The introduction of individual interim registration requirements and the enforcement of a hard compliance deadline of September 30, 2026, means that companies can no longer rely on phased timelines alone. The focus has shifted from long-term planning to immediate action. This guide explains what has changed, what it means in practice, and what companies should do now to maintain access to the Turkish market.
Turkey clarifies KKDIK interim registration procedures and confirms a September 30, 2026, deadline for obtaining a registration number to continue placing chemicals on the market.
Recently, Turkey's Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MoEU) has officially announced the administrative fee standards for the 2026 KKDIK registrations.
All registrants must submit a pre-registration via the Chemical Registration System (KSS) to MoEUCC by 31 October 2025 and become members of the relevant SIEF.
To boost compliance with Turkey's KKDIK chemical regulations, the Draft Implementation Rules was published in early 2025.
On December 23, 2023, the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change (MoEUCC) officially issued an amendment to the KKDIK regulations, extending the registration deadline. Recently, the MoEUCC has increased the administrative fees required for KKDIK official registration for 2025. Previously in 2023 and 2024, Turkey also increased its administrative fee.
Turkey has adjusted the administration fee for KKDIK registration for 2024 after its registration deadline has been extended. Compared with that of 2023, the administrative fee for 2024 has increased by over 50%. Earlier in the beginning of 2023, Turkey has already raised the administrative fee for 2023 by over 100%.
On December 23, 2023, Turkey officially announced to extend the KKDIK registration deadline of December 31, 2023, by up to seven years, between 2026 and 2030 depending on the tonnage band and the hazard classification. Earlier in November, a draft text proposed to gradually extend the KKDIK registration deadlines was submitted to the NGO.
On October 19, 2023, the initial planning regarding the KKDIK was initiated during the assessment meeting organized by the General Directorate of Environmental Management Chemicals Management Department within the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change. The draft text prepared in the weeks following the meeting was presented to NGOs. According to the draft submitted to NGOs by the Ministry on November 14, 2023, the KKDIK Regulation deadlines will be gradually extended depending on tonnage and classification.
KKDIK was published on June 23, 2017, by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization of the Turkish Republic and formally came into effect on December 23, 2017. The deadline for pre-registration is December 31, 2023, which means chemical products without a registration number cannot legally enter the Turkey market from January 1, 2024. Similar to EU REACH, Turkey will collect an administrative fee for KKDIK registration. The administrative fees vary based on the tonnage bands as well as the scale of enterprises.
