Businesses approved to export to the EU
Page summary:
Check if your business in Great Britain or one of the Crown Dependencies is approved to export to the EU and find out what your TRACES number is.
Change made:
Updated the lists of businesses approved to export to the EU.
Time updated:
12:02pm, 16 February 2026
Packaging data: what to collect for extended producer responsibility
Page summary:
A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
An update collecting several minor fixes for accuracy. The reusable packaging section now explicitly states that reusable packaging must be reported twice. The hired or loaned section clarifies that it is the service provider who must report, not the person hiring or borrowing. The plastic subtypes section adds household drinks containers to the list of packaging types requiring a rigid and flexible split. The tertiary packaging definition has been corrected. The shipment packaging definition covers all tertiary packaging supplied to consumers, not just online or mail order. The section on packaging already supplied by another producer has been rewritten, using “supplied” rather than “reported” as the legal trigger. There are further minor fixes for style.
Time updated:
9:51am, 17 February 2026
Packaging waste: 2026 registration and accreditation process for reprocessors and exporters
Page summary:
Process to apply for mandatory registration and voluntary accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging for 2026.
Change made:
Updated email address for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
Time updated:
11:52am, 18 February 2026
Import live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain
Page summary:
How to import or move live animals and germinal products from the EU to Great Britain.
Change made:
The email address to contact APHA for information about getting an event approved as an assembly centre has been updated.
Time updated:
1:47pm, 18 February 2026
Packaging waste: apply for registration and accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter
Page summary:
How to apply for mandatory registration and voluntary accreditation as a reprocessor or exporter of packaging waste – includes how to comply with requirements and technical information.
Change made:
Added information about regulatory positions on reporting requirements from Natural Resources Wales and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Explained how to submit information for monthly reports to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Updated email address for the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.Added a link to summary logs guidance.
Time updated:
2:49pm, 18 February 2026
EPR for packaging: what you must do as a ‘small producer’
Page summary:
How small producers register and what they must collect, report and pay under the extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging regulations.
Change made:
Compliance schemes can now register producers on the report packlaging data service.
Time updated:
4:00pm, 19 February 2026
Organisation details: how to create your file for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging
Page summary:
This guidance explains how to report organisation details in order to register for extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging. This is a legal obligation for organisations that are affected by EPR for packaging.
Change made:
Compliance schemes can now register small producers. They must submit separate organisation, brand and partner files for each size of producer that they are registering, small and large.
Time updated:
4:00pm, 19 February 2026
Public register of reprocessors and exporters of UK packaging waste
Page summary:
List of all operators registered and accredited under extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Change made:
Updated the public register.
Time updated:
5:10pm, 19 February 2026
A new vision for water: white paper
Page summary:
This white paper sets out the government’s plans to reform the water sector and the wider water system.
Change made:
We’ve added a HTML accessible version of the white paper ‘A new vision for water’.
Time updated:
5:15pm, 19 February 2026
Enhanced package of cutting-edge technology to combat waste crime
Page summary:
New surveillance, detection and investigative capabilities rolled out by Environment Agency to tackle waste crime.
Change made:
First published.
Time updated:
12:01am, 20 February 2026
Surface water pollution risk assessment for your environmental permit
Page summary:
How to carry out a risk assessment if you are applying for a bespoke permit that includes discharging hazardous chemicals and elements to surface water.
Change made:
Updated to provide more comprehensive guidance. This includes more information on preparing for and completing the screening tests, guidance on preparing data for modelling, clearer information on assessing discharges from installations and waste operations, and more links to related GOV.UK guidance.
Time updated:
9:00am, 20 February 2026
Further rain expected as Environment Agency warns of ongoing flood risk
Page summary:
The public is urged to remain vigilant
Change made:
Updated to reflect the latest situation.
Time updated:
1:06pm, 20 February 2026
Animals, animal products and HRFNAO imports: authorised border control posts in the UK
Page summary:
Find an approved UK border control post (BCP) to check the animals, animal products or high-risk food and feed of non-animal origin (HRFNAO) in your consignment.
Change made:
Changed the name of a border control post. ‘Heathrow Airport – EuroBip’ is now ‘Heathrow Airport – PrimeFlight Cargo Ltd’.
Time updated:
2:01pm, 20 February 2026
Disease information notes from APHA
Page summary:
Guidance for vets on unusual seasonal events, emerging diseases and outbreaks of non-statutory disease from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Change made:
Added a new information note ‘Investigating porcine abortions, stillbirths and mummified piglets’ in the Pigs section.
Time updated:
2:33pm, 20 February 2026
