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A producer in a Maine battery stewardship program sells a product with an embedded (not easily removable) battery only if it gives the program operator, each year, the product description, battery chemistry and type, and the battery's UPC
Must meet the conditions of Embedded-battery product reporting (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B), in force March 1, 2027 until its repeal on January 1, 2030): a producer participating in a battery stewardship program may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery (a portable or medium format battery not intended or designed to be easily removable, 1617(1)(M)) unless it annually gives the program operator, for the report under 1617(8)(C), a description of the product, the chemistry and type of the embedded battery and the battery's UPC.
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Contains a battery
- It contains an embedded battery (a portable battery or medium format battery that is contained within a battery-containing product and that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the product, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(M)), and you are the producer participating in a battery stewardship program (1617(2)(B))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Mar 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Mar 2027
Stated: “Beginning March 1, 2027” (1617(2)(B)); “This paragraph is repealed January 1, 2030.” From then embedded batteries are covered batteries (1617(1)(I)(1)).
“Beginning March 1, 2027, a producer participating in a battery stewardship program under this section may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery unless the producer annually provides to the operator of the battery stewardship program for inclusion in the report required pursuant to subsection 8 the information for that embedded battery and product required pursuant to subsection 8, paragraph C.”
Banned
Exemptions (5)
Currently unavoidable use determined by rule: exempt for five years from rule effective date or prohibition, whichever is longer
“If the department determines by rule that the use of PFAS in a product or product category is a currently unavoidable use:”
Products sold in used condition exempt
“Any such products sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in used condition;”
Retailers exempt unless notified that the sale of the product is prohibited
“The prohibitions in this subsection do not apply to a retailer in the State unless the retailer sells, offers for sale or distributes for sale a product containing intentionally added PFAS in the State for which the retailer has received a notification pursuant to subsection 8, paragraph B that the sale of the product is prohibited.”
Products for which federal law preempts state authority
“A product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
Packages exempt except when the package is the product of the manufacturer
“A package, as defined in Title 32, section 1732, subsection 4, for a product, except when the package is the product of the manufacturer.”
Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Maine Legislature's own statute page; the date is when it was read (no version date is printed in it).
- It contains intentionally added PFAS
Takes effect 1 Jan 2032
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2032
Residual ban on home products not already banned under sub-5 A and B-1. Prohibition extends to products without intentionally added PFAS that are sold in a fluorinated container or a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS. No unavoidable-use determinations appear in the law text.
“effective January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State any product that contains intentionally added PFAS that is not already prohibited”
A seller or manufacturer of consumer goods in Maine cannot exclude or modify the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness or the buyer's remedies: such language is unenforceable, and in a retail sale it is an unfair trade practice
Must meet the conditions of 11 M.R.S. 2-316(5): the UCC disclaimer rules of subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to sales of consumer goods (new or used goods bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes); any language, oral or written, used by a seller or manufacturer of consumer goods that attempts to exclude or modify the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness, or the consumer's remedies for their breach, is unenforceable. (5)(a): a violation arising from a retail sale is a violation of Title 5, chapter 10 (Unfair Trade Practices Act). In practice: no “as is” or implied-warranty disclaimer in Maine listings, warranty cards or receipts.
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Maine Revised Statutes page (data extracted 10/05/2026).
- It is a consumer good: new or used goods bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes (11 M.R.S. 2-316(5))
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2026-10-05, the extraction date printed on the official page fetched 2026-10-27; the section states no start date (history: PL 1973, c. 444; PL 1975, c. 320; PL 1997, c. 497; PL 2011, c. 523; RR 2025, c. 2).
“Any language, oral or written, used by a seller or manufacturer of consumer goods and services that attempts to exclude or modify any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or to exclude or modify the consumer's remedies for breach of those warranties is unenforceable.”
The product's package and packaging components have no intentionally introduced lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium, and the four together are at most 100 ppm
Must meet the conditions of Toxics in packaging: a manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in Maine any product in a package whose package or packaging components (inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or other additives) have intentionally introduced lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium (1733(2)); the four together in any package or packaging component may not exceed 100 ppm by weight from April 1, 1994 (1733(3)(C)).
Exemptions (1)
A regulated metal added to comply with state or federal health or safety requirements, on an exemption the department grants by petition
“The package or packaging component contains lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process in order to comply with health or safety requirements of state or federal law.”
Official text, current to 1 Oct 2025. Maine Revised Statutes section pages as published by the Revisor (current text).
- You offer the product in Maine in a package (32 M.R.S. 1733(2): "any product in a package"); a product sold with no packaging has nothing to comply
In force since 1 Apr 1992
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Apr 1992
1733(3): 600 ppm effective April 1, 1992; 250 ppm April 1, 1993; 100 ppm April 1, 1994.
“A manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State any product in a package that includes, in the package itself or any packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution.”
The product contains no more than 0.1 percent of the penta or octa mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Must meet the conditions of PBDE flame retardants: effective January 1, 2006, a person may not sell or offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes, in Maine a product containing more than 0.1% of the penta or octa mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (38 M.R.S. 1609(1))
Exemptions (3)
Used products.
“Used products;”
Products whose PBDE content is due solely to recycled material (except as subsection 5-A provides).
“Except as provided in subsection 5‑A, products if the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ether is due solely to the use of recycled material; or”
Replacement parts with penta or octa PBDE for products manufactured before January 1, 2006.
Replacement parts that contain the "octa" or "penta" mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ether if the parts are for use in a product manufactured before January 1, 2006.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Maine Revisor section page (data extracted 10/05/2026).
Every product in the category
In force since 1 Jan 2006
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2006
Stated: “Effective January 1, 2006” (subsection 1). The deca-mixture restrictions in subsections 4 and 5 (furniture, television or computer housings, pallets) do not reach the test products and are not stored.
