The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013
SI 2013/3113, as amended by SI 2025/910
Businesses that make, rebrand, import or distance-sell electrical equipment into the UK must register as producers and finance collection and recycling, usually through a compliance scheme. Retailers must offer free take-back of old equipment. Since 2025 online marketplaces count as producers for goods from overseas sellers.
Los detalles de cada normativa se muestran en inglés.
A quién se aplica
Producers: UK manufacturers under their own brand, rebranders, importers, overseas distance sellers (through a UK authorised representative), online marketplaces for goods from non-UK sellers. Under 5 tonnes a year: register directly as a small producer; 5 tonnes or more: join a producer compliance scheme. Distributors: everyone selling electrical equipment to UK households.
Sus obligaciones
- Register as a producer: join a compliance scheme by 15 November, or register as a small producer by 31 January
- Report equipment placed on the market by category (15 categories, including vapes)
- Mark products with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol and a date mark
- Distributors: offer free like-for-like take-back or join the Distributor Take-back Scheme
- Give customers information on take-back, reuse and recycling, on the website for online sellers
Datos de producto necesarios
- WEEE producer registration number and compliance scheme
- Equipment category (1–15), household or non-household
- Weight placed on the market per category
- Crossed-out wheeled bin mark and date mark
- Take-back method offered
Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
Operates UK-wide; small producers in Northern Ireland register with NIEA.
Cómo ayuda xProduct
- Recycling and take-back information on the passport
Does this rule apply to you?
Answer five short questions in the free Regulation Navigator and get your own map: the rules that apply, your next deadlines and the data each rule needs.