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V0086-26 ·20 January 2026 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Plastic pipette tips and empty plastic tubes fall under non-reusable plastic packaging tax

A laboratory products distribution company asks whether pipette tips and plastic tubes (empty or containing liquid) are subject to the special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging. The DGT confirms that pipette tips are exempt, while empty plastic tubes are taxable.

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How it affects those involved

The ruling clarifies that empty plastic tubes are subject to the special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging, while pipette tips are exempt, affecting packaging tax obligations for laboratory product distributors.

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2026-01-20PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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