Effective January 1, 2006, a person may not sell or offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes, a product containing more than 0.1% of the "penta" or "octa" mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
A covered battery or a product that contains or is packaged with one is sold in Maine only if its producer participates in an approved battery stewardship program; embedded batteries are covered from January 1, 2030
Must meet the conditions of Program participation (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)): beginning 180 days after the first battery stewardship plan is approved, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a covered battery or covered battery-containing product (a product that contains or is packaged with a covered battery, 1617(1)(J)) unless it participates in a battery stewardship program operating under an approved plan. Covered battery: a portable battery (primary up to 4.4 pounds; rechargeable up to 11 pounds and 300 watt-hours) or medium format battery; an embedded battery becomes a covered battery on January 1, 2030 (1617(1)(I)(1)).
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable or medium format battery; an embedded battery from January 1, 2030, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I), (J)), and you are its producer (1617(1))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Jan 2030
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2030
Stated: embedded batteries are covered “Beginning January 1, 2030” (1617(1)(I)(1)). For an easily removable or packaged battery the ban starts 180 days after the first plan approval (1617(2)(A)); that date is not in the text, so it is not shown here.
“Beginning 180 days after the date a battery stewardship plan submitted pursuant to subsection 4 is first approved by the department in accordance with subsection 5, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a covered battery or covered battery-containing product unless the producer is participating in a battery stewardship program that is operating in accordance with an approved stewardship plan.”
Pay the packaging stewardship organization for the product's packaging and report its packaging by type, once Maine's stewardship program contract is in effect
Registration required
Packaging EPR (stewardship program): a producer makes annual payments to the stewardship organization based on the net amount of each type of packaging material sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in or into Maine (2146(6)), reports that amount annually (2146(6)), and beginning one calendar year after the effective date of the department's contract with the stewardship organization may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a product in packaging material for which it has not complied (2146(7)(A)).
Exemptions (2)
A producer with less than $2,000,000 total gross revenue in the prior calendar year is exempt
“The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year”
A producer that put less than one ton of packaging material into Maine in the prior calendar year is exempt
“The producer sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in or into the State during the prior calendar year products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total”
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 5 Oct 2026. Maine Revisor of Statutes section page, text extracted 10/05/2026 (includes PL 2025, c. 383).
- You are its producer under 38 M.R.S. 2146(1)(O) (for a product sold at a physical retail location in Maine: the person that manufactured the product under its own brand; if none, the licensee; if none, the brand owner; if none in the United States, the importer of record; for e-commerce shipping packaging, the person that packages the item), and you are not exempt under 2146(2) (less than $2,000,000 total gross revenue in the prior calendar year, or less than one ton of packaging material into Maine)
In force, start date unknown
2146(7)(A): the sale bar begins "one calendar year following the effective date of the contract entered into by the department and the stewardship organization"; payments are due no later than 180 days after that contract date (2146(6)). The text states no calendar date, so from is the first day of the enacting session year (PL 2021, c. 455) as a stand-in (date not stated).
“beginning one calendar year following the effective date of the contract entered into by the department and the stewardship organization pursuant to subsection 3, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material for which the producer has not complied with all applicable requirements of this section.”
A household product powered by a rechargeable battery has a battery the consumer can easily remove (or a separate, easily removed battery pack), and the product, battery and package are labeled that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly, with the electrode type identifiable
Must meet the conditions of Rechargeable consumer products (38 M.R.S. 2166(1)): a person may not sell, distribute or offer for sale in Maine any product powered by a rechargeable battery primarily used or purchased for personal, family or household purposes unless (A) the battery may be easily removed by the consumer or is in a separate, easily removed battery pack, and (B) the product, the battery and the package are all labeled, clearly visible to the consumer, that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly and that the electrode type is clearly identifiable. Penalty: civil violation, up to $100 per battery (2166(4)). 42 U.S.C. 14322 bars non-identical removability or labeling rules only for a rechargeable consumer product with a regulated (nickel-cadmium or small sealed lead) battery; whether it reaches a lithium-ion product's label was not checked.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 2166 (PL 1991, c. 808; subsection 2 repealed by PL 1995, c. 656).
- It is a product powered by a rechargeable battery, primarily used or bought for personal, family or household purposes (38 M.R.S. 2166(1))
- Contains a battery
- It is powered by a rechargeable battery and primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family or household purposes (38 M.R.S. 2166(1)), and you sell, distribute or offer it for sale in Maine
Depends on: contains battery
In force since 1 Jan 1994
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 1994
Stated: “this section takes effect January 1, 1994” (2166(3)).
“A person may not sell, distribute or offer for sale in this State any product powered by a rechargeable battery primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family or household purposes unless:”
- Conformity
A producer in a Maine battery stewardship program sells a product with an embedded (not easily removable) battery only if it gives the program operator, each year, the product description, battery chemistry and type, and the battery's UPC
Must meet the conditions of Embedded-battery product reporting (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B), in force March 1, 2027 until its repeal on January 1, 2030): a producer participating in a battery stewardship program may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery (a portable or medium format battery not intended or designed to be easily removable, 1617(1)(M)) unless it annually gives the program operator, for the report under 1617(8)(C), a description of the product, the chemistry and type of the embedded battery and the battery's UPC.
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(J) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B)(opens in a new tab) A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I)(2) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains an embedded battery (a portable battery or medium format battery that is contained within a battery-containing product and that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the product, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(M)), and you are the producer participating in a battery stewardship program (1617(2)(B))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Mar 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Mar 2027
Stated: “Beginning March 1, 2027” (1617(2)(B)); “This paragraph is repealed January 1, 2030.” From then embedded batteries are covered batteries (1617(1)(I)(1)).
