{"id":19669,"date":"2023-04-01T10:58:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T10:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotax.fr\/spain-the-new-plastic-tax-since-january-1-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T09:54:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T09:54:00","slug":"spain-the-new-plastic-tax-since-january-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotax.fr\/en\/spain-the-new-plastic-tax-since-january-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain: the new plastic tax since January 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Context of the plastic tax in Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the deadline for the implementation of Articles 4 and 5 of the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive of July 3, 2022<\/a><\/strong>, the EU is establishing uniform regulations for the internal market to ensure the free exchange of goods and the limitation of the use of some single-use plastic products (such as straws, stirrers or EPS containers for takeaway meals) with the aim of reducing plastic consumption. There is also an EU-wide plastic tax that is transferred to individual countries. However, the implementation is still very different due to ongoing discussions. But it has been implemented in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Portugal and Croatia, and it came into force on January 1, 2023 in Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the purpose of the new tax on non-reusable plastic packaging in Spain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Law 7\/2022, of April 8, on waste and contaminated soil for a circular economy includes a new special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging<\/a>. <\/strong>This tax has far-reaching implications as it affects not only companies involved in the production or distribution of packaging, but also all intra-Community importers or buyers of plastic packaging (with or without content).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of this new tax is to reduce the amount of plastic waste in Spain and to adopt new consumption habits that will be more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which plastics are taxed in Spain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n