What is a First Responsible Supplier?
The First Responsible Supplier (FRS) of a beverage product is:
- The person who first supplies the beverage product in the State; or
- The person who, under the regulations, is taken to be the First Responsible Supplier of the beverage product.
The First Responsible Supplier can be:
- Manufacturers within WA who supply to distributors, retailers or consumers within WA;
- Any entity outside of WA that supplies or imports into WA. This may encompass:
- Manufacturers;
- Distributors;
- Wholesalers;
- Importers; and
- Retailers.
First Responsible Suppliers that supply eligible beverage containers into Western Australia will fund the Container deposit scheme. The contribution that each business makes to the scheme will be based on their sales in Western Australia.
New to the Scheme?
Step 1. Are you an FRS?
Use these links to determine if you are considered a First Responsible Supplier and if your containers are eligible.
Step 2. How to Register?
Register your company details via the registration link. Once your details have been accepted, a supply agreement will be generated for your company directors to sign. Please note all supply agreements are the same and no amendments can be made.
*Please note the State Government’s announcement of the consultation period to expand the scope of the Container Deposit scheme does not impact the current scope of eligibility. You can find out more about what containers are eligible here. If your container is not included in this list of eligible containers, you are not a First Responsible Supplier for this product and therefore should not register these containers.
Step 3. Register your containers and submit sales volumes
Once your agreement is fully signed and you have been issued a Scheme ID, use the link to the B2B Business Portal to login and register the products you are supplying into WA. You will also need to submit 12 months of your historical sales volumes.
WA Supplier Obligations
As a First Responsible Supplier into WA you have obligations to ensure you are compliant with the scheme, please note:
- Sign a supply agreement with WARRRL
- Provide your historical sales volumes for the past 12 months
- Register all of your eligible containers that are being supplied into WA on the business portal and ensure this information is kept up to date and accurate
- Ensure all eligible containers have a 10c refund mark as of 1 October 2022
- Submit your sales volumes each month via the business portal
- Provide an annual Statutory Declaration at the end of each financial year confirming your sales volumes
- Upon receiving your invoice, make payment within the timeframe on the invoice and pay additional interest if payment is overdue
- If you are no longer supplying eligible containers into WA or are no longer a First Responsible Supplier, due to sale or closure of your business, provide 20 business days notice to WARRRL and ensure your company director signs a statutory declaration to confirm this.
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WARRRL Commercial
For all queries relating to your supply agreement or export rebate agreement, your obligations as an FRS or Exporter, changes to your company information or requesting portal access please contact our Commercial team at:
Email: [email protected]
Contact Centre
For technical issues relating to the portal (accessing or registering your products) please get in touch with the Contact Centre at:
Email: [email protected]
Ph: 13 42 42
The Contact Centre opening hours are:
Mon – Fri 8am- 5pm (AWST)
Sat 9am – 2pm (AWST)
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