What are the five regimes the tool covers?

EU REACH (the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals regulation administered by ECHA), US TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act administered by EPA), China IECSC (the Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances in China administered by MEE / SCC), Korea K-REACH (administered by NIER under the Ministry of Environment), and Australia AICIS (the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme administered by the AICIS Executive Director under the Department of Health). The five inventories cover roughly 95 percent of the global industrial-chemical market by value.

What does listed vs restricted vs not listed mean operationally?

Listed means the substance can be placed on the market in that jurisdiction without a new-chemical registration; the importer obligations are limited to SDS, labelling, and downstream-use information. Restricted means listed with conditions (REACH Annex XVII restriction, TSCA Section 6, IECSC priority chemical, K-REACH priority existing chemical, AICIS conditions of introduction); read the specific condition on the primary inventory before invoicing. Not listed means a new-chemical introduction obligation applies: REACH Article 5, TSCA Section 5 PMN, IECSC new chemical notification, K-REACH registration, AICIS categorised introduction.

How current is the data?

The Sourzi cross-jurisdiction snapshot is refreshed against the primary inventories on the cadence published in the dataset header. ECHA publishes the REACH Annex XIV authorisation list on the day of Commission Regulation adoption; EPA publishes TSCA inventory updates twice a year; MEE / SCC publishes IECSC updates on the Chinese new-chemical notification cycle; NIER publishes K-REACH priority existing chemical lists annually; AICIS rolls AIIC updates monthly. For the binding state at the date of import, always click through to the primary inventory on the result card.

For a SVHC hit, what is the difference between this tool and the EU REACH SVHC + Annex XIV Pro lookup?

The free cross-jurisdiction checker tells you whether the substance is listed in REACH and surfaces a restricted flag for SVHC and Annex XIV hits. The Pro lookup at /tools/compliance-and-risk/eu-reach-svhc-annex-xiv-lookup carries the full SVHC Candidate List entry, the Annex XIV sunset date, the listed uses subject to authorisation, and an inline link to the ECHA portal. For SVHC and Annex XIV diligence on a chemicals import to the EU, the Pro lookup is the operational tool.

Does the tool cover polymers and articles?

Yes for industrial chemicals at the substance level. Polymers can sit on REACH and IECSC inventories at the monomer level (covered) or as a registered polymer (partially covered; the dataset flags the polymer status where known). Articles (finished goods containing chemicals) are a separate diligence track; the REACH Article 33 communication and SCIP notification for articles is handled in the Pro REACH lookup.

Regulatory Lookup, 5 Jurisdictions

REACH / TSCA cross-jurisdiction checker

Look up regulatory listing status for the most-traded industrial chemicals across EU REACH, US TSCA, China IECSC, Korea K-REACH, and Australia AICIS in one search.

96 substances indexed. Type a CAS, name, or formula to begin.

A worked example

The booking. You line up a new specialty chemical to import into the EU, the price works, and you book the first container on the supplier's assurance that it is "REACH compliant".

The failure. It is on the SVHC Candidate List. "REACH compliant" meant registered, not unrestricted, and the substance carries an Annex XIV authorisation requirement the supplier never mentioned. Your import needs an authorisation you do not hold, and the cargo is stuck at the EU border while you discover the obligation you should have checked before booking.

The fix. Run the CAS through the checker first. A restricted flag against REACH tells you to pull the SVHC and Annex XIV detail before committing, so you learn about the sunset date and the authorisation requirement at the qualification call, not at the border. Book only once the status is clear.

For the full SVHC entry and Annex XIV sunset date, the Pro lookup is at /tools/compliance-and-risk/eu-reach-svhc-annex-xiv-lookup. For the same CAS across TSCA, AICIS, IECSC, and K-REACH, the cross-jurisdiction matrix is at /regulatory.

How to read the results

Listed, the substance appears on the regime's primary inventory or has a current registration. Routine import documentation applies.
Restricted, the substance carries restrictions (Annex XIV/XVII for REACH, SNUR or Section 6 for TSCA, export licence in China, etc.). The restriction note explains the specific scope.
PMN-required, the substance is not on the regime's inventory and a pre-import filing is required. For TSCA this is a Section 5 PMN; for K-REACH a registration; for AICIS an assessed introduction.
Unknown, status not verified from a primary source for this entry. Verify with the regulator's portal directly.

This tool is reference material, not legal advice. Regulatory status changes; verify the regulator's current portal before any shipping or compliance decision.

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