Organisation details file specification for extended producer responsibility
Updated 12 June 2025
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This guidance explains how to submit your organisation details for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
This is part of registration and a legal obligation for organisations that are affected by EPR for packaging.
Find out more about registration and registration fees, including how to report these organisation details.
What 바카라 사이트˜organisation details바카라 사이트™ are
Organisation details include:
- address
- packaging activities
- the people who바카라 사이트™ll be verifying and submitting your data
You may also need to report your organisation바카라 사이트™s:
- brand activities - if you supply goods to the UK market in primary, secondary, or shipment packaging under their own brand
- partners - if you바카라 사이트™re registered as a partnership in Companies House
You바카라 사이트™ll need to record each of these in a separate file and submit them at the same time as your organisation details.
Full details of what you need to report are in this guidance.
What you need to report
In the organisation details file, you need to report the organisation바카라 사이트™s:
- general information 바카라 사이트“ for example name, organisation type and packaging activities
- addresses
- people
General information
There are some categories that you only need to enter if the organisation is a:
- limited liability partnership
- limited liability company
- public limited company
- limited partnership
These are marked in the 바카라 사이트˜Description바카라 사이트™ column with 바카라 사이트˜Limited orgs only바카라 사이트™.
Where allowed values are listed follow them exactly, including capitalisation - for example, if importing is a secondary activity for your organisation, you must enter 바카라 사이트˜Secondary바카라 사이트™, not 바카라 사이트˜secondary바카라 사이트™.
You can report as a group, but you must provide general information for each organisation and subsidiary in the group.
Table 1: File structure for general information
| Order (column letter) | Column header | Description | Allowed values | Required for 1 October 2023 and 1 April 2024? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (A) | organisation_id | The identification number assigned to an organisation when they create an account. This is 6 figures long. Do not include any spaces. This will be the same for all organisations and subsidiaries when reporting as a group. |
Any | Yes |
| 2 (B) | subsidiary_id | An identification number assigned to a subsidiary by its parent company. This field must be used by parent companies when reporting on behalf of subsidiaries. Otherwise, leave blank. Use the same unique ID for a subsidiary across all packaging and organisation data submissions. |
Any | Yes |
| 3 (C) | organisation_name | Organisation name Where applicable, this must exactly match your Companies House listing - for example if your listing says 바카라 사이트˜limited바카라 사이트™ do not use 바카라 사이트˜Ltd바카라 사이트™. If reporting as a group you will need to provide names for the main organisation and any subsidiaries. For subsidiaries, this will be different from the parent company. |
Any | Yes |
| 4 (D) | trading_name | Trading name. The trading name for your organisation, or for each organisation and subsidiary, when reporting as a group. Only include if different from organisation name. |
Any | Yes |
| 5 (E) | companies_house_ number |
Companies House registration number for your organisation, or for each organisation or subsidiary when reporting as a group. Give the full 8 digits. If there are leading zeroes, include them and add ' at the start, for example '00123456. Limited orgs only. |
Any | No |
| 6 (F) | home_nation_code | Home nation code : the UK nation where an organisation is registered. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales. |
EN, NI, SC, WS | Yes |
| 7 (G) | main_activity_sic | Main activity SIC (not needed if Organisation type is 바카라 사이트˜Outside UK바카라 사이트™ or 바카라 사이트˜Others바카라 사이트™): the SIC code for your main packaging activity by tonnage. | Any | No |
| 8 (H) | organisation_type_code | Organisation type code, as listed in Companies House. Sole trader (SOL), Partnership (PAR), Regulator (REG), Public limited company (PLC), Limited Liability partnership (LLP), Limited Liability company (LTD), Limited partnership (LPA), Co-operative (COP), Community interest Company (CIC), Outside UK (OUT), Others (OTH) |
SOL, PAR, REG, PLC, LLP, LTD, LPA, COP, CIC, OUT, OTH | Yes |
| 9 (I) | organisation_sub_ type_code |
Organisation sub-type: Licensor (LIC), Pub operating business (POB), Franchisor (FRA), Non-associated organisation (NAO), Holding company (HCY), Subsidiary (SUB), Licensee/Franchisee (LFR), Tenant (TEN), Others (OTH) | LIC, POB, FRA, NAO, HCY, SUB, LFR, TEN, OTH | No |
| 10 (J) | packaging_activity_so | Supplied under your brand: does the organisation supply goods to the UK market in primary, secondary or shipment packaging under its own brand? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 11 (K) | packaging_activity_pf | Packed or filled as unbranded: does the organisation place goods into packaging that바카라 사이트™s unbranded when it바카라 사이트™s sold? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 12 (L) | packaging_activity_im | Imported: does the organisation import packaging that contains goods into the UK to sell? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 13 (M) | packaging_activity_se | Supplied as empty: does the organisation sell empty packaging to businesses that have an annual turnover of less than £2 million and supply less than 50 tonnes of packaging a year? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 14 (N) | packaging_activity_hl | Hired or loaned: does the organisation hire or loan out reusable packaging to UK organisations? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 15 (O) | packaging_activity_om | Supplied through an online marketplace that you own: does the organisation own an online marketplace that allows non-UK organisations to sell packaged products in the UK? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 16 (P) | packaging_activity_sl | Selling: does the organisation sell empty or filled packaging directly to end consumers? Choose whether this is a primary or secondary activity for the organisation. |
