From 1 July 2025, three classes of high-concern PFAS variants (PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS) will be regulated by the Commonwealth Government via Schedule 7 of the Commonwealth IChEMS Register, prohibiting their use in domestic manufacturing, and the import of products using them. NSW and QLD have now passed legislation (to be enforced by their respective EPAs) to control the handling and use of the banned PFAS chemicals from this date, and we expect other states to follow. Under the regulations, from 1 July 2025 product or packaging containing the three banned PFAS compounds (and their related substances) cannot be imported into Australia (i.e. received by Australian Customs), or manufactured within Australia. There are provisions that will permit the trade of products that are already ‘in use’ (ie already manufactured and in Australia)  as at this date, which we will need to work through on a case-by-case basis with impacted Trade Partners.