Should you be worried about REACH?

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Many of our subscribers ask us if they are affected by REACH and the short answer is normally 鈥淵es鈥�.

But how worried should you be about the amount of work you must do? We鈥檝e developed this tool to help you decide.

Hover your mouse over the action badges to get more detailed information.

The following scenarios have been developed keeping EU REACH compliance in mind. If you are a GB based company, UK REACH applies to you. Please see our听听for more information. Our Gold subscribers can also access our helpdesk for both EU & UK REACH related enquires.

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REACH Basics

If you鈥檙e new to EU and UK REACH the best place to start is our introduction to REACH which we call 鈥淭he Basics鈥�. This will give you an overview of the REACH regulation and how that might impact on your business.

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Your Situation听REACH Registration Needed?Chemical Safety Report Needed?Article Communication Required?听Safety Data Sheet Required?
I听manufacture听/import听 less than 1 tonne of a听substance听each year 听No Action 听No Action 听Not Applicable听 听Action Required
I听manufacture/import 听1-10 tonnes of a听substance 听each year 听Action Required 听No Action听 听Not Applicable听 听Action Required
I听manufacture/import 听more than 10 tonnes of a听substance 听each year 听Action Required 听Action Required 听听Not Applicable听 听Action Required
I听manufacture听 a听substance 听(1-10 tonnes per year) in the EU and export it outside the EU 听Action Required 听No Action听 听听Not Applicable听 Action听听Required
I听manufacture听 a听substance 听(10 tonnes or more per year) in the EU and export it outside the EU 听Action Required 听Action Required 听听Not Applicable听 听Action Required
I buy in a听substance 听from EU suppliers who have REACH registered and I make mixtures 听No Action听 听Some Action听 听听Not Applicable听 听Action Required
I buy in a听substance 听that is REACH registered and I make听articles 听No Action听 听Some Action听 听Action Required 听No Action听
I听use 听chemicals and buy from EU sources 听No Action听 听Some Action听 听Some Action 听Action Required
Your SituationREACH Registration Needed?听Chemical Safety Report Needed?听Article Communication Required听Safety Data Sheet Required?听
I听import 听cosmetic ingredients to听 make finished cosmetic products 听Action Required 听Action Required 听No Action听 听Action听Required
I听 听essential oils and sell to the food industry as additives 听No Action 听 听No Action听 听Not Applicable 听Action Required
I听 听cosmetics in their finished form 听Action Required 听Action Required 听No Action听 听No Action听
I make food additives and export outside the EU 听No Action听 听No Action听 听听Not Applicable 听Action Required
I听 听polymers 听Action Required 听Action Required 听Action Required 听Action Required
I make surfactants that go into pesticide formulations and other听.* 听Action Required 听Action Required 听听Not Applicable 听Action Required

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Your SituationREACH Registration Needed?听Chemical Safety Report Needed?听Article Communication Required听Safety Data Sheet Required?听
I make pesticide active ingredients for export 听Some Action 听听Some Action 听Not Applicable 听Action听Required
I make a series of听 听as part of the chemical process 听听SomeAction 听No Action 听Not Applicable 听听Action听Required
I buy or sell听intermediates 听as part of manufacturing 听听SomeAction 听听SomeAction 听Not Applicable 听听Action Required
I make finished goods (articles) in the EU and sell them into the EU 听听Some Action 听听Some Action 听听Action Required 听Not Applicable
I make finished goods (articles) outside the EU and export them to the EU * 听听Some Action 听听Some Action 听听Action Required 听Not Applicable
I make chemicals that go solely into medicinal or veterinary products 听No Action听 听No Action 听Not Applicable 听听ActionRequired
I buy in waste and scrap, recover, recycle or reprocess it and sell it on 听听Action Required 听听Action Required 听No Action听 听听Action Required

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* for these situations there may be additional complications depending on your particular business context - contact our Helpdesk support

You can call our Helpdesk number on听+44 (0) 20 7901 1444. Or e-mail us on听[email protected].听