Extended producer responsibility for packaging: example filefiles for packaging data
If you need to submit packaging data under extended producer responsibility for packaging thisthese example filefiles shows how you must structure your data.
- From:
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Published
- 8 August 2023
- Last updated
-
141FebruaryAugust20242025 — See all updates
Documents
Details
If
This you’refile anmay organisationnot thatbe suppliessuitable packagingfor tousers consumersof andassistive businessestechnology.
Request inan theaccessible UK,format.
If you mayuse haveassistive totechnology take(such actionas toa complyscreen withreader) extendedand producerneed responsibilitya (EPR)version forof packaging.
Youthis maydocument needin toa collectmore andaccessible submitformat, dataplease aboutemail packagingdefra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. you’vePlease suppliedtell throughus thewhat UKformat market,you orneed. anyIt filledwill packaginghelp youus haveif imported,you emptiedsay andwhat discardedassistive intechnology theyou UK.
use.
Example outfile iffor yousmall needproducer to2025 collectsubmissions
CSV, and1.13 reportKB
View your packaging dataonline.
If
This youfile domay havenot tobe reportsuitable packagingfor datausers thisof exampleassistive filetechnology.
Request showsan howaccessible format.
If you mustuse structureassistive yourtechnology data.
There(such isas guidancea thatscreen explainsreader) howand toneed createa yourversion fileof forthis extendeddocument producerin responsibility.a Thismore covers:
whichaccessible columnsformat, you’llplease haveemail todefra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. complete
thePlease codestell you’llus needwhat toformat enter
Useyou itneed. togetherIt withwill thishelp exampleus fileif toyou createsay yourwhat ownassistive CSVtechnology file.
Understandingyou the example file
use.
Example rows in this example file showfor well-structured2025 datacompliance entries.scheme Theysubmissions
CSV, are5.83 forKB
This andfile domay not reflectbe thesuitable activityfor users of aassistive single business.technology.
Example:
Request self-managedan consumeraccessible waste
Rowformat.
If 2you -use theassistive firsttechnology row(such afteras thea headerscreen rowreader) -and shows,need froma leftversion toof right:
athis companydocument within IDa 100001
theremore isaccessible noformat, subsidiaryplease IDemail -defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. thisPlease linetell relatesus towhat theformat parentyou company’sneed. activity
itIt iswill ahelp largeus (L)if organisation
it’syou reportingsay forwhat Julyassistive totechnology Decemberyou 2023
there’s
Details
If self-managedyou’re consumeran wasteorganisation -that they’vesupplies collectedpackaging thisto from consumers
packaging typeand codebusinesses CWin forthe ‘self-managedUK, consumeryou waste’
packagingmay classhave codeto 01take foraction ‘self-managedto consumercomply waste’
packagingwith materialextended codeproducer PLresponsibility (EPR) for plastic
there’spackaging.
You nomay packagingneed materialto subtypecollect code
it’sand reportingsubmit data forabout packaging originatingyou’ve fromsupplied Englandthrough (EN)
there’sthe noUK entrymarket, foror theany countryfilled the packaging isyou senthave toimported, -emptied itand doesdiscarded notin apply
it is reporting 2000 kilograms of plastics
the finalUK.
data.
Example:
If subsidiaryyou companydo importinghave plasticto householdreport waste
Linepackaging 125data showsthis aexample subsidiaryfile companyshows importinghow packaging.you Frommust leftstructure toyour right:data.
theThere parentis companyguidance hasthat IDexplains 100003
thehow parentto companycreate hasyour givenfile itsfor subsidiaryextended S0123producer asresponsibility. anThis ID,covers:
- which
socolumns theyou’ll entryhave forto subsidiary ID is ‘100003S0123’complete
itthe iscodes ayou’ll largeneed (L)to organisationenter
it’s
The reportingtool for July[generating toa December 2023
the packaging activitydata codefile](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-generate-a-packaging-data-file0 iscan IMalso forhelp ‘imported’you.
Use -the they’veguidance importedand packagedthe goodstool thattogether they’vewith gonethese onexamples to supplycreate oryour discardown inCSV thefile.
There UK
packagingare typefour codeexample HHfiles.
Example file for ‘householdlarge packaging’
theproducer packaging2025 classsubmissions
There is P1 - packaging used to contain a singlenew ‘salescolumn unit’for January to sellJune to2025 customers
packagingdata, material‘ram_rag_rating’. codeThis PLis for plastic
there’ssubmitting norecyclability packagingassessment materialdata. subtypeFind code
there’sout nomore entryabout for the countryrecyclability theassessment packagingmethodology.
Example originatesfile fromfor -small itproducer does2025 notsubmissions
Small apply
there’sproducers nodo entrynot forhave the country the packaging is sent to -include itrecyclability doesassessment notdata apply
itbut isshould reportingkeep 2,755,740 kilograms of plastics
- the
final column isin emptytheir -CSV, leaving it isblank.
Example onlyfile for reporting2025 oncompliance drinksscheme containers
submissions
ReadThere theis guidancea onnew creatingcolumn your file for aJanuary completeto listJune of2025 alldata, the‘ram_rag_rating’. codesThis youis mustfor usesubmitting andrecyclability rulesassessment youdata. mustFind followout whenmore creatingabout yourthe packagingrecyclability dataassessment file.methodology.
TellExample usfor what2023/2024 you thinksubmissions
YouIf canyou’re givesubmitting feedbackor aboutresubmitting thisdata guidancefrom and2023 theor rest2024, ofinclude all the EPR2025 guidancecolumns, -but letleave ustransitional_packaging_units knowand ifram_rag_rating anything is unclear or incorrect.blank.
