What information should I request from my non-EEA supplier?
Change of supplier: determining who is responsible for marketing under REACh regulations

If your supplier is not based in the EEA, he is not subject to REACh regulations. As an importer, it is you who must meet the obligations associated with placing a product on the market.

Your obligations under the registration procedure will depend on your annual import tonnage. The threshold of one tonne per year triggers obligations to continue importing.

In some cases, import into the EEA may not be placing on the market (see Importing a substance into the EEA, determining who is responsible for placing on the market [FIC 0144] ):