Primary, Secondary, No | Yes |
| 17 (Q) | registration_type_code | Registration type code: whether you are registering as a group (GR) or an individual (IN). | GR, IN | No |
| 18 (R) | turnover | The organisation바카라 사이트™s most recent annual turnover, based on the last audited accounts made available before 7 April in the obligation year. Give this in millions to 2 decimal places - for example, if your turnover is £24,500,000, enter 24.50 |
Use digits only, in whole numbers. Do not include 바카라 사이트˜Â£바카라 사이트™ | No |
| 19 (S) | total_tonnage | Total weight of all packaging activities in the calculation year combined, in tonnes. For example, for 2023 data this is packaging handled in 2022. Organisations must assess the packaging they handled in the calculation year to determine if they meet the small or large packaging thresholds. |
Use digits only, in whole numbers. | No |
| 20 (T) | produce_blank_ packaging_flag |
Does the organisation put packaging on the market which has no brand names, identifying marks or trademarks? | Yes, No | Yes |
| 21 (U) | liable_for_disposal_ costs_flag |
Does the organisation place household packaging on the market? | Yes, No | No |
| 22 (V) | meet_reporting_ requirements_flag |
Reporting requirements: confirm that you are able to oversee the process for this organisation to report its packaging activities. This includes keeping account information up to date, making sure all data gets submitted and communicating about fees. |
Yes, No | No |
Addresses
In the same CSV file as the other organisation details, you need to include addresses for the organisation. :
- registered address on Companies House, if it바카라 사이트™s a limited liability partnership (LLP), limited liability company (LTD) or limited partnership (LP)
- head office or principal place of business, unless it바카라 사이트™s a limited liability partnership (LLP), limited liability company (LTD) or limited partnership (LP)
- audit address 바카라 사이트“ this is a place the regulator can start an audit of submitted information
The first two addresses must be submitted by the deadline.
You must also include a service of notice address if this is different from the registered address. This is where we will send legal notices if the organisation is non-compliant.
Do not include a service of notice address if it is the same as the registered address.
If you바카라 사이트™re reporting as a group, you should include the addresses for each organisation and subsidiary within the group.
For all addresses you need to include the:
- first line of the address
- postcode
For all addresses apart from the audit address, you also need to include a phone number.
For any of the addresses you can include the:
- city
- county
- country
Each piece of information must go in a separate column in the file - check the table below and look at the template to see how they must be arranged.
Table 2: File structure for addresses
| Order (spreadsheet column) | Column header | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 23 (W) | registered_addr_line1 | Registered address line 1 |
| 24 (X) | registered_addr_line2 | Registered address line 2 |
| 25 (Y) | registered_city | registered address city |
| 26 (Z) | registered_addr_county | Registered address county |
| 27 (AA) | registered_addr_postcode | Registered address postcode |
| 28 (AB) | registered_addr_country | Registered address country |
| 29 (AC) | registered_addr_phone_number | Registered address phone number |
| 30 (AD) | audit_addr_line1 | Audit address line 1 |
| 31 (AE) | audit_addr_line2 | Audit address line 2 |
| 32 (AF) | audit_addr_city | Audit address city |
| 33 (AG) | audit_addr_county | Audit address county |
| 34 (AH) | audit_addr_postcode | Audit address postcode |
| 35 (AI) | audit_addr_country | Audit address country |
| 36 (AJ) | service_of_notice_addr_line1 | Service of notice address line 1 |
| 37 (AK) | service_of_notice_addr_line2 | Service of notice address line 2 |
| 38 (AL) | service_of_notice_addr_city | Service of notice address city |
| 39 (AM) | service_of_notice_addr_county | Service of notice address county |
| 40 (AN) | service_of_notice_addr_postcode | Service of notice address postcode |
| 41 (AO) | service_of_notice_addr_country | Service of notice address country |
| 42 (AP) | service_of_notice_addr_phone_number | Service of notice address phone number |
| 43 (AQ) | principal_addr_line1 | Principal place of business address line 1 |
| 44 (AR) | principal_addr_line2 | Principal place of business address line 2 |
| 45 (AS) | principal_addr_city | Principal place of business address city |
| 46 (AT) | principal_addr_county | Principal place of business address county |
| 47 (AU) | principal_addr_postcode | Principal place of business address postcode |
| 48 (AV) | principal_addr_country | Principal place of business address country |
| 49 (AW) | principal_addr_phone_number | Principal place of business address phone number |
Sole traders
If your organisation is a sole trader, you also need to enter the sole trader바카라 사이트™s:
- first name
- last name
- phone number
- email address
You must supply this information for 1 October 2023 and 1 April 2024 if you are a sole trader - no enforcement action will be taken about late submission if your data is submitted by 31 May 2024.
