From April 1, 2022, the UK will introduce a new tax – the Plastic Packaging Tax – at £200/tonne for recycled plastic packaging below 30%. This will affect many businesses and ultimately increase costs for consumers. If you can't prove 30%, you have to pay tax.
The UK officially introduced the above policy at the end of November 2021. This tax applies to sellers who produce or import certain plastic packaging materials, including UK and non-UK sellers. HMRC's position is that if you can't demonstrate compliance with the 30% recycled plastic requirement, the company has to pay the tax.
The EU has already started to levy a "plastic packaging tax" as early as January 1, 2021. The specific measures are: taxation of disposable plastic packaging at a rate of 0.8 euros per kilogram
