Your packaging data, sorted and assessed for reporting — before the deadline is.
SkuStrata turns scattered supplier spreadsheets, spec sheets, and packaging lists into clean, organized data — each component inventoried, and its supplied data checked for completeness against the current published Oregon or Colorado category definitions; anything the data cannot support is flagged by name, and any category placement is a human reviewer’s reading of the published definitions — not a final determination. You learn exactly what you have, what’s missing, and what a full report would still take.
Enrollment is not yet open. Emailing is how you ask about the pilot — and how to be considered when it opens.
| Component | Category indicated by the supplied data (where one is supported) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shampoo bottle, 250 ml | Plastic — rigid, PET | Ready |
| Pump dispenser assembly | — unmapped | Needs review |
| Shipping carton | Paper — corrugated | Recorded |
| Label stock | — material not stated | Ask supplier |
Data preparation. Nothing more — and nothing vague.
Oregon and Colorado extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws can require covered producers to report packaging by material category and weight — but whether those requirements apply to a particular brand depends on its producer status under the applicable law and on any exemptions that may apply. We make no determination of producer status or exemption. Most small brands have packaging information — it’s just scattered across supplier emails, spec sheets, and spreadsheets in the wrong units and the wrong categories. We do the unglamorous work of digging it into shape.
What we do
- ✓Inventory every packaging component for each SKU — bottles, caps, pumps, labels, cartons, inserts.
- ✓Check each component’s supplied data for completeness against the current Oregon or Colorado reporting category definitions.
- ✓Standardize recorded component weights into pounds, exactly as supplied — no annual state-supply totals are calculated.
- ✓Flag every gap by name in an exception log: unidentified materials, missing weights, components no published rule clearly covers.
- ✓Deliver written findings — component inventory, completeness assessment, standardized recorded weights, and the exception log — in a plain-language report you can hand to whoever files for you.
What we don’t do
- ✕We are not lawyers or compliance consultants. We make no legal determination about whether you must register, report, or pay fees.
- ✕We do not file your report, register you with a producer responsibility organization, or submit anything on your behalf.
- ✕We cannot guarantee that Circular Action Alliance (CAA) or any regulator will accept your report. Acceptance is the reviewer’s decision, not ours.
- ✕We don’t invent missing data and we do not estimate missing weights. A missing or unverifiable weight is reported as a gap in the exception log — never filled in.
When the pilot opens, it will start with a $99 diagnostic, not a big engagement.
Before anyone commits to preparing a full catalog, we run a small, fixed-price diagnostic on a slice of it. You learn exactly where your packaging data stands. We learn whether your catalog is a good fit for full preparation. Either way, you keep the report.
Pilot pricing is a founding offer for the first two customers only. Any full-catalog work is scoped and quoted separately, after the diagnostic and technical validation — no full-catalog price is promised at this stage.
Pick your state
The diagnostic covers one state’s category system. The two systems are close — but not identical.
Oregon’s current definitions: 60 reporting categories across 8 material classes. Reporting is annual, in pounds, due May 31 for the prior calendar year.
Included
- ✓Component inventory for up to 10 SKUs
- ✓Completeness check against one state’s published category definitions (OR or CO)
- ✓Standardized recorded weights in pounds — recorded values only, no estimates and no annual supply totals
- ✓Exception log — every unresolved item named
- ✓Diagnostic input status + written findings and next steps
- ✓Recommendation on full-catalog next steps
Not included
- —Chasing your suppliers for missing specs
- —More than 10 SKUs, or a second state
- —Category rulings on components the published definitions don’t address
- —Registration, filing, or fee payment
- —Legal advice of any kind
5 business days
Counted from when we receive sufficient, processable diagnostic input — packaging-component information sufficient to perform the diagnostic. Optional follow-up questions after that point do not pause or reset the clock; gaps in your data are findings, reported in your diagnostic.
What you already have
A product list for the 10 SKUs and packaging-component information — packaging specs or supplier sheets (any format — spreadsheets, PDFs, photos of labels) with materials and recorded component weights where you have them. Annual sales or units-supplied data is not part of the standard $99 intake; it is requested only if an agreed scope specifically needs it. Messy is fine.
A report you can act on
A written diagnostic report: component inventory, completeness assessment, standardized recorded weights in pounds, an exception log listing every gap, and written findings with the exact next steps — whether or not you hire us for more.
Six steps, no phone tag, no surprises.
The workflow is designed to run with minimal back-and-forth: you’ll know the price, the terms, and the timeline before you upload a single file. Select a step to see what happens — and what we ask of you.
A plain-language promise about your files
Your packaging data is stored only in a restricted folder controlled by SkuStrata and is never sold or shared. Your files are not uploaded to any generative AI tool without your specific written authorization. Raw files are deleted 90 days after delivery unless you ask us to keep them for follow-on work. See the Privacy Notice below.
