UK’s Defra extends UK REACH registration deadlines by three years

The registration deadlines for the UK REACH regulation have officially been extended by three years. 

Standing for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals and replacing EU REACH in the country post-Brexit, UK REACH’s new deadlines will be October 2026, October 2028 and October 2030.

UK REACH requires substances that are manufactured in (or imported into) Great Britain to be registered. 

Registrations include information on the hazards, uses and exposure of the substance. 

The regulation contains transitional provisions to reduce disruption amid the move to the new regime from EU REACH. 

These provisions allow companies to submit initial ‘notification’ data in order to continue trading and then subsequently provide the full registration data.