Chemical safety · United States
EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act Compliance
EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act is issued by US Environmental Protection Agency and has applied since 1976-01-01. It applies to products sold in US. Below: what it covers, which products trigger it, the documents a supplier must provide, and how Complyra checks a product against it.
- Authority
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Regions
- US
- Effective
- 1976-01-01
- Evidence renewal
- every 1825 days
- Official source
- https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory
What EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act covers
EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act is a chemical safety requirement in United States. In Complyra's dataset it is triggered by products in the following categories and by product descriptions that mention the keywords listed below.
Product categories affected
Keywords that trigger a check
Who it applies to
Buyers importing or placing the affected products on the market in US, and the suppliers who manufacture or distribute them. In a procurement workflow the buyer is responsible for obtaining the evidence listed below from the supplier before the order is placed.
Consequences of non-compliance recorded in the dataset: Up to $37,500/day per violation, criminal prosecution
Restricted substances and materials
| Substance | Limit | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| PCBs | 50 | ppm |
| Asbestos (new uses) | 0 | banned |
Materials and conditions that fail the check
Supplier requirements and compliance evidence
Documents a supplier should be able to provide for products in scope. Ask for these in the RFQ rather than after the goods ship.
| Document |
|---|
| TSCA Section 5 PMN (if new chemical) |
| TSCA Inventory listing (existing chemicals) |
| SVOC/PCB test results |
| Import Certification (TSCA Section 13) |
Certification types recorded for this regulation
How Complyra checks EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act
When a product is searched or sourced in Complyra, its category and description are matched against the trigger categories and keywords above. If EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act applies, the product and its supplier are checked against the materials, substance limits and required documents recorded for the regulation, and the result is shown alongside the supplier match, before an RFQ is generated.
Suppliers on Complyra register and upload certifications that are reviewed by an administrator; see supplier compliance for how that review works and supplier sourcing for how compliant suppliers are found and matched.
Complyra checks product and supplier information against regulatory requirements to support procurement decisions. It does not issue certifications or guarantee legal compliance; final responsibility for compliance remains with the buyer and supplier.
Related regulations
- California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act
- ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental Management System
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 — Occupational Safety and Health Standards
- REACH Regulation EC/1907/2006 — Chemicals Registration & Authorisation
Industries where this regulation applies
- Chemicals and hazardous materials — 9 regulations
- Industrial manufacturing — 9 regulations
More
- All regulations in the dataset
- Regulation index (all 47 in one table)
- Free compliance checker — which regulations apply to a product
- RFQ template generator — build a structured RFQ
- The full AI procurement workflow
Check a product against EPA TSCA — Toxic Substances Control Act
Describe the product and destination market. Complyra identifies whether this regulation applies and which documents to request from the supplier.