Turkey’s REACH-like chemical regulation (KKDIK) has become increasingly complex following the latest announcement by the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change (MoEUCC).
The key deadline, 31st September 2026 for KKDIK substance registrations is fast approaching. All companies placing chemicals into the Turkish market must be assigned either a full registration or individual temporary registration number for their substance by that date. The potential registrants who must comply for continuous market access and not appointed as the lead registrant are expected to assess the status for their substances immediately.
Companies may still submit full registration dossiers if the Lead Registrants are appointed for the substances and Letter of Access (LOA) fees, agreements are available. But individual temporary registration allows companies to proceed independently where no Lead registrant exists ensuring compliance. The full registration deadlines according to the tonnage bands announced earlier (2026, 2028 and 2030) are also applicable for those who submit temporary registration dossiers. Therefore, the roadmap to compliance needs to be evaluated meticulously since some substances have more than one compliance option depending on the tonnage bands and substance status.
If you are struggling to put in place a compliance roadmap for your chemical substances placed on the Turkish market and need to act fast in order not to miss the September 31st, deadline, we have tailor made solutions for you. Please feel free to get in touch with our team.
Controls will be in place and more announcements to come by the Ministry
The controls by the customs authority are expected to start based on registration numbers after end of September deadline. Companies without full or individual temporary registration numbers for their substances will not be allowed to place products on the market.
Details on converting provisional registrations into joint registration dossiers, including the underlying process, will be issued by the Ministry after the September deadline. Therefore, additional guidance on Turkey’s compliance roadmap is expected to follow in the coming months.
Published June 23rd, 2026
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