- Source
“Beginning March 1, 2027, a producer participating in a battery stewardship program under this section may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a battery-containing product that contains an embedded battery unless the producer annually provides to the operator of the battery stewardship program for inclusion in the report required pursuant to subsection 8 the information for that embedded battery and product required pursuant to subsection 8, paragraph C.”
38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(B)(opens in a new tab)
- BanPFAS as defined in Maine (US state)
Banned
Exemptions (5)
Currently unavoidable use determined by rule: exempt for five years from rule effective date or prohibition, whichever is longer
“If the department determines by rule that the use of PFAS in a product or product category is a currently unavoidable use:”
§1614 sub-5 F · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: 38 M.R.S. 1614(opens in a new tab) Products sold in used condition exempt
“Any such products sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in used condition;”
§1614 sub-5 D(1) · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: 38 M.R.S. 1614(opens in a new tab) Retailers exempt unless notified that the sale of the product is prohibited
“The prohibitions in this subsection do not apply to a retailer in the State unless the retailer sells, offers for sale or distributes for sale a product containing intentionally added PFAS in the State for which the retailer has received a notification pursuant to subsection 8, paragraph B that the sale of the product is prohibited.”
38 MRSA 1614 sub-5 G · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: 38 M.R.S. 1614(opens in a new tab) Products for which federal law preempts state authority
“A product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
38 MRSA 1614 sub-4 A · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: 38 M.R.S. 1614(opens in a new tab) Packages exempt except when the package is the product of the manufacturer
“A package, as defined in Title 32, section 1732, subsection 4, for a product, except when the package is the product of the manufacturer.”
38 MRSA 1614 sub-4 B · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: 38 M.R.S. 1614(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 9 Oct 2026. Maine Legislature's own statute page; the date is when it was read (no version date is printed in it).
- Applies when
- It contains intentionally added PFAS
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2032
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2032
Residual ban on home products not already banned under sub-5 A and B-1. Prohibition extends to products without intentionally added PFAS that are sold in a fluorinated container or a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS. No unavoidable-use determinations appear in the law text.
- Source
“effective January 1, 2032, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State any product that contains intentionally added PFAS that is not already prohibited”
38 MRSA 1614 sub-5 para D (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08Maine Legislature: 38 M.R.S. 1614(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A seller or manufacturer of consumer goods in Maine cannot exclude or modify the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness or the buyer's remedies: such language is unenforceable, and in a retail sale it is an unfair trade practice
Must meet the conditions of 11 M.R.S. 2-316(5): the UCC disclaimer rules of subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to sales of consumer goods (new or used goods bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes); any language, oral or written, used by a seller or manufacturer of consumer goods that attempts to exclude or modify the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness, or the consumer's remedies for their breach, is unenforceable. (5)(a): a violation arising from a retail sale is a violation of Title 5, chapter 10 (Unfair Trade Practices Act). In practice: no “as is” or implied-warranty disclaimer in Maine listings, warranty cards or receipts.
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Maine Revised Statutes page (data extracted 10/05/2026).
- Applies when
- It is a consumer good: new or used goods bought primarily for personal, family or household purposes (11 M.R.S. 2-316(5))
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2026-10-05, the extraction date printed on the official page fetched 2026-10-27; the section states no start date (history: PL 1973, c. 444; PL 1975, c. 320; PL 1997, c. 497; PL 2011, c. 523; RR 2025, c. 2).
- Source
“Any language, oral or written, used by a seller or manufacturer of consumer goods and services that attempts to exclude or modify any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or to exclude or modify the consumer's remedies for breach of those warranties is unenforceable.”
11 M.R.S. 2-316(5) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 11 M.R.S. 2-316(5)(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
The product's package and packaging components have no intentionally introduced lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium, and the four together are at most 100 ppm
Must meet the conditions of Toxics in packaging: a manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in Maine any product in a package whose package or packaging components (inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or other additives) have intentionally introduced lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium (1733(2)); the four together in any package or packaging component may not exceed 100 ppm by weight from April 1, 1994 (1733(3)(C)).
Exemptions (1)
A regulated metal added to comply with state or federal health or safety requirements, on an exemption the department grants by petition
“The package or packaging component contains lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium added in the manufacturing, forming, printing or distribution process in order to comply with health or safety requirements of state or federal law.”
32 M.R.S. 1734(2)(A) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes: 32 M.R.S. 1733(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 1 Oct 2025. Maine Revised Statutes section pages as published by the Revisor (current text).
- Applies when
- You offer the product in Maine in a package (32 M.R.S. 1733(2): "any product in a package"); a product sold with no packaging has nothing to comply
- Effective
In force since 1 Apr 1992
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Apr 1992
1733(3): 600 ppm effective April 1, 1992; 250 ppm April 1, 1993; 100 ppm April 1, 1994.
- Source
“A manufacturer or distributor may not offer for sale or for promotional purposes in the State any product in a package that includes, in the package itself or any packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, coatings or any other additives to which any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium has been intentionally introduced during manufacturing or distribution.”
32 M.R.S. 1733(2) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statutes: 32 M.R.S. 1733(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
The product contains no more than 0.1 percent of the penta or octa mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Must meet the conditions of PBDE flame retardants: effective January 1, 2006, a person may not sell or offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes, in Maine a product containing more than 0.1% of the penta or octa mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (38 M.R.S. 1609(1))
Exemptions (3)
Used products.
“Used products;”
38 M.R.S. 1609(11)(A) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Legislature (Office of the Revisor of Statutes): 38 M.R.S. 1609(1)(opens in a new tab) Products whose PBDE content is due solely to recycled material (except as subsection 5-A provides).
“Except as provided in subsection 5‑A, products if the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ether is due solely to the use of recycled material; or”
38 M.R.S. 1609(11)(B) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Legislature (Office of the Revisor of Statutes): 38 M.R.S. 1609(1)(opens in a new tab) Replacement parts with penta or octa PBDE for products manufactured before January 1, 2006.
