REACH SVHC Compliance for EU Electronics
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REACH is the EU chemicals regulation that controls Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) in products, and for electronics from China it bites hardest on cables, connectors, plastics, and solder where phthalates or lead can appear. Article 33 requires you to communicate any SVHC present above 0.1% by weight per article, and since 2021 those same articles must be registered in the SCIP database before sale in the EU.
When you source, get a current REACH/SVHC declaration tied to the specific part numbers in your BOM — a blanket factory statement is not enough, because the SVHC candidate list is updated twice a year and supplier paperwork goes stale. The common pitfall is confusing REACH with RoHS; RoHS restricts ten substances, REACH tracks 240+ SVHCs across the whole product.
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FAQ
What is the difference between REACH and RoHS?
RoHS restricts 10 specific hazardous substances in electronics. REACH tracks a much larger, growing candidate list of SVHCs (240+) across all materials and adds the SCIP database obligation. A product usually needs both.
Do I need SCIP registration to import electronics into the EU?
Yes, if any article in the product contains an SVHC above 0.1% by weight, the article must be registered in ECHA's SCIP database before it is placed on the EU market. This is the importer's legal duty.
How do I verify a Chinese supplier's REACH declaration?
Ask for a declaration referencing the current SVHC candidate list version and your exact part numbers, backed by recent third-party lab test reports where there's risk. Re-confirm at each candidate-list update.
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