CLP Regulation: EU

EU CLP Regulation application

The EU CLP Regulation applies to all substances and mixtures imported, manufactured, or placed on the market within the EEA, unless otherwise exempted. Examples of products regulated under CLP are paints, detergents, glues, spray paints and pesticides. Click here to know more about exempted hazardous goods.

There are certain exemptions to the regulation for the following materials in their finished state only and intended for the final user:

• Food and feeding stuff
• Cosmetics
• Medical devices (human)
• Medicinal products (human and veterinary)

You may use substances or mixtures to produce things that have a special shape, surface or design. When the special shape, surface or design determines the function to a greater degree than the chemical composition, these are called “articles” under the legislation. Examples of articles are: bicycles, guitars, batteries, T-shirts, and CDs. The EU CLP Regulation does not apply to most articles (except: (1) explosive articles (as described in section 2.1 of Annex I); or (2) where the substances contained in the article need to be registered or notified under Articles 7 or 9 of the EU Reach Regulation).

To determine if your product is regulated under CLP, we recommend you take the following steps:

• Contact the manufacturer and ask if the product is regulated under the CLP.
• Check the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (previously also known as Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)) or the label of the product to determine if there are CLP classifications on it. If you do not have an SDS for the product, the manufacturer or your supplier should have the document available.

Chemicals Prohibited from Amazon Fulfillment Centre (FC)

You must not ship any products to Amazon that are prohibited from entering an Fulfillment Centres. Amazon may at your cost and without compensation to you, dispose of any such units. Note that products classified, labeled and packed in accordance with outdated legislation (such as the Dangerous Preparations Directive and Dangerous Substances Directive) cannot be accepted at Amazon Fulfillment Centres.

Products which bear any of the following CLP hazard (H) or precautionary (P) statements are prohibited from entering an Amazon Fulfillment Centres:

EUH001	Explosive when dry
EUH006	Explosive with or without contact with air
EUH014	Reacts violently with water
EUH018	In use may form flammable/explosive vapour-air mixture
EUH019	May form explosive peroxides
EUH029	Contact with water liberates toxic gas
EUH031	Contact with acids liberates toxic gas
EUH032	Contact with acids liberates very toxic gas
EUH044	Risk of explosion if heated under confinement
EUH059	Hazardous to the ozone layer
H200	Unstable explosive
H201	Explosive; mass explosion hazard
H202	Explosive; severe projection hazard
H203	Explosive; fire, blast or projection hazard
H240	Heating may cause an explosion
H241	Heating may cause a fire or explosion
H250	Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air
H251	Self-heating; may catch fire
H252	Self-heating in large quantities; may catch fire
H260	In contact with water releases flammable gases which may ignite spontaneously
H261	In contact with water releases flammable gas
H300	Fatal if swallowed
H301	Toxic if swallowed
H304	May be fatal if swallowed and enters airways
H310	Fatal in contact with skin
H311	Toxic in contact with skin
H330	Fatal if inhaled
H331	Toxic if inhaled
H340	May cause genetic defects
H341	Suspected of causing genetic defects
H350	May cause cancer
H351	Suspected of causing cancer
H360	May damage fertility or the unborn child
H361	Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H362	May cause harm to breastfed children
H370	Causes damage to organs
H371	May cause damage to organs
H372	Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H373	May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
P222	Do not allow contact with air
P223	Keep away from any possible contact with water, because of violent reaction and possible flash fire
P230	Keep wetted with (insert manufacturer specification)
P231	Handle under inert gas
P406	Store in a corrosive resistant (insert manufacturer specification) container with a resistant inner liner
P407	Maintain air gap between stacks/pallets

Special Packaging Rules

It is your responsibility to comply with the special packaging rules in the EU CLP regulation for tactile warnings and child-resistant fastenings for all applicable products.

CLP Product Labelling

It is your responsibility to ensure that your CLP-regulated products are labelled appropriately (including the relevant hazard (H) statements, precautionary (P) statements and/or pictograms) and that all such product information is available on the label in the official language of the Member State(s) where you offer your product for sale or supply.

Product Listings

It is your responsibility to provide accurate and complete product information, including applicable warning messages as required by the CLP regulation. In order to add applicable warnings to your product listings, you should do the following:

• Determine if the EU CLP Regulation applies to your product. This may be verified by contacting the manufacturer or checking the product labelling.
• If your products are regulated under EU CLP Regulation, verify that your products are eligible for sale on Amazon and, if you want to list them, provide us with the most updated SDS when setting up a new item.
• Also provide us with high-quality pictures of your product clearly showing all applicable warnings.

CLP: Additional Information

We strongly encourage you to review the following guidance for more information on the sale of chemicals in the EU.

For more information on the sale of chemicals in the UK, go to REACH Regulation: UK and CLP Regulation: UK

You can visit the UK REACH Helpdesk and review UK Government guidance for more information on REACH and CLP, including the following websites

• All EU National helpdesks for REACH and CLP Regulations
• ECHA on REACH
• How to comply with REACH chemical regulations
• The CLP Regulation

We also encourage you to visit the Business Companion website, which contains guidance on UK product compliance rules: Get Started