Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): how to be an approved exporter
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Apply to become an approved exporter (AE) and operate legally under the approval.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Apply to become an approved exporter (AE) and operate legally under the approval. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Charges
- Charges in England
- Charges in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
- Before you start your application
- Sampling and inspection plans
- Equivalent standards
- Apply for approval
- What happens next
- Your duties as an AE
- Comply with other laws
- Issue evidence
- Keep records and report
- Quarterly reporting dates
- Sanctions for non-compliance
- Legislation
- Get help
Source and licence
Environment Agency
AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): how to be an approved exporter’ (updated 1 September 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026