Update to Proposed Bag Charge, .. keeping you informed
Last Updated on Wednesday 18th Mar 2015
The government amended their proposed legislation last month for charges applicable to single use plastic carrier bags.
- Draft legislation 13/02/15.
- Propose 5p bag tax on single use plastic carriers effective October 15th.
- Applies to single use carriers below 49 micron.
- Minimum 5p charge required between 50-70 micron and replaced FOC.
- 70 micron plastic carriers are proposed to be exempt – no charge.
- Government will collect the VAT from the proposed charge.
- Net proceeds at the discretion of retailer.
- Business with less than 250 employees are exempt.
- Various other exemptions detailed overleaf.
Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) Order 2015
SUCB: means a single use carrier bag
Main Changes
Plastic bags thicker than 70 micron will be exempt from the charge.
- Bags below 50 micron will have to be charged at a minimum of 5p.
- Business with less than 250 employees are exempt
- Various other exemptions for bags for food, medicines etc
- Bags between 50-70 micron will need to be charged to the consumer at a minimum of 5p.
- However, these bags will have to be replaced FOC, should the consumer return to the store.
- The bags also need to be a certain size… larger than 404mm x 439m
At this stage, there is some speculation within the industry that the 70 micron exemption may not get through parliament.
However, should it get approved, you will be able to provide 70 micron plastic bags to customers FOC.
Single Use Carrier Bags
Meaning:
A SUCB means an unused bag made of lightweight plastic material with handles, other than an excluded bag.
Excluded bags:
The following are excluded bags:
Unwrapped food bag: A bag intended to be used solely to contain wholly or partly unwrapped food for human or animal consumption.
Unwrapped loose seeds bag: A bag intended to be used solely to contain wholly or partly unwrapped loose seeds, bulbs, corns, rhizomes, flowers or goods contaminated by soil.
Unwrapped blades bag: A bag intended to be used solely to contain wholly or partly unwrapped axes, knives, knife blades or razor blades.
Prescription-only medicine bag: A bag intended to be used solely to contain a prescription-only medicine, a pharmacy medicine or a listed appliance sold in accordance with a prescription issued by a doctor, dentist, supplementary prescriber, nurse independent prescriber, independent nurse prescriber, optometrist independent prescriber, pharmacist independent prescriber or EEA health professional.
Uncooked meat food bag: A bag intended to be used solely to contain uncooked fish or fish products, meat or meat products or poultry or poultry products.
Live aquatic creatures bag: A bag intended to be used solely to contain live aquatic creatures in water.
Returnable Multiple Reuse Bag:
A bag which is sold for an amount not less than the minimum amount specified
- is intended to be returnable to the seller from whom it was purchased to be replaced free of charge;
- disregarding the width of any gussets, or the height of any handles extending above the main body of the bag—
- has a width and height greater (in each case) than 404 mm; and
- has a width or height greater (in either case) than 439 mm.
- Woven plastic bag A bag the material of which is made by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them.
- Transit goods bag A bag which is intended to be used to carry goods in a transit place.
As more details are forthcoming, we will keep you updated. Let us know if you have any specific questions, and we will endeavour to answer them for you. Please do drop us a line at info@keenpac.co.uk
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