EU TPD Registration Certification
TPD Overview
The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is a regulation used to regulate and supervise product manufacturing, sales, display (product design, packaging, etc.) and all tobacco and tobacco-related products (such as e-cigarette products). The Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is ostensibly designed to allow tobacco products to operate smoothly in the international market. In fact, many provisions of the TPD are designed to reduce the attractiveness of tobacco products and achieve higher standards of protection for human health. The EU Tobacco Directive TPD (2014/40/EC) came into effect in May 2014, and the two-year transition period has ended. E-cigarette products exported to the EU market must comply with the requirements of the TPD Directive, otherwise they will be banned, confiscated or returned, which will bring huge losses to e-cigarette manufacturers.
Electronic announcement
The main contents of the product electronic announcement should include:
1. Manufacturer name and contact information
2. List of ingredients and emission content
3. Toxicology data
4. Nicotine dosage intake information
5. Product composition and production process description
6. Statement of product quality and safety
Requirements for e-liquid and reservoir
Nicotine-containing e-liquid is only put on the market in professional fillers, and the volume of the filling container does not exceed 10mL. In disposable e-cigarettes or single-use cartridges, the volume of the cartridge or reservoir shall not exceed 2mL.
Nicotine requirements
1. Nicotine content in nicotine-containing e-liquid shall not exceed 20mg/mL;
2. Under normal use conditions, the nicotine release of e-cigarettes should be maintained at a stable level;
Application materials
Preparation of documents for electronic cigarettes to apply for TPD registration:
1. Production process documents
2. Emission test report
3. Nicotine release consistency test method
4. Refillable atomizer open & refill instructions
Registration process
1. Registration (ECAS).
2. Apply for a Submitter ID.
3. Fill out the form submitterid_registtatingform_en (about 10 working days to complete).
4. After registration is completed, notify the administrator by email, stating that the ID registration is successful, and indicate ECAS and Submitter ID.
5. After success, log in to the account opening information platform (EU-CEG), fill in the information, upload attachments, and select different countries to submit the information separately.
Testing services
1. E-cigarette emission component testing
2. E-cigarette oil component analysis testing
3. E-cigarette EU registration consulting services
4. E-cigarette food contact material (FCM) testing
5. E-cigarette finished product EU RoHS, REACH and other regulations testing
Test items
1. Nicotine release consistency
2. PG and VG impurities (ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol)
3. Carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein, crotonaldehyde, etc.)
4. VOC (benzene, toluene, isoprene, 1,3-butadiene acrylonitrile)
5. Heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Ni, As, etc.)
6. Specific nitrosamines
7. Glycerin and propylene glycol
8. Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione