China
China New Chemical Substance Notification (MEE Order 12)
China regulates new chemical substances through the Ministry of Ecology and Environment's measures on environmental management of new chemical substances, working from its own inventory. A substance not listed on that inventory is treated as new and requires notification before manufacture or import, at a level of detail scaled to tonnage and hazard. Because the inventory is domestic, clearance under REACH or listing on the TSCA inventory carries no weight.
What it obliges you to do
- Check substances against the Chinese inventory, not EU or US lists
- Notify or register new substances before manufacture or import
- Match the notification tier to tonnage and hazard classification
- Track post-notification reporting and use restrictions
Latest activity
No machine-readable feed reaches China Chemicals yet. We ingest the US Federal Register and legislation.gov.uk; neither carries instruments under this name, and the EU publishers that would — ECHA, EUR-Lex, the Commission — refuse automated requests. The primary sources above are the record to watch. This is a gap in available feeds, not an indication that nothing is changing.
Does China Chemicals actually apply to your products?
Scope is the part a summary cannot answer. Send us your product families and target markets and a steward will tell you which obligations attach, what evidence you would need, and what is already covered by declarations you hold.
- A written read on whether China Chemicals applies to your range
- The evidence gaps that would surface in an audit
- No obligation, and no sales sequence attached
Not legal advice. This page describes a regulatory framework in general terms and is maintained by people, not generated from the legislature. Requirements change, and scope depends on your product, your role in the supply chain and your markets. Confirm the current consolidated text before acting — or ask us to check it against your portfolio.