United Kingdom
UK REACH and UKCA Marking
Following EU exit, Great Britain operates its own chemicals regime, UK REACH, administered by the Health and Safety Executive and separate from EU REACH, alongside the UKCA conformity marking route. The two started identical and have drifted: candidate lists, restriction decisions and deadlines are decided independently, so a substance restricted in one may not yet be in the other. Northern Ireland follows EU rules under the Windsor Framework, which means one company can face both regimes across a single domestic market.
What it obliges you to do
- Treat GB and EU obligations as separate, not one assessment reused
- Track the UK candidate list and restrictions independently of ECHA's
- Establish whether UKCA or CE marking applies to each product and market
- Account for Northern Ireland following EU rules
Latest activity
No machine-readable feed reaches UK REACH / UKCA 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 UK REACH / UKCA 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 UK REACH / UKCA 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.