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V0010-23 ·5 January 2023 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Coffee capsules disposed of with used coffee are exempt from the plastic packaging tax

A packaging manufacturer has requested clarification on whether its coffee capsules are subject to the special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging. The Directorate-General for Taxes (DGT) has ruled that if they are disposed of together with the used coffee, they are not considered packaging for the purposes of this tax.

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How it affects those involved

This ruling provides legal certainty for manufacturers of single-use coffee capsules, confirming that integrated disposal methods can exempt them from the plastic packaging tax.

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2023-01-05PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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