The AP1 and DVD1 Export Prices Table

In January 2007, following agreement with the BPI and AIM, MCPS introduced a revised Export Prices Table (EPT) for both the AP1 and DVD1v2 Agreements which was applicable for all shipments of product from 1 January 2007.

The EPT is a table showing percentage adjustments to UK PDPs and is applied by multiplying the UK PDP by the appropriate percentage. AP1 and DVD1v2 customers may account their quarterly export shipments to MCPS by either reporting their actual local PDPs or by applying the EPT to their UK PDPs. This mechanism applies to each product shipped in a territory, and so CD and DVD producers may therefore elect to use the EPT, or their actual local PDPs.

Whichever mechanism you apply, you are not limited to using this one method for the entire product life cycle. For example if in quarter 1 (Q1) you do not have the PDP but you do in quarter 2 (Q2), you can report using the EPT in Q1 and revert to actual PDP reporting in Q2.

Please note that you may be required to notify us of the use of the EPT and should therefore ensure that clear and accurate records should be kept. A user guide giving an illustration of how to report exports to MCPS under the AP1 and/or DVD1v2 Agreements is available at www.prsformusic.com

You can download a PDF version of the guide illustrating how to report exports to MCPS.