Import Notifications

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All import notifications since 2003 are published in this portal however, for now, some import notification details (e.g. name of the chemical, EC, CAS and whether the chemical is subject to PIC) may be incomplete. We are currently working to resolve the issue on the missing data.

Import Notifications

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Public details of import notifications made under the PIC Regulation. Import in the PIC context implies sending from a third (non-EU) country to an EU member state

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Benzene Bulgaria Netherlands Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EET 2005
Benzene (Cyclohexatriene) Bulgaria Portugal Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EET 2005
zineb Bulgaria France Fri Mar 31 00:00:00 EEST 2006
Benzene Bulgaria Italy Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EEST 2006
Benzene Bulgaria Netherlands Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EEST 2006
Benzene Bulgaria Spain Wed Apr 05 00:00:00 EEST 2006
zineb Bulgaria United Kingdom Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 EEST 2006
zinc-ethylene-N-N`-bis-dithiocarbamate Bulgaria France Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EET 2005
zinc-ethylene-N-N`-bis-dithiocarbamate Bulgaria Germany Thu Jan 20 00:00:00 EET 2005
Zinc Bulgaria United Kingdom Wed Jan 26 00:00:00 EET 2005
Benzene Bulgaria Italy Wed Mar 02 00:00:00 EET 2005
Benzene (Cyclohexatriene) Bulgaria Spain Sun Mar 13 00:00:00 EET 2005
Thiram; Imidacloprid; Pencycuron; Glycerin Burkina Faso France Tue Apr 27 00:00:00 EEST 2021
tributyltetradecylphosphonium chloride Canada United Kingdom Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 EET 2004
Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride Canada United Kingdom Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 EET 2015
Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride Canada United Kingdom Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 EET 2016
Phosphonium salt Canada Germany Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 EEST 2016
Phosphonium salt Canada Netherlands Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 EEST 2016
Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride Canada United Kingdom Wed Aug 23 00:00:00 EEST 2017
Tributyl (Tetradecyl) Phosphonium Chloride (TTPC) Canada United Kingdom Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EEST 2008
TTPC Canada United Kingdom Wed Feb 10 00:00:00 EET 2010
methane, bromochlorodifluoro Canada United Kingdom Sat May 01 00:00:00 EEST 2010
methane, bromotrifluoro Canada United Kingdom Sat May 01 00:00:00 EEST 2010
bromotrifluoromethane Canada United Kingdom Tue Feb 22 00:00:00 EET 2011
TTPC Canada United Kingdom Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EET 2011
Tributyl Tetradecyl Phosphonium Chloride Canada United Kingdom Thu Sep 13 00:00:00 EEST 2012
Tributyltetradecylphosphonium chloride Canada Netherlands Wed May 08 00:00:00 EEST 2013
Tributyltetradecylphosphonium Chloride Canada United Kingdom Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EEST 2013
Tributyl (Tetradecyl) Phosphonium Chloride (TTPC) Canada United Kingdom Wed Mar 09 00:00:00 EET 2005
Fipronil 80% WG China Germany Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EET 2011
methyl 2- (4- methoxy- 6- methyl- 1, 3,5- China Spain Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EEST 2020
Metsulfuron methyl China Netherlands Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 EET 2020
Metsulfuron methyl China Netherlands Mon Jan 25 00:00:00 EET 2021
Metsulfuron-methyl China France Tue Apr 20 00:00:00 EEST 2021
Metsulfuron-methyl 60% WG China Spain Fri Apr 30 00:00:00 EEST 2021
Metsulfuron methyl China France Wed Feb 22 00:00:00 EET 2023
Metsulfuron methyl China Slovenia Mon Jan 30 00:00:00 EET 2023
Metsulfuron methyl China Netherlands Tue Aug 08 00:00:00 EEST 2023
Metsulfuron-methyl China France Fri Apr 12 00:00:00 EEST 2024
Metsulfuron methyl China Italy Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 EET 2024
mercury diiodide India Spain Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 EEST 2009
perfluorooctanate sulfonate Japan France Fri Aug 06 00:00:00 EEST 2010
perfluorooctanate sulfonate Japan Ireland Fri Aug 06 00:00:00 EEST 2010
tri butyl tin chloride Korea, Republic of Italy Wed Oct 18 00:00:00 EEST 2006
tributyltin chloride Korea, Republic of Italy Sat Jun 30 00:00:00 EEST 2007
Nonylphenol, ethoxylated Korea, Republic of Germany Wed Sep 20 00:00:00 EEST 2023
Tetraethyl lead Mexico United Kingdom Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 EEST 2018
Tetraethyl lead Mexico United Kingdom Wed Oct 24 00:00:00 EEST 2018
Ethylene dichloride (1,2-dichloroethane) Norway Spain Wed Jun 08 00:00:00 EEST 2022
Ethylene dichloride (1,2-dichloroethane) Norway Belgium Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EEST 2022
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2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Total Per Year
6351
447
766
916
688
394
794
508
448
412
484
494
Burkina Faso
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Canada
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
China
10
2
3
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Korea, Republic of
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Mexico
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Norway
7
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
San Marino
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Serbia
86
5
9
6
7
10
7
12
7
11
8
4
Switzerland
793
44
49
54
55
70
88
77
87
83
114
72
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
1695
392
457
406
440
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
United States
3749
1
245
446
182
312
699
417
353
315
361
418
No results were found.
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Total Per Year
6351
447
766
916
688
394
794
508
448
412
484
494
Austria
77
3
6
10
8
6
11
5
3
5
12
8
Belgium
545
44
100
110
88
19
46
29
27
28
23
31
Bulgaria
27
3
1
6
2
0
2
6
2
1
3
1
Croatia
13
0
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Cyprus
12
2
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Czech Republic
85
5
6
7
6
3
12
11
5
7
15
8
Denmark
45
4
5
15
9
1
1
4
2
3
1
0
Estonia
43
6
6
3
1
2
1
2
1
6
8
7
Finland
105
12
27
21
18
9
5
3
1
4
2
3
France
1131
76
90
115
144
74
97
105
115
70
118
127
Germany
1485
72
177
217
130
135
378
80
80
68
72
76
Greece
199
9
26
33
13
14
12
34
15
15
10
18
Hungary
85
2
3
12
6
5
7
12
5
10
12
11
Ireland
235
53
75
59
35
0
1
1
1
2
3
5
Italy
510
42
98
123
71
29
25
24
28
23
26
21
Latvia
25
5
4
5
7
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Lithuania
17
2
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
Luxembourg
10
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
Malta
5
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Netherlands
397
30
37
54
57
16
24
28
50
39
33
29
Poland
164
12
11
17
15
9
12
20
16
22
13
17
Portugal
66
6
6
10
4
8
7
5
1
2
11
6
Romania
49
2
5
9
4
1
6
7
3
4
5
3
Slovakia
43
2
4
7
0
1
6
5
3
3
7
5
Slovenia
28
0
3
8
0
3
2
5
1
2
2
2
Spain
384
17
22
32
16
32
59
61
33
35
35
42
Sweden
51
4
7
6
7
0
1
6
2
5
8
5
United Kingdom
379
0
0
0
0
25
75
52
53
52
60
62
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
136
33
34
30
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

