Declaration guide

There are two types of declaration:

  • the simplified declaration
  • the detailed declaration

 

Your first declaration will always be a detailed declaration, in which you inform us in detail on the weights of the industrial packaging for which you are the party responsible for packaging.

If this detailed declaration is less than 25 tonnes, you can choose to make a simplified declaration the following year. This declaration is based on the evolution of your turnover. You can use this method for 4 years, even if the tonnage of your declaration exceeds 25 tonnes, as long as it does not exceed 50 tonnes. Every 5th year, we ask you to complete a detailed declaration again.

 

Example:

  • For year n, your detailed declaration indicated 24 tonnes of single-use industrial packaging
  • For the declaration of year n+1, you choose to make a simplified declaration and you provide us with the following turnover: turnover year n = €100,000,000
    turnover n+1 = €125,000,000
  • Your turnover has therefore increased by 25%. We apply this percentage to the declaration of year n to calculate the weight of your declaration for year n+1: 24 tonnes + 25% = 30 tonnes for the declaration of year n+1.
  • For the declaration of year n+2, you can still use this method, even if the tonnage of the year n+1 is greater than 25 tonnes.
  • For the year n+5, by contrast, it will be necessary to complete a detailed declaration again.

If you do not qualify for a simplified declaration, you will have to complete a detailed declaration each year.

 

Group declaration

Companies that legally belong to the same group have the option of completing a single declaration. Simply inform Valipac using the «Group declaration» form. The company which completes the declaration each year reports the names and company numbers of the companies that it includes in its declaration. It will also indicate as a percentage the degree of packaging responsibility represented by the different companies in its declaration.