Updates to this page
Published 8 August 2023
Last updated 141 FebruaryAugust 2024
+ show2025
href="#full-history">+ show all updates
-
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-09-18 14:50
The large producer and compliance scheme example files have been updated for the September 2025 release of the report packaging data service.
2025-08-01 17:32
Several new example files have been added covering 2025 submissions for large producers, small producers and compliance schemes,
2024-02-14 09:20
Updated the packaging data example file so the column names match those in the latest packaging data file template.
2023-10-18 14:01
We’ve added a link so that you can give feedback about this guidance.
2023-08-08 11:47
First published.
Details
If
This you’refile anmay organisationnot thatbe suppliessuitable packagingfor tousers consumersof andassistive businessestechnology.
Request inan theaccessible UK,format.
Youthis maydocument needin toa collectmore andaccessible submitformat, dataplease aboutemail packagingdefra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. you’vePlease suppliedtell throughus thewhat UKformat market,you orneed. anyIt filledwill packaginghelp youus haveif imported,you emptiedsay andwhat discardedassistive intechnology theyou UK.
Example outfile iffor yousmall needproducer to2025 collectsubmissions
CSV, and1.13 reportKB
View your packaging dataonline.
If
This youfile domay havenot tobe reportsuitable packagingfor datausers thisof exampleassistive filetechnology.
Request showsan howaccessible format.
There(such isas guidancea thatscreen explainsreader) howand toneed createa yourversion fileof forthis extendeddocument producerin responsibility.a Thismore covers:
whichaccessiblecolumnsformat,you’llpleasehaveemailtodefra.helpline@defra.gov.uk.completethePleasecodestellyou’llusneedwhattoformatenter
Useyou itneed. togetherIt withwill thishelp exampleus fileif toyou createsay yourwhat ownassistive CSVtechnology file.
Understandingyou the example file
use.
Example rows in this example file showfor well-structured2025 datacompliance entries.scheme Theysubmissions
CSV, are5.83 forKB
This andfile domay not reflectbe thesuitable activityfor users of aassistive single business.technology.
Example:
Request self-managedan consumeraccessible waste
Request self-managedan consumeraccessible waste
Rowformat.
athiscompanydocumentwithinIDa100001theremoreisaccessiblenoformat,subsidiarypleaseIDemail-defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk.thisPleaselinetellrelatesustowhattheformatparentyoucompany’sneed.activityitItiswillahelplargeus(L)iforganisationit’syoureportingsayforwhatJulyassistivetotechnologyDecemberyou2023use.
Details
If self-managedyou’re consumeran wasteorganisation -that they’vesupplies collectedpackaging thisto from consumers
You nomay packagingneed materialto subtypecollect code
Example:
If subsidiaryyou companydo importinghave plasticto householdreport waste
Linepackaging 125data showsthis aexample subsidiaryfile companyshows importinghow packaging.you Frommust leftstructure toyour right:data.
theThere
parentiscompanyguidancehasthatIDexplains100003thehowparenttocompanycreatehasyourgivenfileitsforsubsidiaryextendedS0123producerasresponsibility.anThisID,covers:- which
socolumnstheyou’llentryhavefortosubsidiaryIDis‘100003S0123’complete ittheiscodesayou’lllargeneed(L)toorganisationenterit’s
The
reportingtool forJuly[generatingtoaDecember2023- which
theactivitydatacodefile](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-generate-a-packaging-data-file0iscanIMalsoforhelp‘imported’you.Use
-thethey’veguidanceimportedandpackagedthegoodstoolthattogetherthey’vewithgonetheseonexamples tosupplycreateoryourdiscardowninCSVthefile.There
UKpackagingaretypefourcodeexampleHHfiles.Example file for
‘householdlargepackaging’theproducerpackaging2025classsubmissionsThere is
P1-packagingusedtocontainsinglenew‘salescolumnunit’for January tosellJuneto2025customerspackagingdata,material‘ram_rag_rating’.codeThisPLis forplasticthere’ssubmittingnorecyclabilitypackagingassessmentmaterialdata.subtypeFindcodethere’soutnomoreentryaboutforcountryrecyclabilitytheassessmentpackagingmethodology.Example
originatesfilefromfor-smallitproducerdoes2025notsubmissionsSmall
applythere’sproducersnodoentrynotforhavethecountrythepackagingissent-includeitrecyclabilitydoesassessmentnotdataapplyitbutisshouldreportingkeep2,755,740kilogramsofplastics- the
finalisinemptytheir-CSV, leaving itisblank.Example
onlyfile forreporting2025oncompliancedrinksschemecontainers
ReadThere theis guidancea onnew creatingcolumn your file for aJanuary completeto listJune of2025 alldata, the‘ram_rag_rating’. codesThis youis mustfor usesubmitting andrecyclability rulesassessment youdata. mustFind followout whenmore creatingabout yourthe packagingrecyclability dataassessment file.methodology.
TellExample usfor what2023/2024 you thinksubmissions
YouIf canyou’re givesubmitting feedbackor aboutresubmitting thisdata guidancefrom and2023 theor rest2024, ofinclude all the EPR2025 guidancecolumns, -but letleave ustransitional_packaging_units knowand ifram_rag_rating anything is unclear or incorrect.blank.
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2025-09-18 14:50
The large producer and compliance scheme example files have been updated for the September 2025 release of the report packaging data service.
2025-08-01 17:32
Several new example files have been added covering 2025 submissions for large producers, small producers and compliance schemes,
2024-02-14 09:20
Updated the packaging data example file so the column names match those in the latest packaging data file template.
2023-10-18 14:01
We’ve added a link so that you can give feedback about this guidance.
2023-08-08 11:47
First published.