The "European Union Regulations on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals" (REACH) is called "the most complex foreign technical barrier with the widest impact that China has ever encountered". The scope and extent of its impact can be imagined Know. The impact of REACH on different manufacturing industries can be easily found in various media and professional journals, which is very helpful for manufacturing companies. So, does REACH only affect product manufacturers? Does REACH have any direct requirements for dealers who export to the EU? Will it have an impact? What are the impacts? What needs to be done to ensure normal trade? These will be the main focus of this article, and they are also issues that European dealers must pay attention to. 1. Distributors and export trade categories The REACH regulations clearly define "distributors", which refer to natural or legal persons in the EU who only store substances or place substances on the market for third parties, including retailers. Distributors within the scope of this definition obviously refer to companies established in the EU that are engaged in product storage or sales. Domestic distributors do not fall into the category of EU distributors. The dealers considered in this article are enterprises that only engage in import and export trade and do not produce themselves, especially those that export to the EU. If a dealer is producing at the same time, he is actually a "non-EU manufacturer" within the scope of REACH, and the terms of "non-EU manufacturer" apply, which is beyond the scope of this article. Judging from the registered address and scope of operations, distribution
