Choose the market you buy for

The largest aerosol market we serve, and the one with the strictest labelling and VOC rules. Consumer aerosol paint sold in the US is regulated for VOC content at state level, so the formulation and the package are matched to the state the goods are sold in — this is settled before the first can is filled.

Spanish and Portuguese labels are the norm, and importers want the SDS in Spanish or Portuguese from the first shipment. Automotive refinish and industrial MRO move fastest here, in mixed containers that combine several SKUs.

REACH and CLP are not negotiable here, and since 2021 an aerosol mixture placed on the EU market also needs a Poison Centre Notification with a UFI code printed on the label. We build that file set from the formulation documents rather than after the fact.

Two things decide the schedule here: registration paperwork that has to be started early, and the label language. Turkish importers need the Turkish label before customs release; in the EAEU the Russian label and TR TS 041/2017 documents travel with the goods.

Bilingual Arabic and English labels are standard, and Saudi Arabia wants SABER registration for the consignment before it ships. Because aerosols are dangerous goods, the importer needs DG handling at the receiving port — usually the first question we ask.

Requirements differ sharply country by country, and the paperwork is usually the critical path rather than production. The workable sequence is: confirm the certificate route with your importer, then book production — we prepare the file list together with you before the purchase order.

Price-sensitive but growing quickly in automotive refinish and industrial MRO. Labelling follows the local packaged-commodity rules, and dangerous goods import needs an approved licence at the port of discharge.

Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia each require the label in the local language, and all three have a chemical declaration or notification step. Singapore and Malaysia are English and clear fastest — often the right place to start a new product line in the region.

The most document-heavy destinations we serve, and the ones where the label wording is checked most carefully. Japan classifies aerosol storage under the Fire Service Act; Korea needs a Korean MSDS and K-REACH registration for the substances in the formulation.

English labels and industrial-chemical obligations rather than consumer paint rules. Dangerous goods handling is well established at both ports, so clearance is rarely the bottleneck — schedule and freight rate usually decide.