GCX Software

Packtrac.

Extended Producer Responsibility reporting and packaging tracking: out of spreadsheets, into one auditable platform.

The challenge

EPR is no longer optional.
It is the law.

For producers, retailers, importers and packaging companies, Extended Producer Responsibility compliance is a legal obligation. But compliance is not simple: regulations demand accurate data tracking and reporting, packaging portfolios are vast and constantly changing, manual spreadsheets waste time and invite costly errors, and non-compliance carries both reputational and financial penalties.

Producers need more than a spreadsheet. They need a robust, scalable system of record.

Packtrac is a cloud-based platform built to take the complexity out of EPR compliance and give you full visibility of packaging across every product in your portfolio. It turns packaging compliance from a regulatory headache into an opportunity: to cut costs, lift recycled content, make better material choices and align packaging data with your ESG targets.

Why Packtrac

  • Simplifies complexityautomates manual, Excel-heavy processes
  • Ensures compliancestay ahead of EPR requirements with confidence
  • Drives efficiencysaves time, reduces admin and lowers cost
  • Boosts sustainabilityidentifies problematic packaging and aligns data with ESG goals
  • Built for growthlightweight, secure and designed to scale with your business
Built for South African EPR: regulation, PROs and reporting standards

Key features

Everything EPR reporting needs,
in one place.

From SKU-level packaging specifications to audit-ready submissions and board-level dashboards.

01

Product & packaging data management

Upload SKUs and capture detailed packaging specifications across primary, secondary and tertiary packaging, with a single product master as your source of truth.

02

Automated EPR calculations

Instantly calculate packaging volumes, material weights, recycled content and the associated EPR fees: no formulas to maintain, no version confusion.

03

Compliance & reporting

Generate accurate, auditable reports for government, Producer Responsibility Organisations and voluntary initiatives such as the SA Plastics Pact.

04

Change tracking & auditing

Keep a full change log of every packaging update, with unlimited version history for complete transparency and a clean audit trail.

05

Business intelligence dashboards

Real-time dashboards for packaging costs, recycled content and ESG indicators, with structured exports built to your reporting schema when the data needs to go elsewhere.

06

Supplier & certification management

Track supplier PRO memberships, DFFE registrations and compliance certificates so evidence is never the reason a submission is late.

Enterprise ready

Proven in production.
Not a prototype.

A dedicated platform

Your own secure tenant, with your data fully isolated.

What that means

  • Role-based access control across teams and brands
  • Product master scaled to tens of thousands of SKUs
  • Unlimited version history on every specification
  • 99.5% uptime SLA with priority support

A managed implementation

We migrate you off spreadsheets and get you live: typically in 10 to 14 weeks.

What that means

  • Bulk SKU migration from your existing Excel sources, mapped and validated
  • Senior-consultant data cleansing, de-duplication and nomenclature standardisation
  • Dedicated implementation manager, UAT and go-live support
  • Role-based training tracks, recorded modules and 30-day hypercare

Automated operations

Once live, the reporting cycle runs itself.

What that means

  • Purchase-order data collected via REST API from your ERP (SAP, Oracle, Sage or custom)
  • Bespoke quarterly data export built to your exact reporting schema
  • Delivered automatically to your endpoint each quarter
  • Error handling, alerting and an annual health review

Packtrac is a standalone module, priced to your packaging portfolio and user count.

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How it fits

Part of the
DASH suite.

Packtrac is part of the DASH suite, sitting alongside DASH Ascent and DASH Pinnacle as the dedicated EPR module. It is licensed separately, because packaging compliance is a distinct obligation with its own data model, its own reporting deadlines and its own audience: regulators and Producer Responsibility Organisations.

Run it on its own if EPR is your immediate pressure point, or alongside Ascent and Pinnacle so packaging data flows into your wider carbon, waste and ESG reporting.

Who it is built for

  • Producers and manufacturers with packaging obligations
  • Retailers managing packaging across many brands
  • Importers accountable for packaging placed on the market
  • Packaging converters and suppliers
  • Sustainability and compliance teams reporting to PROs
  • Procurement teams making material choices

Ready to get out
of spreadsheets?

We start with an implementation discovery to confirm your reporting schema, ERP integration and migration plan: so the build is locked and there are no surprises.