Chile Notification Requirements for New Industrial Chemicals in 2025

The Chilean Ministry of Environment has announced the notification requirements for new industrial chemicals under Supreme Decree No. 57/19, the regulation governing classification, labeling, and notification of hazardous substances and mixtures.

Following the notification process conducted in 2024, which covered industrial-use substances manufactured or imported in 2023 and 2024, the Ministry issued Resolution No. 7595 on December 30, 2024. This resolution approved a list of  over 850 notified industrial-use substances. According to Articles 295 and 296 of Supreme Decree No. 57/19, any chemical substance imported or manufactured after the notification deadline will be considered a new substance and must be notified prior to importation, production, or commercialization.

Key Definitions 

Industrial-use substances those whose intended use and application is carried out in manufacturing activity and productive processes. (D.S. 57/19, article 3)

Notification Details

For 2025, any new industrial-use substance not listed in Resolution No. 7595/2024 must be notified via an Excel form submitted to notificacion.sqi@mma.gob.cl before its importation or production.

In the case of importatition of a substance for industrial use, the notification must be made only the first time the substance is imported in 2025, regardless of the quantity imported and the estimated amount that will be imported throughout 2025.

In the case of manufacturing a substance, report will be needed whether it has been been manufactured it and placed on the market previously (but not notified) or before commencing use or marketing.

Entities must provide:

• Chemical name and common name (if applicable)
• CAS number (if available)
• Physical state
• Hazard classification and categories
• Estimated manufactured quantity or actual and estimated imported quantity for 2025
• Industrial-use purpose

For further details, visit the Ministry of Environment’s official notification platform.