Guidance

How to pay notification fees for international waste shipments

Updated 25 July 2024

Applies to England

Use this information with the guidance on exporting and importing waste.

You can use one of the following options to pay your international waste shipments notification fee.

BACS or CHAPS payment

To pay by BACS or CHAPS, you will need to use your application reference and the following details:

  • company name: Environment Agency
  • remittance address: SSCL (Environment Agency), PO Box 797, Newport, Gwent, NP10 8FZ
  • bank: RBS / NatWest
  • bank address: London Corporate Service Centre, CPB Services, 2nd Floor, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4RB
  • sort code: 60-70-80
  • account number: 10014411
  • IBAN: GB23 NWBK6070 8010 0144 11
  • SWIFTBIC: NWBKGB2L

Please also email details of your remittance to [email protected]. If you do not do this, it could delay us processing your payment and therefore your application.

Credit or debit card

You can pay by credit or debit card by calling 03708 506 506.

By post

You can send a cheque by post.

Make your cheque payable to ‘Environment Agency’. Write your company name and notification number on the back of your cheque.

Post it to:

International Waste Shipments Team
Environment Agency
Richard Fairclough House
Knutsford Road
Warrington
WA4 1HG            

We will not accept post-dated cheques.

Email [email protected] if you have a question about paying by cheque.

Account enquiries

We consult the public, businesses and other interested parties on most of our charging schemes and associated tariffs.

All of our schemes are then examined and approved by government before we put them in place.

You can find information on our charges in the guidance Environment Agency fees and charges.

If you have any other questions email [email protected] and quote your application reference.