Prohibited Substances under K-REACH

금지물질 — 90+ substances classified

Prohibited substances (금지물질) are chemicals that are completely banned from manufacture, import, sale, storage, transport, and use in Korea. These represent the most dangerous chemicals identified by the Korean government as posing unacceptable risks to human health or the environment.

Regulatory Requirements

Complete ban on manufacture and import
No commercial sale or distribution permitted
Existing stocks must be disposed of according to regulations
Violations subject to criminal penalties
No exemptions without explicit government approval

Example Substances

CAS	Name	Korean	Note
309-00-2	Aldrin	알드린	Persistent organic pollutant
60-57-1	Dieldrin	디엘드린	Banned pesticide
72-20-8	Endrin	엔드린	Banned insecticide

Query via API

List all prohibited substances using the regulations endpoint:

GET /v1/regulations/list?type=prohibited&limit=10&page=1

{
  "regulation_type": "prohibited",
  "page": 1,
  "limit": 10,
  "has_next_page": true,
  "items": [
    {
      "id": 44597,
      "cas_no": "309-00-2",
      "name_eng": "Aldrin",
      "flags": { "is_prohibited": true }
    }
  ]
}

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Prohibited Substances under K-REACH

Regulatory Requirements

Example Substances

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