the 21st subsidiary to the 100th subsidiary which are to be so registered. (2) The additional charge referred to in regulation 29(3)(b) for a late application for registration of a producer is £386. (2A) The additional charge referred to in regulation 29(3)(c) for a large producer who wishes to report an amount of closed loop packaging waste under paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 4 in a report to the appropriate agency for one or both reporting periods in the relevant year is £2,548. (3) The charge referred to in regulation 39(3)(b) and paragraph 3(2)(b) of Schedule 15 for resubmitting a report is £807 for each producer in relation to which amended information is submitted. Compliance schemes 3 (1) The charge for an application for approval of a compliance scheme under regulation 47 is £8,691. (2) The charge for an application for registration of a compliance scheme under regulation 51 is £14,702. (3) The charge referred to in regulation 44(2)(b) and paragraph 3(7)(a) of Schedule 15 for resubmitting a report is £512 for each producer in relation to which amended information is submitted. Registration of producers which are compliance scheme members 4 (1) The charge for an application by a scheme operator for producer registration for members of a compliance scheme is the total of— (a) £1,803 for each large producer other than a producer referred to in paragraph (d) for which the application is made; (b) £696 for each small producer other than a producer referred to in paragraph (d) for which the application is made; (c) £2,885 in addition to the charge in paragraph (a), (b) or (d), as appropriate, for each producer which is an online marketplace operator; (d) for producers which are subsidiaries and are to be registered as part of a group registration— (i) £690 for each producer for the first 20 subsidiaries which are members of the scheme; (ii) £172 for each producer from the 21st subsidiary to the 100th subsidiary which is a member of the scheme; (2) The charge for late submission of an application for producer registration made by a scheme operator is £386 for each member of the compliance scheme for whom the scheme operator applies for registration late where none of the events described in regulation 28(3) has occurred. (2A) The additional charge for a large producer who wishes to report an amount of closed loop packaging waste under paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 4 in a report to the appropriate agency for a reporting period in the relevant year is £2,548 for each such producer for whom the scheme operator applies for registration. (3) Where— (a) a producer is a member of a compliance scheme; (b) the producer’s registered office or, if it does not have a registered office in the United Kingdom, its head office or principal place of business in the United Kingdom, is in a different nation of the United Kingdom to that of the scheme operator; and (c) the appropriate agency for that producer has made a charging scheme which makes different provision for the charges listed in sub-paragraphs (1), (2) and (2A), the scheme operator must pay the charges set by the appropriate agency, instead of those specified in sub-paragraphs (1), (2) and (2A), in relation to that producer. Reprocessors and exporters: registration 5 (1) The charge for an application by a reprocessor for a registration under regulation 85, or by an exporter for a registration under regulation 86, is £3,228. (2) The charge for amendment of a reprocessor or exporter’s sampling and inspection plan under regulation 87(6) or 89 is £574. (3) The annual charge referred to in regulation 88(2) is £1,571. Reprocessors and exporters: accreditation 6 (1) The charge for an application by a reprocessor for an accreditation under regulation 94 is the amount specified in sub-paragraph (3) for the tonnage band stated in the application (the “stated tonnage band”). (2) The charge for an application by an exporter for an accreditation under regulation 95 is the sum of— (a) the amount specified in sub-paragraph (3) for the stated tonnage band; and (b) £328 for each overseas reprocessing site specified in the application. (3) The amounts referred to in sub-paragraphs (1) and (2)(a) are— (a) £546 where the stated tonnage band is up to 500 tonnes; (b) £2,184 where the stated tonnage band is up to 5,000 tonnes; (c) £3,276 where the stated tonnage band is up to 10,000 tonnes; (d) £3,965 where the stated tonnage band is over 10,000 tonnes. (4) The charge for amendments to the sampling and inspection plan or the business plan referred to in regulation 96(6) is £574. (5) The charge for an application by a reprocessor or exporter under regulation 99(1) to vary an accreditation by increasing the tonnage band is to be determined in accordance with the following formula— B - C ± D where— “B” is the charge specified in paragraph (3) for the new stated tonnage band; “C” is the amount previously paid by the applicant under paragraph (1) or (2)(a) when the application for the accreditation was submitted; “D” is an additional processing charge of £100. (6) The charge for an application by an exporter under regulation 99(3) to vary an accreditation by adding one or more overseas reprocessing sites to it is £328 for each overseas reprocessing site specified in the application. Abatement 7 The appropriate agency may, by notice to the person liable for any charge specified in this Schedule, waive or reduce the charge if it considers it to be significantly disproportionate in a particular case, having regard to the actual costs and expenses incurred or to be incurred by the appropriate agency in relation to the activity for which the charge is imposed. Annual increases for inflation 8 (1) The charges specified in this Schedule are to increase annually on 1st September in each year starting on 1st September 2027, in line with any increase in the Consumer Prices Index published by the Office for National Statistics as at 31st March of the same year. (2) Each appropriate agency must publish details of charges which have increased in accordance with sub-paragraph (1). Charging schemes 9 A charge specified in this Schedule ceases to apply if it is superseded by a charge provided for in a charging scheme made under— (a) section 41(1)(n) of the Environment Act 1995, by the Environment Agency, NRW or SEPA; or (b) article 76A of the Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, or regulation 20B of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, by DAERA.