Guidance

Waste exports control tool

You can use this tool to find out what controls apply to exporting you waste from England to its destination country.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 31 December 2020
• Last updated: 6 October 2026
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  1. 6 October 2026

     Updated the Waste exports control tool due to a discrepancy found.

  2. 20 August 2025

     Fixed a problem with the lookup functionality.

  3. 1 January 2025

     Updated the coding of this tool to reflect changes to the Basel Convention. 2 new waste codes have been added related to the labelling and later movement of WEEE related waste products. And to reflect that older codes will no longer be usable.

  4. 13 February 2023

     Uploaded a more accessible version of the waste exports controls tool.

  5. 2 August 2021

     The WECT has been updated to reflect the controls set out in SI 785/2021 The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 and 1418/2007) Regulations 2021.

  6. 28 April 2021

     Corrected errors on exports of paper to Indonesia.

  7. 31 December 2020

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Waste exports control tool

Ref: LIT 56299

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 585 KB

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Details

You must only use this tool as a guide. Before you ship waste always check the controls with the:

• transit and destination countries or their government departments
• customs inspectorates or official waste regulatory bodies

Read the waste import and export guidance on how to follow the regulations.