I have designed a product and would like to start selling this on Amazon UK. The supplier has supplied me with a REACH report but it is from 2015, which is too old.
I understand that Amazon asks for a REACH test report with a CNAS and ILAC+MRA stamp from an accredited lab. I am trying to test the below, but going through labs such as SGS, Intertek, or TUV is very pricey.
The supplier has someone that can test at an accredited lab but the report itself will not get the CNAS and ILAC+MRA stamp on the REACH report. I don’t think the lab will certify the report in a letter separately either.
Is there anyone here that has done this before and has a contact at a lab in China that does not charge as much as these big labs?
Any advice is welcome, thanks a lot in advance,
New mom, lost long-term job, lost all confidence. Trying to make it starting my own brand and sell partially through FBA.
A REACH report which explicitly shows a PASS / ND (Not Detected) result for the following panels:
Don’t use your supplier’s non-accredited lab as Amazon will reject it, instead get a cheaper CNAS + ILAC-MRA accredited REACH report from QIMA or CTI in Shenzhen for $300-500 and start with just the Phthalates and Heavy Metals tests to get listed and save money.
I would be very careful about choosing a laboratory simply because it can provide a cheaper REACH report. If Amazon has specifically requested testing from an appropriately accredited laboratory, a technically correct test from a lab whose accreditation Amazon cannot verify may still be rejected. I also would not assume that a report needs literal CNAS and ILAC-MRA logos stamped on every page; what matters is whether the laboratory and the relevant testing scope are covered by a recognised accreditation and whether Amazon can verify this.
Your 2015 report is unlikely to be a good basis for a new product launch anyway, because REACH Annex XVII has been amended many times since then and the product/material specification may also have changed. I would send Amazon’s exact compliance request, together with the product materials and intended use, to several accredited Chinese laboratories and request quotations for only the testing actually required for this product rather than automatically ordering a broad testing package.
Also be careful with the list of substances you have been given. REACH compliance is product- and material-specific, and Amazon may require particular substances or limits depending on the product type; a generic package covering phthalates, four metals, BPA, formaldehyde and VOCs does not necessarily establish complete REACH compliance. The cheapest approach is usually to establish exactly which requirements apply first and then obtain several quotations from accredited labs for that defined scope.