Replacement parts that contain the "octa" or "penta" mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ether if the parts are for use in a product manufactured before January 1, 2006.
38 M.R.S. 1609(11)(C) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Legislature (Office of the Revisor of Statutes): 38 M.R.S. 1609(1)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Maine Revisor section page (data extracted 10/05/2026).
- Applies when
Every product in the category
- Effective
In force since 1 Jan 2006
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2006
Stated: “Effective January 1, 2006” (subsection 1). The deca-mixture restrictions in subsections 4 and 5 (furniture, television or computer housings, pallets) do not reach the test products and are not stored.
- Source
Effective January 1, 2006, a person may not sell or offer to sell, or distribute for promotional purposes, a product containing more than 0.1% of the "penta" or "octa" mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
38 M.R.S. 1609(1) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Legislature (Office of the Revisor of Statutes): 38 M.R.S. 1609(1)(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A covered battery or a product that contains or is packaged with one is sold in Maine only if its producer participates in an approved battery stewardship program; embedded batteries are covered from January 1, 2030
Must meet the conditions of Program participation (38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)): beginning 180 days after the first battery stewardship plan is approved, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a covered battery or covered battery-containing product (a product that contains or is packaged with a covered battery, 1617(1)(J)) unless it participates in a battery stewardship program operating under an approved plan. Covered battery: a portable battery (primary up to 4.4 pounds; rechargeable up to 11 pounds and 300 watt-hours) or medium format battery; an embedded battery becomes a covered battery on January 1, 2030 (1617(1)(I)(1)).
Exemptions (2)
A product that is a covered electronic device regulated under 38 M.R.S. 1610 is not a covered battery-containing product.
"Covered battery-containing product" does not include a product that is a covered electronic device regulated under section 1610.
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(J) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)(opens in a new tab) A battery in a medical device not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use is not a covered battery.
“A battery contained within a medical device that is not principally designed for or marketed to consumers for personal use;”
38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I)(2) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 1617 (PL 2025, c. 608, s. 3; contains text with varying effective dates).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable or medium format battery; an embedded battery from January 1, 2030, 38 M.R.S. 1617(1)(I), (J)), and you are its producer (1617(1))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2030
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2030
Stated: embedded batteries are covered “Beginning January 1, 2030” (1617(1)(I)(1)). For an easily removable or packaged battery the ban starts 180 days after the first plan approval (1617(2)(A)); that date is not in the text, so it is not shown here.
- Source
“Beginning 180 days after the date a battery stewardship plan submitted pursuant to subsection 4 is first approved by the department in accordance with subsection 5, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a covered battery or covered battery-containing product unless the producer is participating in a battery stewardship program that is operating in accordance with an approved stewardship plan.”
38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 1617(2)(A)(opens in a new tab)
- Registration
Pay the packaging stewardship organization for the product's packaging and report its packaging by type, once Maine's stewardship program contract is in effect
Registration required
Packaging EPR (stewardship program): a producer makes annual payments to the stewardship organization based on the net amount of each type of packaging material sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in or into Maine (2146(6)), reports that amount annually (2146(6)), and beginning one calendar year after the effective date of the department's contract with the stewardship organization may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into Maine a product in packaging material for which it has not complied (2146(7)(A)).
Exemptions (2)
A producer with less than $2,000,000 total gross revenue in the prior calendar year is exempt
“The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year”
38 M.R.S. 2146(2)(A) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 2146(6), 2146(7)(A)(opens in a new tab) A producer that put less than one ton of packaging material into Maine in the prior calendar year is exempt
“The producer sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in or into the State during the prior calendar year products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total”
38 M.R.S. 2146(2)(B) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 2146(6), 2146(7)(A)(opens in a new tab) The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 5 Oct 2026. Maine Revisor of Statutes section page, text extracted 10/05/2026 (includes PL 2025, c. 383).
- Applies when
- You are its producer under 38 M.R.S. 2146(1)(O) (for a product sold at a physical retail location in Maine: the person that manufactured the product under its own brand; if none, the licensee; if none, the brand owner; if none in the United States, the importer of record; for e-commerce shipping packaging, the person that packages the item), and you are not exempt under 2146(2) (less than $2,000,000 total gross revenue in the prior calendar year, or less than one ton of packaging material into Maine)
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
2146(7)(A): the sale bar begins "one calendar year following the effective date of the contract entered into by the department and the stewardship organization"; payments are due no later than 180 days after that contract date (2146(6)). The text states no calendar date, so from is the first day of the enacting session year (PL 2021, c. 455) as a stand-in (date not stated).
- Source
“beginning one calendar year following the effective date of the contract entered into by the department and the stewardship organization pursuant to subsection 3, a producer may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in or into the State a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material for which the producer has not complied with all applicable requirements of this section.”
38 M.R.S. 2146(7)(A) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 2146(6), 2146(7)(A)(opens in a new tab)
- Conformity
A household product powered by a rechargeable battery has a battery the consumer can easily remove (or a separate, easily removed battery pack), and the product, battery and package are labeled that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly, with the electrode type identifiable
Must meet the conditions of Rechargeable consumer products (38 M.R.S. 2166(1)): a person may not sell, distribute or offer for sale in Maine any product powered by a rechargeable battery primarily used or purchased for personal, family or household purposes unless (A) the battery may be easily removed by the consumer or is in a separate, easily removed battery pack, and (B) the product, the battery and the package are all labeled, clearly visible to the consumer, that the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly and that the electrode type is clearly identifiable. Penalty: civil violation, up to $100 per battery (2166(4)). 42 U.S.C. 14322 bars non-identical removability or labeling rules only for a rechargeable consumer product with a regulated (nickel-cadmium or small sealed lead) battery; whether it reaches a lithium-ion product's label was not checked.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of 38 M.R.S. 2166 (PL 1991, c. 808; subsection 2 repealed by PL 1995, c. 656).
