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Compliance & Certification
Trade in this corridor runs on documentation. These guides explain the full framework we operate — from exporter registration and Annex VII to Turkish import quotas and the Plastic Packaging Tax — at the depth a compliance officer actually needs. General guidance, not legal advice.
- 01UK Exporter ComplianceWhat it legally takes to export plastic scrap from the UK: Environment Agency registration, the broker/dealer regime, the 2026 pre-export reporting requirement, record-keeping duties and the penalties for getting it wrong.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 02Annex VII ExplainedA working walkthrough of green-list (Article 18 / B3011) plastic shipments: who signs what, the consignee contract, take-back obligations, record retention — and what makes a load non-compliant.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 03Türkiye Import RulesThe Turkish side of the corridor: environmental licences, importer registration, conformity letters, the capacity-based quota system, the mixed-plastics ban — and the consignee verification checklist we run before any contract.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 04Plastic Packaging TaxThe UK tax that makes certified recycled content a line on your P&L: the £228.82/t rate, the 30% exemption, the 10-tonne registration threshold, evidence requirements, and what is changing in 2027.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 05UK–Türkiye Free Trade AgreementHow the FTA takes tariffs to zero on the products we trade: origin declarations, the HS codes that matter in this corridor, and the transit trap that silently destroys preference.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 06Certifications ExplainedRecyClass, GRS, EuCertPlast, EN 15343 and chain of custody — what each scheme actually certifies, how our documentation chain works, and how to verify a certificate yourself in the public databases.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 07Recycled Plastics in Food ContactWhy generic recycled content can never touch food, what Regulation (EU) 2022/1616 actually requires, what a super-clean process is, and the Declaration of Compliance you should demand from any supplier.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
- 08Logistics: UK ⇄ TürkiyeTransit times, container payloads for baled scrap versus finished goods, an Incoterms 2020 quick guide, the ports we work, and the loading standards behind our photographic loading reports.Last reviewed 1 July 2026
Go to the primary sources
The guides above summarise the rules. If you would rather read the source, we keep a list of the regulators, trade bodies and certification schemes behind them.
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