Corporate Information And Statement Of Ifrs Compliance [Abstract]
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As at 2022-04-30 |
2021-05-01 to 2022-04-30 |
As at 2021-04-30 |
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| Corporate information and statement of IFRS compliance [abstract] | |||
| Legal form of entity | — |
Plc
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| Address of entity's registered office | — |
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| Principal place of business | — |
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| Description of nature of entity's operations and principal activities | — |
DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging across Europe and the US which is
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| Name of parent entity | — |
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| Name of ultimate parent of group | — |
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| Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [text block] | — | — | — |
| Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [abstract] | |||
| Disclosure of amounts to be recovered or settled after twelve months for classes of assets and liabilities that contain amounts to be recovered or settled both no more and more than twelve months after reporting date [line items] | |||
| Current inventories |
703,000,000
GBP
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537,000,000
GBP
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