PackUK has named 1 September 2026 as the resubmission closing date for 2025 packaging data submissions from producers that pay Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (pEPR) levies.
The deadline gives producers a five-month window, from the 1 April reporting deadline, to correct any errors and resubmit packaging data.
This will enable fees and Notices of Liability to be published later this year, without further recalculations or changes expected.
Regulators will continue to undertake compliance monitoring after 1 September, the UK government-appointed administrator for the pEPR scheme said.
PackUK will then use this data to publish confirmed producer fees for 26/27 and issue Notices of Liability, later this calendar year. Any further producer data resubmissions will not affect Notices of Liability or disposal fees.
PackUK published illustrative fees for Year 2 in December 2025. These are subject to change based on final data resubmissions, but PackUK does not intend to publish further illustrative fees.
‘Significant operational exercise’
The fees published later this year will be confirmed figures for year-two of the scheme and used to calculate Notices of Liability. As in year-one, producers will have 50 calendar days to pay, with the option to pay in instalments.
George Atkinson, director of policy at data provider Valpak by Reconomy welcomed the deadline, saying: “Collecting EPR data is a significant operational exercise, particularly for organisations managing complex product portfolios and supply chains, so allowing time to smooth out errors should improve the overall quality and consistency of reporting.
“However, this shouldn’t be seen as a long-term safety net. As EPR evolves and regulation becomes more demanding, businesses need to get their ducks in a row sooner rather than later.
“Those with robust, reliable packaging data won’t just be in a stronger position from a compliance perspective, they’ll also have the insight needed to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and make smarter packaging decisions across the supply chain – all while accelerating the UK’s transition to a circular economy.”
