Nov 14, 2025 | Colombia Publishes Its First National Inventory of Chemical Substances
Colombia has officially completed and published its first National Inventory of Industrial Chemical Substances. Under Decree 1630/2021, all hazardous substances imported or manufactured in quantities equal to or exceeding 100 kg per year during 2021–2023 must have been registered by May 2025, while substances produced or imported in 2024 must have been registered by September 2025.
To promote transparency and accessibility, the government has released the inventory through a dashboard visualization system available on the INSQUI website. The system features four interactive dashboards:
These dashboards allow users to explore and filter data across 4,473 registered substances. The tool helps determine which substances are already registered; substances not listed in the inventory are considered “new.”
With the publication of this national inventory, companies can now verify whether their substances are classified as new. According to Decree 1630/2021, a new chemical substance is defined as one imported or manufactured in Colombia after the May 2025 registration deadline that does not appear in the National Inventory of Chemical Substances for Industrial Use.
For such new substances, the decree stipulates that importers or manufacturers must conduct an environmental or health risk assessment to evaluate the potential risks associated with their intended uses in Colombia. Substances meeting prioritization criteria will require an additional risk assessment before commercialization.
For more details, you can access the dashboards here (in Spanish).
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from INSQUI
Originally published on Global Product Compliance.
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