TDUK Trade Note: Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation
Date Published
14 July 2026
Document Type
Audience
Author
Jennie Ward
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Summary
This Trade Note explores the key takeaways from the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation. (PPWR)
This regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/40) is a new EU law replacing the previously Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). It entered into force in February 2025 and will start to be applied to shipments arriving at the EU border from 12 August 2026.
