SVHC list update 2026, latest additions and the update history
The last SVHC list update was 4 February 2026, adding n-hexane and bisphenol AF. The Candidate List has 253 entries. Next update anticipated June 2027.
The latest SVHC list update was on 4 February 2026, when ECHA added n-hexane and bisphenol AF and its salts to the REACH Candidate List. The list holds 253 entries as of 15 October 2026. No further EU addition has followed.
The latest update, 4 February 2026
ECHA's decision D(2025)7771-DC added two entries (ECHA release):
| Entry | EC / CAS | Reason for inclusion | Submitted by | Typical uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n-hexane | 203-777-6 / 110-54-3 | Specific target organ toxicity after repeated exposure, Article 57(f) | Slovenia | Formulation, polymer processing, coatings and cleaning agent |
| Bisphenol AF and its salts | Group entry, no single EC/CAS | Toxic for reproduction, Article 57(c) | Sweden | Process regulator and cross-linking agent |
Bisphenol AF itself (EC 216-036-7, CAS 1478-61-1) is only one member of the group. The entry covers all its salts, so screening on that CAS number alone can miss covered substances. Group entries mean 253 entries cover more than 253 substances.
Candidate List inclusion does not itself ban n-hexane. It triggers information duties under REACH. Authorisation is a later step.
When does ECHA update the SVHC list?
ECHA has not fixed the calendar in its decisions. Inclusion dates show a habit of June and December from 2010 to 2015, then January and June or July from 2017. 2024 and 2025 also had a November update. 2026 broke that habit: one update in February, and nothing in the summer.
ECHA's Candidate List notes say no new SVHC proposals were submitted during 2026. The next update is "currently anticipated to take place in June 2027". June 2027 is not a fixed date.
No SVHC identification consultation is open. The only intention on ECHA's registry is bisphenol F (4,4'-methylenediphenol, EC 210-658-2, CAS 620-92-8). Sweden's intention is dated 26 June 2026, after it withdrew an earlier proposal on 24 November 2025. The registry shows an expected submission of 1 February 2027.
SVHC list history by year
The first list, in October 2008, had 15 entries. The biggest single update came on 19 December 2012, when 54 entries took the list to 138. Totals before June 2012 are messy, because some early entries were later merged, so the counts ECHA announced at the time don't match a recount from today's list.
The inclusion-date record shows a June and a December update every year from 2011 to 2015, taking the list to 161 entries by December 2014 and 168 by December 2015, two of them added in June 2015. The only 2016 update added one entry on 20 June. From 2019, these are the inclusion dates, not the press-release dates:
| Inclusion date | Entries added | Total after |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2019 | 6 | 197 |
| 16 Jul 2019 | 4 | 201 |
| 16 Jan 2020 | 4 | 205 |
| 25 Jun 2020 | 4 | 209 |
| 19 Jan 2021 | 2 | 211 |
| 8 Jul 2021 | 8 | 219 |
| 17 Jan 2022 | 4 | 223 |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 1 | 224 |
| 17 Jan 2023 | 9 | 233 |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 2 | 235 |
| 23 Jan 2024 | 5 | 240 |
| 27 Jun 2024 | 1 | 241 |
| 7 Nov 2024 | 1 | 242 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | 5 | 247 |
| 25 Jun 2025 | 3 | 250 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 1 | 251 |
| 4 Feb 2026 | 2 | 253 |
Source: ECHA CHEM Candidate List. ECHA's releases for 2020 are January and June, and for 2021 January and July. In 2025 the additions were five entries in January, plus a revised TNPP entry, three in June (Reactive Brown 51 and two siloxanes) and DBDPE in November.
What each update means for your products
Most supplier duties apply from the inclusion date. Article 7 notification is the exception: it is due within six months. Under REACH:
- Article 33(1): if an article contains a listed substance above 0.1% w/w, give the recipient enough information for safe use, at least the substance name. The regulation sets no time limit, and the duty applies from inclusion.
- Article 33(2): a consumer who asks gets that information free of charge, within 45 days.
- Article 7(2) and 7(7): producers and importers of articles notify ECHA if the substance is above 0.1% w/w and over 1 tonne per producer or importer per year. The deadline is six months after inclusion.
- Article 7(3): notification is not required where exposure to people or the environment can be excluded during normal or reasonably foreseeable use, including disposal.
- Article 31(1)(c): a substance on the Candidate List needs a safety data sheet even if it is not classified. A non-classified, non-gaseous mixture at or above 0.1% by weight of a listed substance needs an SDS on request.
Also check SCIP. Since 5 January 2021, suppliers of articles must send the Article 33(1) information to ECHA. That duty comes from the Waste Framework Directive, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851. The threshold is above 0.1% w/w. There is no tonnage threshold.
How to download the REACH Candidate List in Excel
ECHA's Candidate List table offers export to XLS, CSV and XML. The same list is in ECHA CHEM, where each entry links to its substance data. If you track updates in a spreadsheet, filter by date of inclusion, not by press release date. They differ: the July 2017 entry was included on 7 July and announced on 10 July.
The UK REACH Candidate List
The GB list under UK REACH is a separate list. Until 2026 it had added nothing of its own, and its newest entries carried EU dates up to 25 June 2020. Defra then published a new approach on 24 February 2026, so GB could pick up EU entries made after the UK left.
On 15 June 2026, HSE added 15 entries, including TBBPA, lysmeral, dicumyl peroxide, TPO, tetraglyme and Reactive Brown 51. The names are on HSE's Candidate List page and in its Excel file. Further GB proposals are still under assessment, and HSE had not published a decision on them by 15 October 2026. Don't treat the GB total as the EU figure of 253. HSE does not state one.
RegAffairs AI's answer on the EU update cites ECHA's Candidate List entries and inclusion decisions.