PIC (Prior Informed Consent) is a mechanism based on the Rotterdam Convention that controls the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides. Before exporting a chemical within its scope, an export notification must be submitted, and for some substances the explicit consent of the importing country must be obtained.
Which substances fall under PIC?
Banned or severely restricted industrial chemicals and pesticides, along with substances listed in the annexes of the Rotterdam Convention, are within scope. The scope lists are updated regularly; checking the current list before export is essential.
Our Scope
- PIC scope screening of your product portfolio
- Preparation of export notifications and competent authority procedures
- Follow-up of importing country consent (explicit consent) procedures
- Annual export reporting
- Compliance of labels and SDSs with PIC requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
Export notification must be submitted to the importing country through the competent authority before shipment; since the process can take longer for substances requiring consent, we recommend starting weeks ahead of the shipment plan.
As a rule, export notification is made annually per substance–country pair; it must be renewed before the first export and for each calendar year.