- Applies when
- It is a product powered by a rechargeable battery, primarily used or bought for personal, family or household purposes (38 M.R.S. 2166(1))
- Contains a battery
- It is powered by a rechargeable battery and primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family or household purposes (38 M.R.S. 2166(1)), and you sell, distribute or offer it for sale in Maine
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
In force since 1 Jan 1994
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 1994
Stated: “this section takes effect January 1, 1994” (2166(3)).
- Source
“A person may not sell, distribute or offer for sale in this State any product powered by a rechargeable battery primarily used or purchased to be used for personal, family or household purposes unless:”
38 M.R.S. 2166(1) · fetched 2026-10-27Maine Revisor of Statutes: 38 M.R.S. 2166(1)(opens in a new tab)
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ClaraDB gives a verdict only for PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP) and US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware (AI-checked, quotes verified word for word). Every other answer shows the laws and quotes found without saying whether they apply. Not checked: Consumer electronics (FCC equipment authorization, 47 CFR Parts 2 and 15, energy rules). What ClaraDB has checked
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- Coverage
- Main sources; no modeled rule is scoped to this category. Not covered: other rules that may apply.
Facts
What we need to know about your product
Some rules depend on details of your product. Until you tell us, a check says Needs answers and asks for what's missing.
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- Whether the listed substance or group is present
- Markets
- EU, GB, KR, US, US-CA, US-ME, US-MN, US-NM, US-VT
- Rules
- 1,026
- Number of employees at the seller
- Markets
- US-CA
- Rules
- 972
- Economic operator role
- Markets
- EU, GB, KR, US, US-CA, US-CO, US-CT, US-MN, US-NY, US-OR, US-WA
- Rules
- 200
- Radio equipment
- Markets
- EU, GB, JP, KR, US
- Rules
- 111
- Contains battery
- Markets
- EU, GB, US, US-CA, US-ME, US-MN, US-NY, US-VT, US-WA
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- 61
- Rated voltage v
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- EU, GB, KR
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- 44
- Battery category
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- EU, GB
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- 22
- Product group ecodesign
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- EU, US
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- 18
- Internet connectable
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- EU, GB, US-CA, US-OR
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- 18
- Nameplate output power w
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- EU, US
- Rules
- 12
- Rechargeable
- Markets
- US, US-CA
- Rules
- 10
- Eps output type
- Markets
- EU
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- 9
- Battery chemistry
- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 9
- Fcc digital device
- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 7
- Whether it is a children's product
- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 6
- Battery removable
- Markets
- US, US-CA
- Rules
- 5
- Annual gross revenue usd
- Markets
- US-CO, US-MD, US-MN, US-OR, US-WA
- Rules
- 5
- Fcc class b digital device
- Markets
- US
- Rules
- 4
- Ism equipment
- Markets
- US
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- 3
- Mains powered
- Markets
- GB, US
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- 2
- Button or coin cell
- Markets
- US
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- 2
- Fcc part15 device
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- US
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- 2
- Sells to consumers directly
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- US-CA
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- 2
- Distance sale to other member state
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- Rules
- 1
- Whether it is sold online
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- 1
- Processes personal data
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- Enables money transfer
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- Sold online to consumers
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- Rated power w
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- Plug type
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- Covered list component
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- US
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- Contains lithium
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- Cpsc rule subject
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- US
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- US-MD
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- US-MN
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- Packaging tonnes or
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- US-OR
- Rules
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- Fluorine treated container
- Markets
- US-VT
- Rules
- 1
- Packaging tons wa
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- US-WA
- Rules
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Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 758-17-8
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no MADL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Bisphenol S (BPS), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required for a reproductive toxicant where the exposure will produce no observable effect at 1,000 times the level in question (at or below the MADL).
“a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure will produce no observable effect, even at 1,000 times the level in question.”
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (developmental). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Bisphenol S (BPS)
- Type of toxicity
- developmental toxicity
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 80-09-1
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: Bisphenol S (BPS) · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Tacrolimus, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Tacrolimus
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 104987-11-3
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Tacrolimus · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Hydrochlorothiazide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 58-93-5; 125727-50-6; 8049-49-8
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Hydrochlorothiazide · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Voriconazole, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Voriconazole
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 137234-62-9; 188416-29-7; 173967-54-9
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Voriconazole · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Welding Fumes, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Chemical
- Welding Fumes
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- none given
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Welding Fumes · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)Notification to New Mexico Department of Environment
The manufacturer of a product sold in New Mexico that contains an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance must submit: a brief description of the product with its UPC, SKU or other numeric code; the purpose of each such substance; the amount of each substance by CAS number, as an exact quantity or within an approved range; the manufacturer's name and address and a contact person; and any further information the Department requests. A revision is due within 30 days of a significant change.
Exemptions (3)
The prohibitions do not apply to a product that contains fluoropolymers whose backbone is a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone and that is a solid at standard temperature and pressure.
“fluoropolymers 6 consisting of polymeric substances for which the backbone of 7 the polymer is either a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only 8 backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone that is a 9 solid at standard temperature and pressure.”
The prohibitions do not apply to used products offered for sale or resale.
“used products offered for sale or 7 resale;”
The reporting duty does not apply to products exempt from the prohibitions under Section 3(A).
“The requirements of this section do not apply 2 to products that are exempt pursuant to Subsection A of 3 Section 3 of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances 4 Protection Act.”
Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2027: Submit the product information to the New Mexico Department of Environment.
“On or before January 1, 2027, a manufacturer of 19 a product sold”
Penalty
A manufacturer that violates the Act or a rule adopted under it is assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000.
