Find Out What You Owe in State Packaging Taxes — Free Estimate in 60 Seconds

60-second estimate

How it works

1. 1

   Paste your store URL

   Drop in your Shopify storefront or up to 10 product page URLs. Our packaging engineer AI identifies every SKU and estimates components.

2. 2

   We estimate packaging composition

   For each product, we infer bottle/jar/box/pouch/cap/label weights using category defaults and product imagery. No manual spreadsheet entry.

3. 3

   Get a per-state fee estimate

   See your annual fee liability for California, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon — with a ±20% confidence band and a line-item material breakdown.

• SB 54 Fees 2025

  California

  Paste your Shopify store URL. We'll estimate your annual CA packaging tax liability across every SKU, free.

  Estimate California fees
• HB 22-1355 Fees 2024

  Colorado

  Drop in your Shopify URL and we'll model your Colorado producer-responsibility fees across rigid plastic, fiber, glass, and metal.

  Estimate Colorado fees
• LD 1541 Fees 2026

  Maine

  Maine's packaging stewardship program is state-run. See your estimated 2026 fee liability in 60 seconds, free.

  Estimate Maine fees
• SB 582 Fees 2024

  Oregon

  Oregon's Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is live. Get a fast estimate of your annual OR packaging fees.

  Estimate Oregon fees

Frequently asked questions

• What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging? +

  Extended Producer Responsibility is a regulatory model that shifts the cost of managing post-consumer packaging waste from municipalities and taxpayers to the brands that sell packaged products. In EPR states, a "producer" (typically the brand owner or importer) pays a per-ton fee on the packaging they ship into the state, based on material type. Fees fund recycling infrastructure, education, and contamination reduction.

• Does my brand have to comply? +

  If you sell packaged consumer goods into California, Colorado, Maine, or Oregon and your revenue exceeds the state de minimis threshold (typically $1M–$5M in gross annual revenue), you are almost certainly a covered producer. Out-of-state sellers shipping DTC into these states are generally also covered — physical nexus is not required.

• How is the EPR fee calculated? +

  Each state publishes a per-metric-ton fee for every packaging material family (rigid plastic, flexible plastic, glass, aluminum, fiber, etc.). Your annual fee equals: (tons of material shipped into the state) × (state fee for that material), summed across every material and every state. Our calculator automates this by extracting packaging composition from your product pages and applying current rate tables.

• What is a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) and do I need to register? +

  A PRO is a nonprofit entity designated by the state to collect fees and administer the EPR program. California, Colorado, and Oregon all use Circular Action Alliance (CAA) as their single PRO. Maine is the exception: its program is state-run by Maine DEP, with no PRO. If you are a covered producer in CA, CO, or OR, you must register with CAA and submit annual packaging data.

• When are the compliance deadlines? +

  California: producer reporting began in 2025 under SB 54. Colorado: HB 22-1355 required registration by Oct 1, 2024 with fees for the 2025 reporting year. Oregon: SB 582 compliance fees begin July 2025. Maine: LD 1541 first producer payments are due in 2026. Deadlines shift — always confirm with the relevant authority before filing.

• How is EPR different from a carbon tax or sales tax? +

  EPR is not a tax on emissions (carbon) or on retail sales. It is a material-specific fee assessed on the weight of packaging material you place on the market in a given state, paid once per year to either the state-designated PRO (CA, CO, OR) or to the state agency directly (ME). The money funds recycling infrastructure, not general state revenue.