Each piece of information must go in a separate column in the file - check the table below and look at the template to see how they must be arranged.
Include these empty columns even if they do not apply to you.
Table 3: File structure for sole traders
| Order (spreadsheet column) | Column header | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 50 (AX) | sole_trader_first_name | Sole trader first name |
| 51 (AY) | sole_trader_last_name | Sole trader last name |
| 52 (AZ) | sole_trader_phone_number | Sole trader phone number |
| 53 (BA) | sole_trader_email | Sole trader email |
If you are not a sole trader include the columns but leave them blank.
People
You need to include your organisation바카라 사이트™s primary contact. This is the first person we should contact if we have questions about the process.
You must supply this information for 1 October and 1 April each year.
If you바카라 사이트™re a group with subsidiaries, you only need to supply the primary contact for the head organisation.
You should also include your approved person - the person in charge of submitting information to the environmental regulator. The approved person will usually be the person who created a 바카라 사이트˜Report packaging data바카라 사이트™ account for your organisation.
If you바카라 사이트™re a compliance scheme, this must be the approved person at the organisation you바카라 사이트™re reporting on behalf of 바카라 사이트“ you바카라 사이트™ll also need to tell us whether the approved person or delegated person verified the data on behalf the producer
If you have one, you can also include your organisation바카라 사이트™s:
- delegated person - this is another person who can submit information to the environmental regulator
- secondary contact - the next person we should contact if we have questions about the process
For each person include:
- first name
- last name
- phone number
- email address
You can also include their job title.
Each piece of information must go in a separate column in the file - check the table below and look at the template to see how they must be arranged.
Table 4: File structure for people
| Order (spreadsheet column) | Column header | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 54 (BB) | approved_person_first_name | Approved person first name |
| 55 (BC) | approved_person_last_name | Approved person last name |
| 56 (BD) | approved_person_phone_number | Approved person phone number |
| 57 (BE) | approved_person_email | Approved person email |
| 58 (BF) | approved_person_job_title | Approved person job title |
| 59 (BG) | delegated_person_first_name | Delegated person first name |
| 60 (BH) | delegated_person_last_name | Delegated person last name |
| 61 (BI) | delegated_person_phone_number | Delegated person phone number |
| 62 (BJ) | delegated_person_email | Delegated person email |
| 63 (BK) | delegated_person_job_title | Delegated person job title |
| 64 (BL) | primary_contact_person_first_name | Primary contact first name |
| 65 (BM) | primary_contact_person_last_name | Primary contact last name |
| 66 (BN) | primary_contact_person_phone_number | Primary contact phone number |
| 67 (BO) | primary_contact_person_email | Primary contact email |
| 68 (BP) | primary_contact_person_job_title | Primary contact job title |
| 69 (BQ) | secondary_contact_person_first_name | Secondary contact first name |
| 70 (BR) | secondary_contact_person_last_name | Secondary contact last name |
| 71 (BS) | secondary_contact_person_phone_number | Secondary contact phone number |
| 72 (BT) | secondary_contact_person_email | Secondary contact email |
| 73 (BU) | secondary_contact_person_job_title | Secondary contact job title |
Organisation size
There is an additional column for 2025 registration. You must indicate whether you are a small or large organisation (this is also known as being a 바카라 사이트˜small or large producer바카라 사이트™). Find out about what counts as a small and large organisation under EPR for packaging.
| Order (column letter) | Column header | Description | Allowed values |
| 73 (BV) | organisation_size | Small or large organisation | S, L |
Updates to organisation details during the reporting year
If there have been changes to your organisation during the year, you need to report them by uploading an updated organisation details file.
