The Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2026 (SL 2026/264) adds chlorpyrifos, long-chain PFCAs and MCCPs to the HSNO Act schedules. MCCP and LC-PFCA restrictions apply from 16 December 2026, and chlorpyrifos from 8 July 2027 with no exemptions.
What New Zealand's Chlorpyrifos, PFCA and MCCP Controls Require
The order aligns New Zealand with recent Stockholm Convention listings. Implementation is phased, starting on 9 October 2026, with time-limited essential-use exemptions for MCCPs and LC-PFCAs running to 16 December 2031.
It also updates permitted uses of UV-328 for specified aircraft applications, including water-seal tape for insulation blankets and decking and certain adhesives and coatings.
What’s New
- Chlorpyrifos: controlled from 8 July 2027 with no permitted uses.
- LC-PFCAs are defined as CnF2n+1CO2H with n from 8 to 20 (C9–C21), excluding PFOA, which is listed separately. Permitted uses include semiconductors in replacement parts, and replacement parts for motor vehicles that have ceased mass production, under defined conditions.
- MCCPs are defined as linear C14–C17 chloroalkanes. Permitted uses include flexible PVC in several construction, cable, medical-device and packaging applications (excluding food packaging), flexible elastomeric foam for thermal insulation, certain adhesives and sealants, leather fat-liquoring (except children’s products) and polymers and rubbers in repair parts.
- Articles in New Zealand before 16 December 2026 have no expiry date where LC-PFCAs or MCCPs were used as additives in listed applications such as sealants, paints, coatings, textiles and electrical and electronic equipment.
Key Dates & Timeline
Who and What Is in Scope
Industries: Automotive components · Spare parts · Electrical and electronic equipment · Wire and cable · Adhesives and sealants · Leather · Agrochemicals
Who is affected: Importers, manufacturers and suppliers of listed chemicals and articles in New Zealand, including automotive, electronics, construction and agricultural supply chains.
Products and standards in scope: Chlorpyrifos, long-chain PFCAs, their salts and related compounds, and MCCPs, under Schedules 1AA and 2A of the HSNO Act.
Requirements and restrictions: Restrictions on the listed chemicals with time-limited permitted uses; articles already in New Zealand before 16 December 2026 are not caught for listed additive uses.
What Companies Should Do
- Check imported products and spare parts for LC-PFCA and MCCP content against the permitted-use lists.
- Confirm whether existing stock qualifies for the pre-16 December 2026 article provision.
- Plan substitution before the essential-use exemptions end in 2031.
New Zealand is moving in step with the EU on chlorpyrifos, LC-PFCAs and MCCPs. Importers should check permitted uses and stock positions before the December 2026 start date.
Related: EU Moves to Ban MCCPs Under POPs Rules | Long-Chain PFCAs Added to POPs Regulation
New Zealand Legislation — Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2026 — https://www.legislation.govt.nz/secondary-legislation/pco-drafted/2026/264/en/2026-09-07B.pdf
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