Does PPWR apply to a UK or US business selling into the EU?
Yes, if you make packaging or packaged goods available on the EU market. Since 12 August 2026 you also need an authorised representative in each Member State where you sell, under Article 45(3).
Do I need a Declaration of Conformity for every SKU?
No. The declaration is issued per distinct pack. SKUs that share components, materials and weights share one declaration, which names all of them.
Is one declaration valid in every EU country?
Yes. PPWR is a regulation that applies directly across the Union, so one declaration covers every Member State. EPR, by contrast, is registered and declared country by country.
Our suppliers already answered an EPR survey. Will they be asked again?
Only for what is new. Components, materials and weights you already hold are reused. PPWR adds recycled content, substances of concern, design for recycling, minimisation and marking, with evidence behind each.
Who signs the Declarations of Conformity?
You do. Responsibility for compliance does not transfer, so the signature stays with your business. We prepare each declaration and check that the evidence supports it before it reaches you.
Do we keep ownership of our data and our supplier relationships?
Yes, in every option. We supply the capacity to run the programme, not the ownership. You also keep the key decisions: the rule for grouping packs, which packs go in each wave, whether to test and any redesign.
Does reviewing supplier documents prove what is in a pack?
No. Reviewing documents confirms that the evidence is complete and supports a declaration; it does not verify the presence or absence of substances. Where supplier evidence falls short, we coordinate laboratory testing.
Do you carry out laboratory testing?
We coordinate it with accredited UK laboratories, only where supplier evidence is insufficient. We start with low-cost PFAS screening and run the targeted analysis only where the screening justifies it. Laboratory costs are passed through at cost, with no margin; our fee for coordinating samples is shown separately.
- Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and mercury; sum ≤ 100 mg/kg. 14 to 16 working days.
- Total fluorine: PFAS screening on food-contact packaging. 14 to 16 working days.
- 140 PFAS: only where screening returns 50 ppm or more. 14 to 16 working days.
Are scheme, registration and representative fees included in your price?
No. Scheme fees, registration charges and the authorised representative's own fees are paid by you directly to the relevant body. They never sit inside our invoice, and we estimate them for you in the assessment.
What about labelling and the 2030 design rules?
We prepare a short, practical roadmap for 2026 to 2030: what applies to you from the labelling and 2030 design requirements, in what order it arrives, and what to capture in your first supplier campaign so the same pack is not revisited.
Can we contract only part of the service?
Yes. The assessment can be contracted on its own, and it is the advisable first step because it sets the scope and cost of everything after it.