The center of gravity of the compliance burden shifts depending on the sector. Below is a concrete overview of compliance for common sectors in Türkiye.
CHEMICAL
Chemistry, paint, cleaning
The focal points are hazard classification, labeling, and safety data sheets. When the number of products and markets is multiplied, the number of documents to be managed quickly reaches thousands. The introduction of new hazard classes for mixtures necessitates a comprehensive reassessment of the portfolio.
ELECTRONIC
Electricity and electronics
The focus is on restricted material and supply chain declarations. Hundreds of components are on a single card, and dozens of materials within each component. Without a complete material declaration, a new restriction means a supplier campaign every time. Furthermore, CE marking, electromagnetic compatibility, and electronic waste obligations run concurrently.
AUTOMOTIVE
Automotive and related industries
The main industry's substance declaration systems and their own prohibited substance lists are decisive; often stricter than legislation. Part approval cannot be obtained without a declaration. End-of-life vehicle regulations and recycling targets impose additional obligations.
TEXTILE
Textiles and ready-made clothing
Restricted substance lists, importer brands' own standards, fiber composition, and care labeling rules stand out. Under the ecodesign regulation, textiles are among the priority groups for the digital product passport.
FURNITURE
Furniture and wood
Formaldehyde and volatile organic compound emissions, fire resistance, mechanical strength, and tipping safety are determining factors. In wood products, the supply chain care obligation adds another layer of responsibility.
TOY
Toys and children's products
This is one of the most strictly controlled categories. Small parts, choking hazard, chemical migration limits, and age group suitability are all assessed separately. The risk assessment here is not just a document, but a real engineering undertaking.
FOOD
Food and food contact
Allergen declarations, additive limits, nutritional labeling, and migration limits for food contact materials. Labeling is the most visible and most frequently checked element of compliance.
MACHINE
Machinery and industrial equipment
The technical file, risk assessment, declaration of conformity, and user manual are central. The manual must be in the language of the target market. For customer-specific machines, each product represents a separate compliance file.
Scale difference
Compliance obligations do not decrease with business size. A business with ten people selling a product to Europe and a company with a thousand people must prepare the same label and the same documentation. The difference is that the larger company can set up a separate team for this purpose.
In medium-sized businesses, compliance is usually the responsibility of one or two people who also handle quality, R&D, or export tasks. The only solution in this structure is for the system to take over the repetitive work: generating documents from data, automating scanning, and generating alerts automatically.
Minimum requirements for medium-sized enterprises.
The product composition must be biodegradable within the system.
Maintaining records of substances along with hazard data.
Automated screening against restricted substance lists.
Generating labels and safety data sheets from data.
Documents should be stored with validity periods specific to the product.
Upward and downward traceability at the party level.
These six points make the majority of compliance obligations sustainable.