Taiwan

Taiwan Explains Revised PFAS Draft List And Reporting Timetable

Taiwan has explained changes to its proposed PFAS list, with reporting planned from January 2027 and a separate two-year preparation period.

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12 November 20262 min readAI-drafted, expert reviewed

Taiwan's Ministry of Environment has explained revisions to its proposed controls on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In a 12 November announcement, the ministry addressed the reduction of the draft list from 269 to 169 substances. The measures remain proposals affecting operators handling the designated substances.

Changes To The Substance List

The ministry said 14 substances already covered by the Stockholm Convention would be separately designated as toxic chemical substances. Another 14 were identified as not being PFAS. Management of 28 greenhouse-gas or refrigerant substances would be coordinated with Taiwan's air-pollution and climate legislation.

A further 44 polymers were left out of the proposed list following the ministry's assessment of their environmental risks. The announcement says the planned separate treatment of the 14 Convention-listed substances and 28 refrigerant-related substances should not be understood as abandoning their management.

Reporting And Preparation Periods

Under the draft timetable, operators would keep monthly records of their actual operations and report quarterly from the planned effective date of 1 January 2027. This date is proposed, not a confirmed commencement date for adopted rules.

The separate two-year transition would allow operators to inventory information, prepare applications for approval documents and add the prescribed wording to raw-material packaging and containers. The ministry distinguishes this preparation period from the proposed start of record-keeping and reporting.

Consultation Background

The ministry discussed the draft at a second consultation meeting on 10 November. It says the original proposal was announced and notified to the World Trade Organization in August 2025, and that subsequent discussions informed the revisions.

Official source

Taiwan Ministry of Environment: PFAS draft explanation, 12 November 2026

enews.moenv.gov.tw

Topics

PFAS

Questions about this change

Has Taiwan adopted the revised PFAS list and January 2027 reporting date?

No. The Ministry of Environment’s 12 November 2026 announcement describes draft controls. Monthly records and quarterly reports would begin on the proposed effective date of 1 January 2027 if those provisions are adopted.

Would Taiwan’s proposed two-year PFAS transition delay all reporting?

No. The ministry distinguishes the two-year preparation period for approval documentation and packaging wording from monthly records and quarterly reporting, which would begin when the proposed rules take effect.