April 2024

Regulatory changes to categorisation, reporting and record-keeping requirements are now in effect - read our new guidance

We've revised guidance on our website to reflect changes to categorisation, reporting, record-keeping requirements. This follows amendments to the Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019 (Rules) and Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines (Guidelines).

Updated Categorisation Guide available

Our updated 'Guide to categorising your chemical importation and manufacture' (Categorisation Guide) includes revisions to several categorisation steps to reflect the amended Rules and Guidelines requirements.

Updated guidance on reporting and record-keeping obligations

We updated content on pages in the 'Reporting and record-keeping obligations' section of our website relating to listed, exempted and reported introductions.

Check out these pages to see what's changed and how you might benefit from the new requirements.

If you complied with record keeping requirements in the Rules prior to amendments (including holding a written undertaking from the person who holds the chemical identity), then you will still be compliant.

Updates to AICIS Business Services

You'll notice changes to some forms in our business services portal. For example, changes to pre-introduction reports (PIR) and the annual declaration form to reflect Rules amendments.