CAS 18540-29-9
Is Hexavalent chromium banned where you sell?
Also listed as chromium(VI), 6가크롬. 3 markets have rules for it. Selling something that contains it? Check it free, no account needed.
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We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 1 Jan 2025; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: 1 Oct 2026), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 1 Jan 2025; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: not covered), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: 16 Sep 2023), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 1 Jan 2025), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
For Electric vehicle batteries and SLI batteries: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 18 Feb 2024.
Annex I point applies to batteries incorporated in vehicles (incl. special purpose vehicles) of categories M1 and N1 (Reg. 2018/858); no product fact states the vehicle category.
“Batteries incorporated in vehicles, including special purpose vehicles, of the categories M1 and N1 as defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/858, shall not contain more than 0,1 % of hexavalent chromium, expressed as hexavalent chromium metal, by weight in homogeneous material.”
For Consumer electronics and small appliances: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 3 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)”
Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 3 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)”
For E-bikes and pedelecs: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 3 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)”
For Consumer electronics and small appliances: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 2 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0.1%)”
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 3 Sep 2026; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: 1 Sep 2026), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
For Kitchen and Tableware and drinkware: Limit 0.1 mg/L (migration basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 27 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.
“니켈 0.1 이하 6 가크롬 0.1 이하 비소(As O 로서)”
For Kitchen and Tableware and drinkware: Limit 100 mg/kg (content basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 27 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.
“합성수지제, 가공셀룰로스제, 종이제, 전분제 기구 및 용기 포장에 사용하는 재질 · 은 납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
For Consumer electronics and small appliances, except Lighting: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 1 Jul 2021.
From the official list: 0.1% 이하 · … 다. 육가크롬
Schedule 1의2 1. 다 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 전기ㆍ전자제품 및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 시행령(opens in a new tab)Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 1 Jul 2021.
From the official list: 0.1% 이하 · … 다. 육가크롬
Schedule 1의2 1. 다 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 전기ㆍ전자제품 및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 시행령(opens in a new tab)Show 1 more rule for this market
For E-bikes and pedelecs: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 1 Jul 2021.
From the official list: 0.1% 이하 · … 다. 육가크롬
Schedule 1의2 1. 다 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 전기ㆍ전자제품 및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 시행령(opens in a new tab)- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 1 Jan 2025; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: 1 Oct 2026), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
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- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 1 Jan 2025; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: not covered), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
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- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: 16 Sep 2023), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 1 Jan 2025), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Limited
- Requirement, dates and source
For Electric vehicle batteries and SLI batteries: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 18 Feb 2024.
Annex I point applies to batteries incorporated in vehicles (incl. special purpose vehicles) of categories M1 and N1 (Reg. 2018/858); no product fact states the vehicle category.
“Batteries incorporated in vehicles, including special purpose vehicles, of the categories M1 and N1 as defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/858, shall not contain more than 0,1 % of hexavalent chromium, expressed as hexavalent chromium metal, by weight in homogeneous material.”
Annex I point 4 · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542(opens in a new tab) For Consumer electronics and small appliances: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 3 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)”
Annex II Hexavalent chromium · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2011/65/EU(opens in a new tab) Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 3 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)”
Annex II Hexavalent chromium · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2011/65/EU(opens in a new tab) For E-bikes and pedelecs: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 3 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0,1 %)”
Annex II Hexavalent chromium · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Directive 2011/65/EU(opens in a new tab)
- Status
- Limited
- Requirement, dates and source
For Consumer electronics and small appliances: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 2 Jan 2013.
“Hexavalent chromium (0.1%)”
Sch. A1 Hexavalent chromium · fetched 2026-10-09legislation.gov.uk (National Archives): SI 2012/3032(opens in a new tab)
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025 (Home and kitchen goods: 1 Jan 2025; Consumer electronics and small appliances: 3 Sep 2026; Batteries, e-bikes and power banks: 1 Sep 2026), and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Limited
- Requirement, dates and source
For Kitchen and Tableware and drinkware: Limit 0.1 mg/L (migration basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 27 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.
“니켈 0.1 이하 6 가크롬 0.1 이하 비소(As O 로서)”
Ⅴ. 5. 다. 용출규격 · fetched 2026-10-08Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center: 식품의약품안전처 고시 제2026-24호 (2026-03-27), 식품위생법 제9조제1항(opens in a new tab) For Kitchen and Tableware and drinkware: Limit 100 mg/kg (content basis). In force under the consolidated notice effective 27 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.
“합성수지제, 가공셀룰로스제, 종이제, 전분제 기구 및 용기 포장에 사용하는 재질 · 은 납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
Ⅱ. 3. 다 · fetched 2026-10-08Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center: 식품의약품안전처 고시 제2026-24호 (2026-03-27), 식품위생법 제9조제1항(opens in a new tab) For Consumer electronics and small appliances, except Lighting: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 1 Jul 2021.
From the official list: 0.1% 이하 · … 다. 육가크롬
Schedule 1의2 1. 다 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 전기ㆍ전자제품 및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 시행령(opens in a new tab)Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 1 Jul 2021.
From the official list: 0.1% 이하 · … 다. 육가크롬
Schedule 1의2 1. 다 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 전기ㆍ전자제품 및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 시행령(opens in a new tab)Show 1 more rule for this market
For E-bikes and pedelecs: Limit 0.1 % (content basis). In force since 1 Jul 2021.
From the official list: 0.1% 이하 · … 다. 육가크롬
Schedule 1의2 1. 다 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 전기ㆍ전자제품 및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 시행령(opens in a new tab)
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Hexavalent chromium compounds in South Korea: 육가크롬 listed in 시행령 별표 1의2 제1호 다목; the group key is the family id the cases declare, the member is the CAS id.
“다. 육가크롬”
시행령 Schedule 1의2 item 1 다목 · fetched 2026-10-09Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr): 시행령 별표 1의2 제1호 다목(opens in a new tab) Lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium (sum) in South Korea: Sum of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium in the material of synthetic-resin, processed-cellulose, paper and starch utensils, containers and packaging
“납, 카드뮴, 수은 및 6가크롬의 합이 100 mg/kg 이하이어야 하며”
Ⅱ. 3. 다. · fetched 2026-10-08Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center: Ⅱ. 3. 다.(opens in a new tab)
Records
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No Prop 65 notice, EU Safety Gate alert or CPSC recall has named Hexavalent chromium since January 2023. Other agencies may still have acted.
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