What a diagnostic can — and can’t — tell you.
Categories change
State category definitions are versioned and move. We check against the definitions current when your diagnostic runs and note the version used. A category that fits today may be split or renamed in a later definition set.
Some components have no clear rule
Multi-material assemblies — pump and sprayer mechanisms are the most common example — are not named in either state’s published definitions. We flag these as unresolved rather than guessing. Resolving them may require CAA producer support or professional review, which is outside this service.
Missing weights are gaps — never estimates
The diagnostic does not estimate missing weights and does not calculate annual supply into a state. Where a recorded weight is missing, or the material itself is unidentified, that item is logged as a gap in the exception log and goes on your supplier follow-up list. Only weights you actually supply are standardized and reported.
The filing decision stays yours
Our Diagnostic input status describes the completeness of the diagnostic input you supplied — “Complete” or “Incomplete.” It measures input completeness only. It is not a determination that you are compliant, that you must register, or that a reviewer will accept a filing built from it. Those calls belong to you and your advisors.
Frequently asked questions
Is SkuStrata a law firm or compliance consultant?+
No. We are a data-preparation service. We inventory your packaging components, check data completeness against published state definitions, and standardize recorded weights. We do not provide legal advice, make compliance determinations, register you with any organization, or file reports on your behalf. If you need those determinations, we’ll say so plainly in your report and suggest you take it to a qualified advisor.
Will CAA accept a report built from your diagnostic?+
We can’t guarantee that, and any service that does should worry you. Acceptance is decided by the reviewing organization. What we can promise is your packaging components inventoried, data completeness checked against the current published state definitions, and recorded weights standardized, with every gap named in an exception log — which is the strongest position your underlying data can be put in.
Why only 10 SKUs and one state?+
Because that’s enough to expose every kind of problem your full catalog is likely to have — missing materials, components no published definition clearly covers, unit issues — at a fixed $99 price. If the diagnostic shows your data is in good shape, you’ll know exactly what full preparation would involve. If it isn’t, you’ve learned it cheaply.
What if my packaging data is a mess?+
That’s the normal starting point, not a disqualification. Send what you have — spreadsheets, supplier PDFs, label photos. Light cleanup of formats is part of the service. What we can’t do inside the diagnostic is chase your suppliers for information you don’t have; those items come back to you on a specific follow-up list.
How long does it take?+
Five business days, starting when we receive sufficient, processable diagnostic input — packaging-component information sufficient to perform the diagnostic. “Processable” does not mean your packaging data is fully complete: gaps in that data are findings of the diagnostic. If gaps turn up after the clock starts, we may send one itemized list of what’s missing; those optional follow-up questions do not pause or reset the clock, and you can answer them alongside the findings in your report.
What is the refund policy?+
Straightforward: if your data can’t be processed or we decline the engagement, the $99 is refunded in full (declined inquiries are never charged). If we miss a delivery commitment, you get a full refund unless you agree to an extension. If a delivered report has a material error, we correct it promptly — or refund you if it can’t be remedied. One honest exception: a properly delivered report that finds your data “not ready” is a delivered diagnostic, not a refund trigger — that finding is what the diagnostic is for. Full customer terms are provided in writing before any enrollment or payment.
What happens to my files afterward?+
They stay in a restricted folder only SkuStrata can access, are never sold or shared, and are never uploaded to a generative AI tool without your specific written authorization. Raw files are deleted 90 days after your report is delivered; the delivered report itself is yours to keep permanently.
Why only two pilot customers?+
This will be a founding pilot, run by one person to a deliberately high standard. Two customers keeps turnaround honest while the workflow is proven. After the pilot, a waitlist opens and pricing for later customers may change — pilot customers keep their diagnostic report and their scoped full-catalog quote either way.
Privacy Notice
How information is handled when you visit this site or write to us.
This website is informational. It has no forms, no user accounts, and collects nothing through the page itself. No payment or file upload happens through this site.
Email inquiries. If you write to contact@skustrata.com, SkuStrata receives your email address and whatever you include in your message. It is used only to reply to you and, if you ask, to consider you for the pilot. Please do not send packaging data files with an initial inquiry.
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Last updated November 13, 2026.
Ask about the pilot
Two founding spots — when the pilot opens. If your brand sells packaged goods into Oregon or Colorado and may be a covered producer under that state’s EPR law — a question that depends on producer status and any applicable exemptions — and your packaging data isn’t ready, this is the conversation to have.
Enrollment is not yet open. When it opens there will be two founding spots — until then, the way in is a short email.
Email SkuStrata — Ask About the $99 Pilot
Or write to the address itself: contact@skustrata.com. It helps to include your name, your brand, whether the diagnostic would be for Oregon or Colorado, and roughly how many products you sell. Please don’t send packaging data files with a first inquiry.
Full customer terms are provided in writing before any enrollment or payment.