This includes changes such as adding or removing subsidiaries or changes to how an organisation바카라 사이트™s packaging data will be reported.
Compliance schemes should also report members leaving and joining using an updated file.
Do not remove rows containing subsidiaries that are leaving - just fill in the leaver information for them.
If your organisation becomes insolvent and is no longer trading contact the environmental regulators immediately.
There is more detail about groups, subsidiaries and how mid-year changes affect their reporting and obligations in the 바카라 사이트˜agreed positions and technical interpretations바카라 사이트™ guidance, produced by the environmental regulators. It is currently stored on the .
Use these columns to report these changes.
Table 5: File structure for reporting changes
| Order (spreadsheet column) | Column header | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 75 (BW) | leaver_code | Leaver code |
| 76 (BX) | leaver_date | Leaver date |
| 77 (BY) | organisation_change_reason | Organisation change reason |
| 78 (BZ) | joiner_date | Joiner date |
Codes and formats for reporting changes
leaver_codeÂ
Enter a leaver code for the subsidiary you want to remove. The leaver codes are:
| Leaver code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | A producer who previously met the producer thresholds has joined a group |
| B | A producer who did not previously meet the producer thresholds has joined a group, and will report individually |
| C | A producer who did not previously meet the producer thresholds has joined a group, and will be reported as part of the group |
| D | A producer who did not independently meet the producer thresholds has left a group and will report individually, but a holding company will be responsible for their recycling obligation |
| E | A producer who did not independently meet the producer thresholds has left a group, and a holding company will be responsible for their recycling obligation, including group reporting |
| F | A producer who independently met the producer thresholds has left a group, and a holding company will be responsible for their recycling obligation |
| G | A producer has joined a group, but a holding company will not be responsible for their recycling obligation |
| H | A producer has left a group, and a holding company will be responsible for their recycling obligation, including group reporting |
| I | A producer has joined a group, but will not be responsible for their recycling obligation |
| J | A producer has left a group and will report individually, but a holding company will be responsible for their recycling obligation |
| K | A producer is no longer trading, and is not obligated |
| L | A producer no longer performs any producer functions, and is not obligated |
| M | A producer has resigned from its compliance scheme |
| N | A compliance scheme has terminated a producer바카라 사이트™s membership |
| O | A company has become a producer as a result of a mid-year change |
| P | A producer has merged with another company (not incapacity related) |
| Q | A producer바카라 사이트™s data has changed as a result of a mid-year change (insolvent entity acquisition) |
leaver_dateÂ
Enter the date that the subsidiary left the group, in the format DD/MM/YYYY.Â
organisation_change_reasonÂ
Enter the reason that the subsidiary left the group, up to a maximum of 250 characters.
You must enter an organisation change reason if a company that does not meet any producer thresholds joins a corporate group.
joiner_dateÂ
Enter the date that the subsidiary joined the group, in the format DD/MM/YYYY.
Brand information
If you enter a packaging activity as 바카라 사이트˜supplied under your brand바카라 사이트™ in the organisation details file, you need to submit a separate CSV file with information about the brand.
Use the template or create a CSV file with the same headers.
Table 5: File structure for the brand information CSV file
| Name | Column header | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation ID | organisation_id | The brand owner바카라 사이트™s organisation ID. This is 6 figures long. Do not include any spaces. | Any |
| Subsidiary ID | subsidiary_id | An identification number assigned to a subsidiary by its parent company. | Any |
| Brand name | brand_name | The word or phrase used to identify the brand. | Any |
| Brand type code | brand_type_code | Whether the brand identifier is a brand name (BN), trademark (TM) or other (OT). | BN, TM, OT |
Partner information
If you enter an organisation type of 바카라 사이트˜partnership바카라 사이트™ in the organisation details file, you will need to submit a separate CSV file about your organisation바카라 사이트™s partners.
Use the template or create a CSV file with the same headers.
Table 6: File structure for the partner information CSV file
| Name | Column header | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation ID | organisation_id | The ID of the organisation that the partner belongs to. This is 6 figures long. Do not include any spaces. | Any |
| Subsidiary ID | subsidiary_id | An identification number assigned to a subsidiary by its parent company. | Any |
| First name | partner_first_name | Â | Any |
| Last name | partner_last_name | Â | Any |
| Phone number | partner_phone_number | Â | Any |
| partner_email | Â | Any |
Compliance schemes
If you바카라 사이트™re a compliance scheme, use the same files for all organisations. Do not create separate files for each organisation.