EPR + PPT, one workspace

UK packaging compliance without the spreadsheet headache.

Calculate, report and price your UK Extended Producer Responsibility fees and Plastic Packaging Tax liability in minutes - not weeks. Two regimes, one SKU catalogue. Built for packaging distributors and food brand owners.

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DEFRA-aligned rates
Setup in 10 minutes
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SKU catalogue
247 products, FY 2025-26
Up to date
Total annual compliance cost
£33,267
EPR £24,847PPT £8,420
SKUMaterialsEPR feePPT
EL-1247
£516£139
EL-2103
£534Exempt
EL-2204
£312£0
EL-3018
£864£0
EL-3110
£580£254
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The problem

Two regulators, two spreadsheets, one margin.

UK packaging compliance now means two separate regimes - EPR with PackUK / DEFRA, and PPT with HMRC. Different cadences, different rates, different submission portals, same underlying packaging data. Most distributors are running two spreadsheets and reconciling them by hand.

Rules change quarterly across both regimes.

DEFRA base fees, PPT rates, modulation, producer thresholds, 30% recycled rules. Your spreadsheet went stale the day you built it - and you don't have time to rebuild it for either regime, let alone both.

Per-SKU calculation is brutal at scale.

Material breakdown, recyclability, recycled content, tonnage, plastic weight, recycled plastic %. Multiply by 200 SKUs. Add two regulators and four PPT quarters per year. Nobody has time for that.

If you don't price it in, it eats your margin.

EPR can add 2 to 6 percent to your cost of goods. PPT adds another £223/t on top of unrecycled plastic. Without per-SKU pricing recommendations you absorb both or lose the customer with a clumsy uplift.

How packlah works

Two regimes. One SKU catalogue. One workspace.

EPR fees, PPT liability, customer pricing - all calculated from the same product data, updated as DEFRA and HMRC publish changes.

SKU catalogue

Your packaging, mapped to EPR rules.

Sync your product list automatically from your accounting, ERP, POS or ecommerce system - or load it manually as a backup. Map each item's material breakdown, recyclability, and recycled content once. We'll keep the fees current.

  • Automatic sync with accounting, ERP, POS and ecommerce
  • CSV import + manual entry as backup
  • Multi-material support per SKU
  • Version history and audit trail
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EL-2103 - Bagasse clamshell 750ml
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Material% by weightRecycledFee
Fibre-based composite88%30%£412
Plastic - PLA lining12%0%£122
Total per tonne£534
Auto rate updates

Always-current DEFRA rates. Without the chasing.

We watch the DEFRA pEPR rate schedule so you don't have to. When base fees or modulation factors change, every SKU recalculates - and you get an alert with the delta.

  • Live rate library
  • Email alert when rates change
  • Historical snapshots for prior periods
Rate library
Effective Q1 2026
Synced 4hrs ago
MaterialRate £/tΔ vs Q4
Paper / board215+£8
Plastic485+£12
Glass240-
Steel305-£5
Aluminium395+£10
Fibre composite455+£18
Customer pricing

Pass it through. Surgically.

Get a per-SKU uplift recommendation that covers your EPR cost without scaring the customer. Export a clean rate sheet you can send to each account - no spreadsheet maths required.

  • Per-SKU price uplift recommendations
  • Customer-ready rate sheets (PDF / CSV)
  • Scenario modelling - run what-ifs
Rate sheet - ACME Cafe Group
Draft
SKUCurrentEPR upliftNew
EL-1247£0.42+£0.008£0.428
EL-2103£0.31+£0.013£0.323
EL-2204£0.18+£0.004£0.184
EL-3018£0.58+£0.008£0.588
Avg increase+2.4%
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Estimate your EPR liability right now.

No signup required. Pull a quick number, then go deeper inside Packlah for SKU-level accuracy.

Estimated annual EPR fee
£25,705
Large producer · 50 t · plastic-led
Base fee£24,250
Modulation adjustment+£1,455
Cost impact on revenue0.51%
+ Estimated annual PPT
£11,150
Liable · 50t plastic · 15% recycled (below 30%)
Quarterly PPT£2,788
Total compliance cost (EPR + PPT)£36,855
Get the full SKU-level breakdown

Free forever for up to 10 SKUs. EPR + PPT included.

Getting started

From spreadsheet chaos to clarity in three steps.

STEP 01

Add your SKUs

Import a CSV from your ERP or paste your product list in. Most customers are loaded in under 10 minutes. We map the columns for you.

STEP 02

Map materials

For each SKU, set the material breakdown by weight and recycled content. Packlah auto-suggests from the product description when it can.

STEP 03

Get pricing recommendations

See your total EPR liability, per-SKU fees, and a recommended customer uplift. Export to PDF or CSV and send.

What customers say

Built with the people who deal with EPR every day.

“We were spending two days a quarter rebuilding the EPR spreadsheet. Packlah recalculated 380 SKUs in under a minute when the Q1 rates dropped.”

JM
Jamie Marsh
Head of Procurement, Northstar Foods

“The per-customer rate sheet was the killer feature. We sent 18 customer rate updates last quarter in a single afternoon.”

SR
Sara Rai
Commercial Director, Pinegrove

“Honestly we hadn't priced EPR into anything. Packlah showed us we were losing 3.4% margin on our top line - we'd have run out of cash by Christmas.”

TW
Tom Whitfield
MD, Whitfield Catering Supplies
Pricing

Simple, predictable pricing.

Free for small producers. Pay only when you have meaningful EPR exposure.

Starter

For small producers below the DEFRA threshold.

£49/month
Billed annually · or £59/mo monthly
  • Up to 100 SKUs
  • 1 user
  • Core calculator
  • Email support
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Enterprise

For large groups and multi-entity operators.

Custom
Annual contract
  • Unlimited SKUs & users
  • API access
  • Multi-entity
  • SSO & SAML
  • Dedicated CSM
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FAQ

Common questions.

Packlah's rate library is sourced from the published DEFRA pEPR schedule for EPR and the HMRC published rate for PPT. Both are updated within 24 hours of any published change. Every historical calculation stays reproducible against the rate snapshot in force when it was run.
Yes - PPT (UK Plastic Packaging Tax) is included in all paid plans, calculated from the same SKU catalogue as your EPR fees. Quarterly returns to HMRC, recycled-content scenario modelling, and threshold monitoring all sit alongside the EPR workflow. See our dedicated PPT page for detail.
Small producer thresholds are based on annual turnover and packaging tonnage placed on the UK market. We have a free 30-second quiz that tells you which category you fall into and what your obligations are. Note that EPR producer tiers are separate from the PPT 10-tonne registration threshold.
Three things: rates stay current automatically across both regimes, your historical calculations are reproducible (every snapshot is preserved with the rates in force at the time), and the customer pricing layer is purpose-built. A spreadsheet can do the maths. It can't keep up with EPR and PPT changing at the same time.
You submit, not us - we produce submission-ready data. For EPR, that goes via your compliance scheme to PackUK. For PPT, you file directly with HMRC via Government Gateway. Packlah produces the format each regulator expects.
Your SKU catalogue and calculations are private to your organisation. We never share data across customers. Hosted on UK-region infrastructure with row-level isolation on every tenant table. Full data export available at any time.
Yes. Up to 10 SKUs free forever, no card required. EPR and PPT both included. 14-day full-feature trial on any paid plan, also no card. If you need longer for a proper evaluation, just ask.

Stop guessing. Price EPR into your business today.

Free for up to 10 SKUs. Setup in 10 minutes. No card required.

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Next EPR reporting deadline: 1 October 2026