In accordance with obligations under the United Nations Rotterdam Convention, of which the PIC Regulation is the EU implementation, other Parties to the Convention should notify exports from their country to the EU for chemicals which are banned or severely restricted on their territory. These are import notifications from the perspective of the EU.

The public details of all such notifications are available in this dataset here. Details of the import notifications are published in several views, for convenience, as follows:

Import notifications

The import notifications view shows all import notifications, giving the identity of the chemical / mixture / article imported, the origin and destination countries, and the import year. Clicking on the identity shown links to more details.

These additional details will show the content(s) of the imported material subject to the Rotterdam Convention (or the PIC Regulation where applicable). For example, in the case of a mixture if there are three relevant constituents then all three will be shown.

Summary by origin

This view gives an overview of import notifications made by country of origin – i.e. by the non-EU member state from which the import was made to the EU.

Summary by destination

This view gives an overview of import notifications made by country of destination – i.e. by the EU country to which the import was made.

Note relating to Brexit

The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020; however, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, EU law continued to apply to that territory until 31 December 2020.

In searching for import notifications made to the United Kingdom until 31 December 2020, please note that the United Kingdom is listed as an “Importing Country”.

As of 1 January 2021, a distinction is drawn between the “United Kingdom (Great Britain)” and the “United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)”. This reflects the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland – and the fact that the PIC Regulation continues to apply to Northern Ireland. Specifically, as of 1 January 2021, the “United Kingdom (Great Britain)” is listed as an “Exporting Country” for imports to the EU from the United Kingdom (Great Britain). By contrast, the "United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)” is listed as an “Importing Country”.