January 2026 Edition

ChemRegs Newsletter – January 2026

Errata and Corrigenda released for IMDG Code 42-24

The IMDG Code, 2024 Edition (inc. Amendment 42-24) came into force on 1 January 2026 (it could be applied voluntarily from 1 January 2025).

The IMO have also released a 3-page December 2025 errata and corrigenda for the 2024 IMDG Code, available for download from here.

If you have a hard copy of the 2024 IMDG Code you should print this document for use in conjunction with the Code.

The revisions are mainly minor updates and corrections to mistakes in the printed copy. However, you should check the corrigenda carefully in case there is something that affects your shipments.

IATA DGR Addendum

IATA has issued a 3-page addendum to the current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations 67th Edition (English), the addendum is effective 1 January 2026 and available for download from here.

IATA issues these updates to the DGR each year to correct errors, add or remove restrictions, and clarify the regulations.

The amendments include:

  • Revised subsection 1.2.7.1 to remove PI 978 from the Note related to the data logger exception
  • Revised paragraph numbering in subsection 2.3.3.2 ‘Spare Lithium Batteries’
  • Amended List of Dangerous Goods (Section 4.2) to add entries for some electric detonators (UN 0030, UN 0255, and UN 0456)
  • Amended Special Provision A116 (Section 4.4) to correct a reference
  • Removing UN3551, sodium ion cells or batteries, from subsection 7.1.5.5.2 concerning the requirement of the battery mark, as the battery mark is not applicable to UN3551
  • Revised subsection 8.1.6.9.4 ‘Fourth Sequence—Authorizations’, to correct regulatory references.
  • Revised subsection 8.2.3 Shipper’s ‘Declaration Not Required’, removal of “or” in the bulleted list
  • Amended Table 9.1.A ‘Applicable Acceptance Procedures Summary (9.1.3.3)’ to add a note “1” to UN 3552 Sodium ion batteries contained in equipment.

EU REACH registration data and C&L Inventory now only available in ECHA CHEM

Since 18 December 2025, key EU regulatory data on chemicals including the new EU Classification & Labelling (C&L) Inventory and REACH Registration data can now only be found in ECHA CHEM. The old EU C&L Inventory information has been removed from the ECHA website.

This is part of the gradual process of closing the old ‘Search for chemicals’ pages as all the collected data is moving to ECHA CHEM. This is ECHA’s public chemicals database with information from all EU REACH registrations, EU Classification and Labelling Inventory and Regulatory lists and processes under EU REACH, CLP, DWD and POPs regulations.

ECHA will continue to develop ECHA CHEM further with several releases planned throughout the year, which will bring additional data and improvements to users.

The UK does not currently have a publicly available database equivalent to ECHA CHEM. While the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is building the Comply with UK REACH-IT database, it is not yet fully populated, which means it relies on ECHA’s database for GB-specific information in the interim. It does have its own GB mandatory classification and labelling list (GB MCL List), which is available from here.

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