Raw material manufacturing 6%
Manufacturing of packaging raw materials
For example: Manufacturer of glass for coffee jar
Converting 9%
Convertor of raw material into packaging item
For example: Making the glass jar for the coffee
Packaging/Filling 37%
Putting a product into the packaging or apply packaging
to the product.
For example: The company that fills the jar with coffee
Selling 48%
Selling the packaging to the end user
For example: The shop which sells the coffee or the wholesaler who sells the boxed jars of coffee would have the selling obligation on the boxes removed if the jars of coffee were sold separately
Importers of packaging will have the responsibility of picking up all the stages prior to import into the UK.
Note:
Companies who perform more than one activity on the packaging will need to identify data against more than one activity.
