Record Registration | China New Chemical Substance Notification (China REACH)
Applicable Conditions
Record Registration of General Substances: New chemical substances manufactured or imported with an annual volume of less than 1 ton;
Record Registration of Polymers: (no upper volume limit) Polymers containing less than 2% (w/w) monomers or reactants which are new chemical substances; Or polymers of low concern (PLC).
Registration Bodies
- Manufacturers/direct importers of new chemical substances in China
- Overseas companies planning to import new chemical substances to China (designate a representative agent when applying for the registration)
Required Materials
| Required Materials Items | Record Registration of General Substances | Record Registration of Polymers |
| Application Form | √ | √ |
| Legal Person Certificate or Business License | √ | √ |
| Agent contract or agreement (for Overseas Applicant) | √ | √ |
| Power of Attorney (if necessary) | √ | √ |
| Polymer Information (monomer/reactant information, molecular weight distribution map (such as GPC Report), polymerization mechanism process, etc.) | – | √ |
| Exclusion materials for record registration of polymers | – | √ |
| Other information already obtained by the applicant on the environmental and health hazard properties and environmental risks of the substance | √ | √ |
Note: If the polymer is less than 1 ton/year, the materials required for general substance filing can be submitted.
Data Requirements
Record registration of general substances: no data requirements.
Record registration of polymers: it is recommended to prepare the data of polymer stability (including oxidation, hydrolysis, heat, light, solvent or microorganism) and water absorption (when Mn is greater than 10000 Da).
Process of Record Registration
Registration Period
The registration period of record registration is 3~10 workdays.
Post-Registration Obligations
- Information Transmission
- Data Retention
- New Hazard Information and Environmental Risk Tracking
- Accept Environmental Supervision and Spot Checks
Related Information
- Webinar: MEE Order No. 12 Webinar Series-Webinar I: Introduction and Practical Experience Sharing of Record Registration and its Registration System
- How to Prove Your Polymers are Eligible for Record Notification Under China REACH?
Our Services
- Representative Agent Service
- IECSC Comprehensive Search
- New Chemical Substance Record Registration
- Identification of Polymer
- Polymer -related Testing (such as Stability and Water Absorption) Scheme and Supervision Services
- Communication with Competent Authorities/Experts
- Translation for Literature and Registration Documents
- Post-Registration Obligations Assistance
Why Choose REACH24H
- Rich experience: Above 10-year practical experience in the field of China’s new chemical management regulation.
- Outstanding performance: As of December 2021, REACH24H has successfully submitted more than 3,000 applications under MEP Order No. 7, including dozens of high-tonnage difficult substances, and the pass rate is 100%.
- Strong technical strength: We have a team of above 30 senior technical personnel with academic and professional backgrounds in toxicology, analytical chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, pharmacology, environment, etc.
- Internationalized service: Our customer service team consists of personnel capable in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and German to efficiently serve multi-national customers.
- Rich accumulation: Accumulated rich experience in dealing with global chemical regulatory compliance and technical consulting.
- Abundant testing facility resources: Well-established collaboration with a wide range of certified testing facilities.
- Close relationships and good communication channels with competent authorities and experts.