Glossary
Fees and thresholds.
What it costs and when it starts: tariffs, eco-modulation, de minimis thresholds, packaging taxes and deposit-return.
5 terms
De Minimis Rules (EPR)
A de minimis rule in extended producer responsibility is a volume, weight, or revenue limit below which a business is exempt from some reporting duties or fees.
Eco-Modulation
Eco-modulation is a fee mechanism that adjusts Extended Producer Responsibility charges according to the environmental performance of packaging, rewarding recyclable and mono-material designs with...
Packaging Weight Threshold (EPR)
A packaging weight threshold is the specific tonnage or kilogram limit set by environmental regulators that dictates when a merchant must officially register, report data, or pay financial tariffs...
UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT)
The UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) is a national environmental tax levied on manufactured or imported plastic packaging components that contain less than 30 per cent recycled plastic, designed to s...
UK PPT Registration Threshold
The UK PPT registration threshold is the strict 10-tonne legal limit that dictates when a business must formally register with the national tax authority to declare the finished plastic packaging i...