“adopted pursuant to that act shall be assessed a civil 2 penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)”
Unofficial copy of the text, current to 8 Apr 2025. Enrolled bill as signed (chapter 102, 2025-04-08), from LegiScan's copy of the New Mexico Legislature's PDF; the compiled NMSA text is not stored.
- It contains intentionally added PFAS
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
The information must be submitted on or before January 1, 2027. The Department may extend the deadline or waive the duty where equivalent information is publicly available.
“that contains an intentionally added per- or 22 poly-fluoroalkyl substance shall submit to the department the 23 information required by Subsection A of this section”
The producer of a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in, and funds, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washington
Must meet the conditions of Producer participation (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into Washington must participate in an approved battery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery stewardship organization; a producer that does not may not sell them in or into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only batteries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you are its producer (70A.555.010(14))
Depends on: contains battery
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated: “Beginning January 1, 2027” (70A.555.020).
“(1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and”
The plastic external enclosure contains no intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants
Must meet the conditions of Flame retardants: no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electric or electronic product powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery whose plastic external enclosure contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants (WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)); from 2027-01-01 for Group 1 (worldwide gross sales that equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022)
Exemptions (5)
Products intended for outdoor use.
“(A) Electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures, intended for outdoor use.”
Products that receive power only when hardwired into a building's fixed wiring (wiring and control devices, lighting equipment, sensors and similar).
“(B) Consumer products that receive power only when they are hardwired into and permanently part of the fixed electrical wiring of a building. This includes wiring devices, control devices, electrical distribution equipment, lighting equipment, sensors, dimmers, controllers, and life safety systems and devices.”
Products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.
“(C) Consumer products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.”
Plastic external enclosure parts weighing less than 0.5 grams; wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs and connectors.
“(E) Wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs, and connectors.”
Products manufactured before the applicable compliance date.
“(A) Priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection, even if the priority consumer product was refurbished after the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection.”
Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- It has a plastic external enclosure, is intended for indoor use and is powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery, and the person or entity's worldwide gross sales equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022 (Group 1)
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated in WAC 173-337-112(1)(b): the restriction takes effect on 2027-01-01 for persons or entities in Group 1; Group 1 is worldwide gross sales of $1,000,000,000 or more in 2022, Group 2 less. Electronic displays and televisions have their own 2025-01-01 schedule (not stored here).
“(i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that has a plastic external enclosure that contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants.”
Notification to US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35)
Submit the §705.15 information (or, for article importers, the §705.18(a) streamlined form) during the submission period. §705.20(a): the submission period begins January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date EPA announces in the Federal Register under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier, and lasts six months. §705.20(b): a small manufacturer (40 CFR 704.3) reporting exclusively as an article importer under §705.18(a) has twelve months from the same start. §705.25: keep the records that document what was reported for 5 years beginning on the last day of the submission period.
Exemptions (2)
Reporting is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste
“Reporting under this part is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste.”
Reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage
“Additionally, reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage.”
Later deadlines (1)
31 Jan 2027: Submission period starts on this date at the latest (earlier if EPA announces a date: 60 days after it); it lasts six months, or twelve months for a small manufacturer reporting only as an article importer
“the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier, and last for six months.”
Penalty
Failure or refusal to submit the information, or to keep and give access to the records, is unlawful under TSCA section 15(3); a person who violates TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted (no penalty amount is stated in this part)
“TSCA section 16 provides that any person who violates a provision of TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted.”
Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 22 Oct 2026. eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR, not the official legal edition; current to 2026-10-22 per the eCFR (title 40 up to date as of 2026-10-22). Section 705.20 carries the amendment 91 FR 18789, Apr. 13, 2026.
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- You manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022
Depends on: economic operator role
Takes effect 31 Jan 2027
Applies to products manufactured on or after 31 Jan 2027
Stated in §705.20(a)-(b): “the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier”. Paragraph (c): “EPA intends to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the submission period date and revising or removing this paragraph (c).” The period had not begun on the date this row was made (2026-10-26); the date is the latest start the text allows.
“All information reported to EPA in response to the requirements of this part must be submitted during the applicable submission period.”
- WarningUS-CAN-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine (CAS 758-17-8)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 758-17-8
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: N-Methyl-N-Formylhydrazine · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CABisphenol S (BPS) (CAS 80-09-1)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no MADL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Bisphenol S (BPS), which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required for a reproductive toxicant where the exposure will produce no observable effect at 1,000 times the level in question (at or below the MADL).
“a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure will produce no observable effect, even at 1,000 times the level in question.”
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that will produce no observable reproductive effect (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 8 Dec 2026
Applies to products sold on or after 8 Dec 2026
Listed 2025-12-08 (developmental). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Bisphenol S (BPS)
- Type of toxicity
- developmental toxicity
- Listed by
- the State's Qualified Experts (SQE)
- CAS No.
- 80-09-1
- Date listed
- 8 Dec 2025
Prop 65 list row: Bisphenol S (BPS) · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CATacrolimus (CAS 104987-11-3)
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Tacrolimus, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Tacrolimus
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 104987-11-3
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Tacrolimus · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CAHydrochlorothiazide
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Hydrochlorothiazide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Hydrochlorothiazide
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 58-93-5; 125727-50-6; 8049-49-8
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Hydrochlorothiazide · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CAVoriconazole
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Voriconazole, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Voriconazole
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- 137234-62-9; 188416-29-7; 173967-54-9
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Voriconazole · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- WarningUS-CAWelding Fumes
Warning required when exposure exceeds the threshold (no NSRL listed for this row)
This product can expose you to Welding Fumes, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
Exemptions (1)
No warning is required where the exposure poses no significant risk of cancer (at or below the NSRL).
a warning is not required if the business causing the exposure can demonstrate that the exposure occurs at a level that poses “no significant risk
Appendix A (summary), Exposures that pose no significant risk of cancer (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California OAG / OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 31 Jul 2026. OEHHA's own Prop 65 list (XLSX), list dated July 31, 2026.
