Free tool · 30 seconds

Estimate your
Plastic Packaging Tax.

Two questions and we'll tell you what your PPT liability looks like - per quarter, per year, and how much you'd save by hitting the 30% recycled threshold. No signup, no card.

15% short of the 30% recycled threshold.

Estimated PPT per year
£8,920
40t plastic · 15% recycled · £223/t
Taxable tonnage40 tonnes
Rate per tonne£223
Saving if you hit 30% recycled£8,920 / year
Calculate PPT per SKU in Packlah

Free forever for up to 10 SKUs. Includes EPR and PPT.

Reading the result

What the numbers mean.

Annual PPT liability

Your plastic tonnage × £223/tonne (the placeholder 2025-26 rate). If you're at or above 30% recycled content, the full liability drops to zero.

Quarterly view

PPT returns to HMRC run on calendar quarters. The quarterly figure is what each return needs to cover, paid by the last working day of the month following the quarter end.

The 30% recycled saving

Shows what your annual PPT bill would look like at 30% recycled content (zero). This is the optimisation lever every PPT-liable distributor should be modelling per SKU.

10-tonne threshold

If your annual plastic tonnage is under 10 tonnes you're below the registration threshold and not yet liable. Worth checking your growth trajectory - once you're within sight of the threshold, registration becomes urgent.

Confused by the terminology? See the glossary →
Next EPR reporting deadline: 1 October 2026