PFAS Rules Outside the United States
The EU and several national governments restrict PFAS in products on their own timetables. These seven cover the rules US exporters meet most often.
| Jurisdiction | Summary | Next date |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | The EU restricts specific PFAS and uses through REACH, the POPs Regulation and product laws. | April 23, 2027 |
| France | France banned PFAS in cosmetics, ski wax, and consumer clothing, footwear and their waterproofing agents from January 1, 2026, and extends the ban to all textiles in 2030. | January 1, 2030 |
| Denmark | Denmark bans PFAS in consumer clothing, footwear and waterproofing agents from July 1, 2026, using a total fluorine test of 50 mg per kg, and allows stock to be sold until January 1, 2027. | January 1, 2027 |
| United Kingdom | Great Britain prohibits PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS under its POPs rules. A draft amendment laid before Parliament on October 14, 2026 would add long-chain PFCAs and tighten the PFOS trace... | None |
| Canada | Canada's Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2025, in force June 30, 2026, removed most exemptions for PFOS, PFOA and long-chain PFCAs. | None |
| Australia | Australia has prohibited the import, export, manufacture and use of PFOS, PFOA and PFHxS since July 1, 2025, with narrow exceptions for trace contamination, research and installed... | January 1, 2027 |
| New Zealand | New Zealand lists PFOS (since 2011), PFOA (since 2020) and PFHxS (since 2023) as persistent organic pollutants under the HSNO Act, which bars importing or making them, and long-chain... | December 16, 2026 |
- 2025Ban in force since
- 2028Ban starts
- 2022Use or purchasing limit
- RptReporting or labeling duty in force
- 2027Duty starts
| Jurisdiction | Food pkg | Cookware | Cosmetics | Children | Apparel | Furnishings | Carpets | Treatments | Furniture | Cleaning | Floss | Menstrual | Ski wax | Turf | Foam | Fire gear | Pesticides | All products | Report | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | 2026 | None | 2026 | 2030 | 2026 | 2027 | 2027 | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 2025 | None | None | None | None | None |
| France | None | None | 2026 | None | 2026 | 2030 | None | 2026 | None | None | None | None | 2026 | None | None | None | None | None | 2026 | None |
| Denmark | 2020 | None | None | None | 2026 | None | None | 2026 | None | None | None | None | None | None | 2024 | None | None | None | None | None |
| United Kingdom | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 2025 | None | None | None | None | None |
| Canada | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 2026 | None | None | None | None | None |
| Australia | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 2025 | None | None | None | None | None |
| New Zealand | None | None | 2027 | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 2025 | None | None | None | None | None |