- Applies when
- Seller has 10 or more employees
- Your business has 10 or more employees and the product knowingly and intentionally exposes someone in California to this chemical
Depends on: number of employees at the seller
- Effective
Takes effect 17 Jul 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 17 Jul 2027
Listed 2026-07-17 (cancer). Grace period: "Proposition 65 warning requirements do not apply until 12 months after the chemical has been listed" (Appendix A); listing date plus 12 months.
- Source
- Chemical
- Welding Fumes
- Type of toxicity
- cancer
- Listed by
- the Labor Code (LC)
- CAS No.
- none given
- Date listed
- 17 Jul 2026
Prop 65 list row: Welding Fumes · fetched 2026-10-08
California OEHHA: 27 CCR 27001(opens in a new tab)
- NotificationUS-NMPFAS as defined in New Mexico (US state)
Notification to New Mexico Department of Environment
The manufacturer of a product sold in New Mexico that contains an intentionally added per- or poly-fluoroalkyl substance must submit: a brief description of the product with its UPC, SKU or other numeric code; the purpose of each such substance; the amount of each substance by CAS number, as an exact quantity or within an approved range; the manufacturer's name and address and a contact person; and any further information the Department requests. A revision is due within 30 days of a significant change.
Exemptions (3)
The prohibitions do not apply to a product that contains fluoropolymers whose backbone is a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone and that is a solid at standard temperature and pressure.
“fluoropolymers 6 consisting of polymeric substances for which the backbone of 7 the polymer is either a per- or polyfluorinated carbon-only 8 backbone or a perfluorinated polyether backbone that is a 9 solid at standard temperature and pressure.”
Section 3(A)(16) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) The prohibitions do not apply to used products offered for sale or resale.
“used products offered for sale or 7 resale;”
Section 3(A)(2) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) The reporting duty does not apply to products exempt from the prohibitions under Section 3(A).
“The requirements of this section do not apply 2 to products that are exempt pursuant to Subsection A of 3 Section 3 of the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances 4 Protection Act.”
Section 5(K) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) Later deadlines (1)
1 Jan 2027: Submit the product information to the New Mexico Department of Environment.
“On or before January 1, 2027, a manufacturer of 19 a product sold”
Section 5(B) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) Penalty
A manufacturer that violates the Act or a rule adopted under it is assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000.
“adopted pursuant to that act shall be assessed a civil 2 penalty not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)”
Section 7(A) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab) Unofficial copy of the text, current to 8 Apr 2025. Enrolled bill as signed (chapter 102, 2025-04-08), from LegiScan's copy of the New Mexico Legislature's PDF; the compiled NMSA text is not stored.
- Applies when
- It contains intentionally added PFAS
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
The information must be submitted on or before January 1, 2027. The Department may extend the deadline or waive the duty where equivalent information is publicly available.
- Source
“that contains an intentionally added per- or 22 poly-fluoroalkyl substance shall submit to the department the 23 information required by Subsection A of this section”
Section 5(B) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-22New Mexico Legislature (enrolled bill PDF, copy served by LegiScan): NM HB 212 (2025)(opens in a new tab)
- ConformityUS-WA
The producer of a covered battery or a product containing or packaged with one participates in, and funds, an approved Washington battery stewardship plan before selling it in or into Washington
Must meet the conditions of Producer participation (RCW 70A.555.020): beginning January 1, 2027, each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into Washington must participate in an approved battery stewardship plan through participation in and funding of a battery stewardship organization; a producer that does not may not sell them in or into Washington. A producer of a battery-containing product whose only batteries are supplied by a producer that has joined a registered stewardship organization is not the producer (70A.555.010(14)).
Exemptions (2)
A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable (removable by the user with no more than commonly used household tools) is not a covered battery.
“(v) A battery in a battery-containing product that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product.”
RCW 70A.555.010(5)(b)(v) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab) A covered electronic product under an approved chapter 70A.500 RCW plan is not a battery-containing product.
(b) A "battery-containing product" does not include a covered electronic product under an approved plan implemented under chapter 70A.500 RCW.
RCW 70A.555.010(1)(b) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 27 Oct 2026. Current text of chapter 70A.555 RCW (2023 c 434).
- Applies when
- Contains a battery
- It contains or is packaged with a covered battery (a portable battery or, beginning January 1, 2029, a medium format battery, RCW 70A.555.010(1)(a), (5)(a)); a battery that is not intended or designed to be easily removable from the battery-containing product is not a covered battery (70A.555.010(5)(b)(v)), and you are its producer (70A.555.010(14))
Depends on: contains battery
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated: “Beginning January 1, 2027” (70A.555.020).
- Source
“(1) Each producer selling, making available for sale, or distributing covered batteries or battery-containing products in or into the state of Washington shall participate in an approved Washington state battery stewardship plan through participation in and appropriate funding of a battery stewardship organization; and”
RCW 70A.555.020(1) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-27Washington State Legislature (Code Reviser): RCW 70A.555.020(opens in a new tab)
- ConformityUS-WA
The plastic external enclosure contains no intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants
Must meet the conditions of Flame retardants: no person may manufacture, sell, or distribute in Washington an indoor electric or electronic product powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery whose plastic external enclosure contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants (WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)); from 2027-01-01 for Group 1 (worldwide gross sales that equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022)
Exemptions (5)
Products intended for outdoor use.
“(A) Electric and electronic products with plastic external enclosures, intended for outdoor use.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products that receive power only when hardwired into a building's fixed wiring (wiring and control devices, lighting equipment, sensors and similar).
“(B) Consumer products that receive power only when they are hardwired into and permanently part of the fixed electrical wiring of a building. This includes wiring devices, control devices, electrical distribution equipment, lighting equipment, sensors, dimmers, controllers, and life safety systems and devices.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(B) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.
