Does Korea need to register K-Reach when importing liquid silicone from China?

Jun 19, 2025Tso lus

Does Korea need to register K-Reach when importing liquid silicone from China?
Whether Korea needs to register K-Reach when importing liquid silicone from China depends on the specific situation:
Import volume: If the annual import volume of liquid silicone exceeds 1 ton, registration is usually required. However, if the total production or import of new substances in Korea exceeds 1 ton/year, even if the import volume of individual enterprises is less than 0.1 ton/year, they may be designated as enterprises requiring registration; for existing substances, if the total production or import volume in Korea exceeds 10 tons/year, even if the individual enterprise is less than 1 ton/year, they may also be required to register.
Material characteristics: If liquid silicone is a new chemical substance and the annual import volume exceeds 0.1 tons/year, formal registration is required. If it is an existing chemical substance, registration is required if the annual import volume exceeds 1 ton/year. However, for non-hazardous existing chemical substances (no health and environment-related classification labels under GHS), no matter what the registered tonnage is, only the data required for registration of 1 ton-10 tons/year needs to be submitted.
In addition, starting from January 1, 2025, the Korean K-REACH regulations have been revised, and the tonnage threshold for new substance declarations has been relaxed, and the declaration/registration requirements have been raised from < 0.1 tons/year to < 1 ton/year. However, the declaration requirements for new substances have been upgraded, and the classification information and data basis have been strictly reviewed. A higher level of data integrity is required to support the declaration and determine the hazard classification. If the relevant classification data is missing during the declaration, the new substance will be defined as an unconfirmed hazardous substance and will be strictly controlled in the subsequent actual use process.

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