Regulation 86 Registration: exporters

(1)

An exporter (“E”) must, on and after 1st January 2026, be registered with the appropriate agency—

(a)

separately in relation to each category of packaging waste that E exports for recycling;

(b)

for any year in which E exports that category of packaging waste for recycling.

(2)

E must submit to the appropriate agency a separate application for registration as an exporter for each category of packaging waste that E wishes to be registered to export for recycling outside the United Kingdom.

(3)

An application for registration under this regulation must be made—

(a)

on or before 1st October 2025; or

(b)

if later, before the end of a period of 28 days starting with the day on which E first exports the category of packaging waste to which the application relates.

(4)

An application for registration under this regulation must—

(a)

be made in such form and manner as the appropriate agency specifies;

(b)

contain the information set out in paragraphs 10 to 18 of Schedule 8;

(c)

be accompanied by a sampling and inspection plan for approval by the appropriate agency; and

(d)

be accompanied by such other information as the appropriate agency reasonably requires to determine the application.

(5)

The charge in paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 1 must be paid for each application for registration made by an exporter, when the application is made.

(6)

Any information provided by an exporter to the appropriate agency in, or in relation to, an application for registration must be as accurate as reasonably possible.