“(C) Consumer products regulated by the FDA as medical devices.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(ii)(C) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Plastic external enclosure parts weighing less than 0.5 grams; wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs and connectors.
“(E) Wires, cords, cables, switches, light bulbs, and connectors.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(a)(iii)(E) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Products manufactured before the applicable compliance date.
“(A) Priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection manufactured before the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection, even if the priority consumer product was refurbished after the applicable compliance schedules in (b) of this subsection.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i)(A) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab) Official text, current to 21 Dec 2025. Washington Code Reviser's own WAC chapter page; latest amendment in the history note is WSR 25-24-007, effective 2025-12-21.
- Applies when
- It has a plastic external enclosure, is intended for indoor use and is powered by a standard 120-volt outlet or battery, and the person or entity's worldwide gross sales equal or exceed $1,000,000,000 in 2022 (Group 1)
- Effective
Takes effect 1 Jan 2027
Applies to products sold on or after 1 Jan 2027
Stated in WAC 173-337-112(1)(b): the restriction takes effect on 2027-01-01 for persons or entities in Group 1; Group 1 is worldwide gross sales of $1,000,000,000 or more in 2022, Group 2 less. Electronic displays and televisions have their own 2025-01-01 schedule (not stored here).
- Source
“(i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that has a plastic external enclosure that contains intentionally added organohalogen flame retardants.”
WAC 173-337-112(1)(c)(i) · fetched 2026-10-08Washington State Code Reviser / Department of Ecology: WAC 173-337-112(1)(opens in a new tab)
- NotificationUSPFAS as defined in United States (federal)
Notification to US EPA through the Central Data Exchange (CDX), the PFAS 8(a)(7) reporting tool (§705.35)
Submit the §705.15 information (or, for article importers, the §705.18(a) streamlined form) during the submission period. §705.20(a): the submission period begins January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date EPA announces in the Federal Register under paragraph (c), whichever is earlier, and lasts six months. §705.20(b): a small manufacturer (40 CFR 704.3) reporting exclusively as an article importer under §705.18(a) has twelve months from the same start. §705.25: keep the records that document what was reported for 5 years beginning on the last day of the submission period.
Exemptions (2)
Reporting is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste
“Reporting under this part is not required for the import of municipal solid waste streams for the purpose of disposal or destruction of the waste.”
§705.12 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage
“Additionally, reporting is not required for a Federal agency which imports PFAS when it is not for any immediate or eventual commercial advantage.”
§705.12 · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Later deadlines (1)
31 Jan 2027: Submission period starts on this date at the latest (earlier if EPA announces a date: 60 days after it); it lasts six months, or twelve months for a small manufacturer reporting only as an article importer
“the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier, and last for six months.”
§705.20(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Penalty
Failure or refusal to submit the information, or to keep and give access to the records, is unlawful under TSCA section 15(3); a person who violates TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted (no penalty amount is stated in this part)
“TSCA section 16 provides that any person who violates a provision of TSCA section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil penalty and may be criminally prosecuted.”
§705.1(b) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab) Consolidated text (not the authentic legal edition), current to 22 Oct 2026. eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR, not the official legal edition; current to 2026-10-22 per the eCFR (title 40 up to date as of 2026-10-22). Section 705.20 carries the amendment 91 FR 18789, Apr. 13, 2026.
- Applies when
- Your role: Manufacturer or Importer
- You manufactured (including imported) a PFAS, or an article containing one, for commercial purposes at any time from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2022
Depends on: economic operator role
- Effective
Takes effect 31 Jan 2027
Applies to products manufactured on or after 31 Jan 2027
Stated in §705.20(a)-(b): “the submission period shall begin January 31, 2027, or 60 days following the date provided in paragraph (c) of this section, whichever is earlier”. Paragraph (c): “EPA intends to publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the submission period date and revising or removing this paragraph (c).” The period had not begun on the date this row was made (2026-10-26); the date is the latest start the text allows.
- Source
“All information reported to EPA in response to the requirements of this part must be submitted during the applicable submission period.”
§705.20(a) · fetched 2026-10-26US EPA via eCFR: 40 CFR 705(opens in a new tab)
Records
Recalls and alerts
Recalls, safety alerts and Prop 65 notices that name Wearables, with a link to the original. A Prop 65 notice is a claim by the sender, not a ruling.
20 records dated 28 Apr 2023 to 24 Sep 2026. Most recent shown.
Show the 8 most recent records
- CPSC recalls
INMO AIR3 Smart Glasses
Origin as stated: China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- Safety Gate alerts
Children’s smart watch - Watch Smart watch for kids
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- Safety Gate alerts
Smartwatch - Smart Watch
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- Safety Gate alerts
Smart watch - Multifunction Smart Watch
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- CPSC recalls
Altafit af28 Smartwatches
Origin as stated: China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- Safety Gate alerts
Smartwatch - Montre connectée ECG homme femme, 2,04 Amoled smartwatch avec glycémie/acide urique/HRV/BMI
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- Safety Gate alerts
Smartwatch - Smartcall watch, frequence cardiaque pression sanguine test de sucre
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
- Safety Gate alerts
Smartwatch - Montre Connectée 1.39' Hd Ip68 Ecg Suivi Glycémie Étanche Multisport Noir
Origin as stated: People's Republic of China
Consumer electronics and small appliances
- Substance
- None named
- Party
- Not stated
- Category
- Wearables
See also
Related categories
- Wearables and smart-home devices
Body-worn and connected home devices.
- Smart-home and IoT devices
Smart plugs, smart bulbs, hubs, sensors, cameras and thermostats with internet or radio connectivity (UK PSTI, EU RED Art. 3(3)(d)-(f)).
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