UK REACH Registration

Since 1 January 2021, UK REACH has applied in Great Britain. The Consortium will oversee the UK REACH registration process for its substances, providing support to its members and data access for non-members via relevant legal agreements.

UK REACH Registration

Substances manufactured in or imported into Great Britain (GB) in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year per legal entity must be registered under UK REACH. Lead metal (EC 231-100-4) and Lead bullion (EC 308-011-5) have already been registered under UK REACH, and four additional Lead REACH Consortium substances are expected to be registered.

Deferred registration deadlines

As with EU REACH, the deferred deadlines* for UK REACH Registration are dependent on tonnage and hazard profile. Due to their classification as category 1 reprotoxic substances, Lead REACH Consortium substances will fall under the 27 October 2029 deadline once legislation has been passed to amend the existing deadlines.

*NB for new registrations (“NRES”), these deadlines do not apply.

Data access

To support their UK REACH registrations, all GB-based registrants – whether they were existing manufacturers/importers under EU REACH, GB-based Downstream Users under EU REACH newly needing to register, or are GB-based Only Representatives appointed by non-UK manufacturers/formulators for UK REACH – will need the right to refer to the data for UK REACH registration purposes.

A paper confirming the data sharing arrangements for Pb REACH Consortium substances was circulated to Consortium members in Q4 2020. In summary, as agreed by the Steering Committee:

  • The data rights of Pb REACH Consortium members and existing GB-based LOA/LTU holders for Pb REACH Consortium substances will be continued under UK REACH, subject to the execution of relevant legal documents
  • Non-member companies newly requiring access to the Consortium’s data for UK REACH registration purposes – e.g., GB-based entities covered by a DUIN, new manufacturers/importers, UK REACH ORs – normally require a Letter of Access agreement, granted on payment of the relevant fee.

Contact the Secretariat for more information.

What is UK REACH?

After the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the subsequent transition period which ended on 31 December 2020, the EU REACH Regulation was brought into UK law with the necessary changes to make it operable in a domestic, i.e. GB (England, Scotland and Wales), context. The key principles, objectives and provisions of the EU REACH Regulation have been retained – for example, GB-based manufacturers and importers of substances in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year must submit registration dossiers to the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Transitional measures have, however, been implemented in UK REACH to help minimise the impact on affected businesses.

Find out more about UK REACH.