Who is obligated?

You will be obligated as a producer under this legislation if your business first places batteries onto the UK market and/or if your business first imports products into the UK that contain batteries.

To be obligated, you must also have a physical presence in the UK, such as a UK office, trading arm, or Post Office box.

The types of batteries covered are automotive batteries, industrial batteries and portable batteries. Companies that import batteries for their own use will not be classed as producers.

Companies that have bought batteries from a UK supplier will not be considered to be a producer.

A distributor is defined as someone that supplies batteries from the UK, or products containing batteries, on a professional basis to an end user.

It is possible that you are both a producer and a distributor if you buy and sell batteries, or products containing batteries, from either the UK or from abroad. If this is the case, you will need to comply with the obligations for both categories.