Maryland packaging EPR: who must report, deadlines and fees

Program status: Law passed — rulemaking.

Who must report

The producer is generally the brand owner of packaged products sold, offered or distributed into Maryland. If there is no brand owner in the state, the licensee or importer may be the producer. Selling direct to consumers, including online, counts.

Small-producer exemption

• No numeric threshold has been published. Tareproof treats producers as covered until one is confirmed.

Producer responsibility organization

Not yet designated.

Upcoming deadlines

No supply report date published yet.

Fee basics

Not yet published

Notes

SB 901 (2025) requires a producer responsibility plan; COMAR 26.04.14 still in draft. No PRO designated and no numeric exemption thresholds published yet — assume obligated until confirmed.

Sources

All rules, sources and changelog