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On March 28, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) published a notice1 to require the relevant enterprise to submit the delivery and import data of the products and packing materials before April 15, 2023.
Background information As per Article 22 under the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources2, the “producer obligated to recycle” shall submit to MOE the data about the quantity of products and packing materials delivered/imported in the previous year by no later than April 15 each year. The “producer obligated to recycle” means the manufacturer or importer of the packaging materials subject to evaluation. |
1. Data to be Submitted:
Enterprises | Data to submit |
Producers obligated to recycle | (1) Records of delivered/imported quantity of the products and packing materials subject to recyclability. (2) Records of using the packing materials subject to recyclability (if used). (3) Attached documents: a. A copy of the business license; b. A statement of final accounts or other documents that can prove the quantity of the delivered or imported amount; c. Data for calculating the products’ and packing materials’ weight and capacity as well as the data of the quality and structure; d. Documents that can prove the recycled plastic materials were used during the product or packaging’s production. (Applicable to the situation where the enterprise intends to reduce the delivery amount) e. Data for calculating the volume of the recycled raw materials in the product or packing materials. (Applicable to the situation where the enterprise intends to reduce the delivery amount); f. Application letter for installment payment of recycling dues (Applicable to the situation where the enterprise intends to pay the recycling dues installments) |
Enterprises eligible for exemption from data submission | (1) Confirmation Form of the Exception from Recyclability Obligation (2) Attached Documents: a. Documents proving the sales amount or import amount (applicable to enterprises eligible for exemptions based on sales amount or import amount); b. Documents proving the delivery or import quantity (including the basic data for calculating the product and packing material’s weight and capacity) (applicable to enterprises eligible for exemptions based on delivery quantity or import quantity). |
2. Situations of Exemptions from Data Submission
| Category | Entity | Exemption Situations | ||||
| Packing Materials [including the five kinds of film (except the PVC film)] | Manufacturer or importer of the products whose packaging materials are subject to recyclability or the five kinds of films | Types | Paper packs, metal cans, synthetic resin materials | Foamed synthetic resin materials | Glass bottles | |
| Manufacturer | Sales amount | Less than 1 billion won (about 822 thousand dollars) | ||||
| Delivery quantity | Less than 4 tons | Less than 0.8 tons | Less than 10 tons | |||
| Importer | Import amount | Less than 300 million won (about 247 thousand dollars) | ||||
| Delivery quantity | Less than 1 ton | Less than 0.3 tons | Less than 3 tons | |||
| Products | Manufacturer or importer of the products subject to recyclability | Types | Products made of synthetic resin materials | Others | ||
| Manufacturer | Sales amount | Less than 1 billion won (about 822 thousand dollars) | - | |||
| Delivery quantity | Less than 10 tons | |||||
| Importer | Import amount | Less than 300 million won (about 247 thousand dollars) | ||||
| Delivery quantity | Less than 3 ton | |||||
3. Data Submission Method
Enterprises can submit the required data online via MOE’s IEPR system3.
More information about Packaging Materials recyclability requirements:
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