Tools
Two minutes, two calculators, real numbers
Both tools use the published scheme rates rather than opinions. The calculator lets you adjust your own cost assumptions so the output reflects your store, not an average one.
Tool 1
Return point calculator
Uses the published handling fees. Costs are estimates you can adjust — change them to match your own supplier quotes.
- Annual handling fee income
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- Estimated annual cost
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- Net position, year one
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- Effective rate per container
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Tier breakdown
Estimate only. Fee rates are the published scheme rates. Your cost assumptions are yours — validate them against real supplier quotes before committing. Grant eligibility is confirmed by the scheme administrator, not by this calculator.
Tool 2
Exemption checker
Based on your sales area and location type, this tells you which exemption route applies — if any.
The handling fee rates — 3p for manual return points, 5p for the first 225,000 automatic returns and 1.3p above that — are the published scheme rates. The cost assumptions on the calculator (machine cost, space value, labour) are editable defaults, not scheme figures. Replace them with your own supplier quotes and the output becomes genuinely useful.
It does not model VAT, producer fees passed through in trade terms, shrinkage, deposit float or the effect of returns on your wider footfall. Use it to compare options and sanity-check your assumptions — then validate properly before you sign anything.
Exemption criteria and grant eligibility are approved by the scheme administrator, not by this tool. Always confirm your position with Exchange for Change before making a commitment.