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WEEE Registration for UK Producers
Every producer of electrical and electronic equipment in the UK registers each compliance year. The route you take depends on how much you place on the market.
Which route applies to you?
5 tonnes or more a yearJoin an approved compliance scheme by 15 November. The scheme registers you.Under 5 tonnes a yearRegister direct as a small producer by 31 January, or join a scheme instead.Do You Need WEEE Registration
You need WEEE registration if your business counts as a producer of electrical and electronic equipment in the UK. That covers more businesses than most expect, including importers and online marketplaces.
Buying equipment abroad for your own business use does not make you a producer. If an overseas manufacturer supplies you and you sell the products on in the UK, the first UK business in the supply chain registers and reports them.
Check whether you need to registerYour Own Brand
You make electrical products, or have them made, and sell them in the UK under your own brand.
Rebranded Products
You sell another maker's equipment under your brand. If the maker's brand shows on the product, they are the producer.
Importers
You import electrical equipment into the UK as part of your business.
Online Marketplaces
Since 12 August 2025, marketplaces supplying UK households on behalf of overseas sellers are producers.
Overseas Distance Sellers
You sell direct to UK users from abroad. You must appoint a UK authorised representative or join a UK scheme.
Registering Through a Compliance Scheme
If you place 5 tonnes or more of electrical and electronic equipment on the UK market in a year, you must join an approved producer compliance scheme. The scheme registers you with the regulator and takes on your obligation to finance collection and treatment.
Join by 15 November
Join a scheme by 15 November for the next compliance year. New to the market after that date? You have 28 days from first placing equipment on the market.
Your Scheme Registers You
Your scheme registers you as a member with the regulator, and you receive your producer registration number.
Your Scheme Reports for You
You give your scheme what you place on the market, by category and by household or non-household use. It files the returns.
Crossed 5 tonnes part way through the year? Small producers who reach 5 tonnes must tell their regulator and join a scheme within 28 days.
Talk to Us About JoiningRegistering Direct as a Small Producer
If you place under 5 tonnes a year, you can register direct with the regulator as a small producer instead of joining a scheme. You register through the WEEE online service, which assigns your regulator from where your business is based.
Small producers can still join a scheme. Many do, so registration and reporting are handled for them and there is one point of contact if their volumes grow.
Read the GOV.UK guidance for producersWhen to Register
By 31 January each year, or within 28 days of first placing equipment on the market.
What You Report
Last calendar year's volumes by category, split into household (B2C) and non-household (B2B).
Your Regulator
Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA or NIEA, depending on where your business is.
Help With Registering
A third party can register and submit data on your behalf.
Your WEEE Registration Number, Fees and the Public Register
Your WEEE Registration Number
Registering gives you a producer registration number. You must make sure the distributors you supply have it, and retailers and marketplaces will ask for it before listing your products.
WEEE Registration Fees
Small producers pay the regulator's registration charge. Scheme members pay their scheme, which covers registration, reporting and the collection and treatment of waste electricals.
Get a quote through a free desktop auditChecking the Public Register
Registered producers and approved schemes are listed on public registers published by the regulators, so customers can check a supplier is registered.
View the public register on GOV.UKWEEE Registration Deadlines
The regulator's dates for the year, with this month highlighted. Choose how you are registered, then pick any date to see what it means for you.
WEEE Registration Questions
Find Out How You Should Register
A free desktop audit confirms whether you need a scheme or can register direct, what to report and what membership would cost. No commitment.