“Turkey REACH” is the informal name of KKDÄ°K — the Turkish Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It mirrors EU REACH in structure, but not in dates, fees or procedure. If you manufacture outside Türkiye and your substances reach the Turkish market, the deadlines below are already binding on your importers — and, indirectly, on you.
Who has to act
- Turkish manufacturers and importers placing 1 tonne/year or more of a substance on the Turkish market — on its own or in a mixture.
- Non-Turkish manufacturers — not directly. You cannot register yourself. You either leave the obligation with each importer, or appoint an Only Representative (OR) established in Türkiye who registers on your behalf.
- Downstream users — no registration duty, but obligations on safe use, exposure scenarios and communication remain.
The practical consequence for exporters: if five Turkish customers import the same substance, either five separate registrations exist, or one OR covers all of them. The second option protects your commercial data and keeps your customers comparable on price. See Only Representative services.
The deadlines that actually matter
| Obligation | Deadline | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Interim (pre-)registration | 30 September 2026 | Every substance at or above 1 t/y, regardless of tonnage band |
| Full registration | 31 December 2026 | 1.000 t/y and above; CMR 1A/1B above 1 t/y; Aquatic Acute 1 / Chronic 1 above 100 t/y |
| Full registration | 31 December 2028 | 100 – 1.000 t/y |
| Full registration | 31 December 2030 | 1 – 100 t/y |
The 30 September 2026 date is the one most foreign suppliers underestimate. It is not tonnage-graded: after that date a substance without an interim registration number cannot be placed on the Turkish market at all. Your customer’s purchase order depends on it.
Registration fees in 2026
Official fees depend on company size and tonnage band, and drop significantly for joint (shared) submission. Figures below are the 2026 tariff in Turkish lira, VAT included, shown as individual / joint.
| Company size | 1–10 t/y | 10–100 t/y | 100–1.000 t/y | 1.000+ t/y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large | 6.412 / 4.881 | 16.075 / 11.294 | 45.151 / 32.514 | 96.990 / 77.665 |
| Medium | 3.250 / 1.982 | 9.662 / 5.872 | 25.650 / 12.825 | 65.016 / 32.514 |
| Small | 1.631 / 991 | 4.881 / 2.974 | 9.662 / 6.412 | 27.457 / 18.246 |
| Micro | 627 / 326 | 1.280 / 627 | 2.622 / 991 | 6.412 / 3.250 |
The official fee is the smallest part of the budget. Data access (Letter of Access), dossier preparation and, where data gaps exist, testing usually dominate. You can check the fee, the applicable deadline and the hazard-driven acceleration for a specific CAS number with our KKDÄ°K cost and deadline calculator.
How KKDÄ°K differs from EU REACH
- No transfer of EU registrations. An existing REACH dossier is a useful data source, not a shortcut. The submission has to be made in Türkiye, in the national system.
- KKS instead of REACH-IT. Dossiers are prepared in IUCLID format and submitted through the Turkish Chemical Registration System (KKS).
- Turkish-language SDS. Safety data sheets must be in Turkish, in the 16-section KKDÄ°K format, prepared by a certified person.
- Joint submission is the default. Same substance, one lead registrant, shared data — opting out requires justification.
- Different fee scale and different deadlines, as set out above.
A side-by-side view is available on our KKDÄ°K vs REACH page, and reuse of existing EU data is covered in using REACH data for KKDÄ°K.
What a realistic project looks like
- Portfolio screening — substances, tonnages per legal entity, hazard classes, applicable deadlines.
- Pre-MBDF enquiry — identify other registrants of the same substance in the Turkish system.
- MBDF / data sharing — negotiate the Letter of Access and cost share with the data owners.
- Dossier — IUCLID dataset, substance identity, robust study summaries, CSR where required.
- Submission and follow-up — completeness check, questions from the authority, updates when tonnage changes.
Step 3 is the long pole. LoA negotiations routinely take months, which is why the December 2026 band cannot be started in autumn 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is “Turkey REACH” an official term?
No. The regulation is KKDÄ°K; “Turkey REACH” is the common English shorthand used by exporters.
Can a non-Turkish company register directly?
No. Registration is made by a Turkish legal entity: the importer, or an Only Representative appointed by the foreign manufacturer.
Does an EU REACH registration cover Türkiye?
No. It is a separate legal system with its own submission, fees and deadlines.
What happens after 30 September 2026 without an interim registration?
The substance may not be placed on the Turkish market, and non-compliance is subject to administrative fines.
If you export chemicals to Türkiye and want the OR route and the deadline map assessed for your portfolio, contact us or see our Turkey REACH compliance services.