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The Challenge
Following Great Britain’s (GB) exit from the European Single Market, UK REACH became the applicable chemical regulatory regime in England, Scotland and Wales. Non-GB manufacturers supplying customers in GB were required to comply with new UK-specific regulatory obligations.
These obligations included submitting Downstream User Notifications (DUINs), claiming grandfathered registrations, and preparing new registrations for existing substances where required. Compliance often had to be managed from outside Great Britain and across multiple substances and supply chains. Many manufacturers needed to maintain uninterrupted access to the GB market without placing additional regulatory burden on their GB customers.
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Our Role
ACRE acts as a GB-based Only Representative (OR) for multiple non-GB manufacturers. We currently support more than fifteen manufacturers across over twenty-five substances, providing end-to-end UK REACH regulatory support tailored to non-GB supply chains.
Our role includes managing DUIN submissions, assessing eligibility for grandfathered registrations, and preparing and submitting new registration dossiers for existing substances where required. We coordinate regulatory activity across multiple substances and supply chains, ensuring consistency, accuracy and timely delivery.
ACRE also acts as the central point of contact with the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), simplifying regulatory engagement and oversight for our clients.
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The Outcome
With ACRE’s support, non-GB manufacturers have continued supplying the GB market without disruption following regulatory change. Centralising UK REACH obligations through a single GB based representative reduces regulatory risk for both manufacturers and their customers and supporting continuity of supply across GB value chains.
