In November 2025, the Colombian government announced the official completion and public release of the country’s first National Inventory of Industrial Chemicals through a database on the website of the National Institute for Industrial Safety and Chemicals (INSQUI). The inventory includes 4,473 chemical substances.
Background
In 2021, Colombia’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development issued Decree No. 1630/2021 on chemical management. This decree mandated that all hazardous chemicals imported or produced at quantities of 100 kilograms or more annually between 2021 and 2023 must be registered by May 2025, while substances from 2024 must be registered by September 2025. As of the inventory’s publication, 4,473 registered chemicals had been recorded in the system.
Data Visualization Platform
To enhance transparency, the National Institute for Industrial Safety and Health (INSQUI) launched an interactive data visualization platform (https://insqui.gov.co, in Spanish) with four dynamic analysis modules:
- Analysis of Primary and Secondary Uses of Substances
- Headquarters Distribution Map of Registered Enterprises
- Dashboard for Reported Hazard Data
- Registered User Management System
The platform supports multi-dimensional data filtering, enabling companies to check real-time registration statuses of substances. Under regulatory guidelines, chemicals not listed in the inventory will be classified as “new substances.” Importers or manufacturers of such substances must submit environmental and health risk assessment reports based on Colombia’s actual usage scenarios. If a substance is added to the priority evaluation list, it must also undergo a pre-commercialization risk assessment review.
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