{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Packaging tax","description":"Manufacturers, importers, and distributors in many countries must pay a packaging tax on packaging materials they place on the market or import. The levy creates financial incentives for waste reduction and higher recycling rates, applying typically to materials such as plastic, paper, metal, and glass—often at differentiated rates based on recyclability or weight. Within the EU, the circular economy framework sets the overarching context, but individual member states determine specific rates, r","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/packaging-tax","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T18:34:14.528741","citation":"https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wirtschaft-konsum/abfallwirtschaft/verpackungssteuer","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/packaging-tax","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Packaging tax · Manufacturers, importers, and distributors in many countries must pay a packaging tax on packaging materials they place on the market or import. · Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/wirtschaft-konsum/abfallwirtschaft/verpackungssteuer"}