Global Product Compliance Regulatory Trends in 2025

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2025 Product Compliance Wrapped: What’s Trending Worldwide

The year 2025 has increased the level of complexity and volume in the global product compliance landscape.

With new and amended regulations, particularly around chemicals, product safety, packaging, and labeling, compliance professionals faced constant updates across different markets. Staying aligned with evolving standards became mandatory, while risk management and market access intensified across all sectors.

This annual summary highlights the most viewed regulations, trending compliance areas, and key jurisdictions that shaped the product compliance space in 2025.

Let’s find out what defined global product compliance regulations in 2025.

Most-viewed Global Product Compliance Regulations in 2025

• Australia: Industrial Chemicals Environmental Management (Register), Instrument, December 2022–Amendment–(on restrictions on decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) in schedule 6) Standard, June 2025.
• UK: Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products Regulations, SI No. 2010/2617–Amendment–(on Northern Ireland and Windsor framework) Regulations SI No. 2025/497.
• EU: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Regulation (EU) 2019/1021–Amendment–(on setting new UTC limit value for PBDEs in Annex I) Regulation (EU) 2025/1482.
• China: Approving and Issuing 35 Mandatory National Standards, Announcement No. 18, 2025.
• Indonesia: Mandatory Implementation of National Standards for Primary Batteries, Regulation No. 69, 2024.
• USA: Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping under TSCA; Change to Submission Period, Interim Final Rule, 90 FR 20236, May 2025.
• India: Marking and Labelling on Plastic Packaging, Notice, April 2025.
• EU: Making Available on the Union Market and Export from the Union of Certain Commodities and Products Associated with Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 – Proposed Amendment – (on delay and simplified measures for small enterprises) Draft Regulation, October 2025.
• EU: Repealing Regulation (EU) 2022/30 on Cybersecurity for Internet-Connected Radio Equipment and Wearable Radio Equipment under Radio Equipment Directive (RED), Draft Regulation, May 2025.
• Spain: List of Draft Standards in the Process of Being Approved as UNE Standards in August 2025, Resolution No. 17840, September 2025.

Top Product Compliance Topics by Industry in 2025

The highest volume of queries in 2025 reflected growing regulatory scrutiny across a wide range of product categories:

1. Product Safety
2. Packaging
3. Chemicals in Products
4. Batteries
5. Textiles
6. Chemicals – RoHS
7. Wireless
8. Energy Efficiency

Regions with the Highest Product Compliance Regulatory Activity

Regulatory activity in 2025 remained concentrated in key global markets, with sustained growth across both established and emerging jurisdictions:

1. USA
2. EU
3. Thailand
4. China
5. South Korea
6. Russian Federation
7. UK
8. Vietnam
9. Taiwan

Product Compliance in Practice: Global Compliance Sessions in 2025

As sustainability and product compliance regulations became more complex in 2025, one thing became clear: teams didn’t just need information–but interpretation, connection, and support.

Throughout the year, global compliance sessions were held in:

1. Stockholm
2. Manchester
3. Amsterdam
4. Milan
5. Copenhagen
6. Zurich
7. San Diego
8. London
9. Munich
10. Frankfurt

Most-Read Product Compliance Blog Posts

The most-read blog content in 2025 reflected growing interest in enforcement, due diligence, and product transparency:

1. EU Battery Regulation Due Diligence Requirements Guidelines Publication Delayed
2. Stricter Obligations and Enforcement in Upcoming Changes to China RoHS
3. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging in the United States: a 2025 Update
4. France Unveils Landmark Draft Orders Implementing its PFAS Restriction Law
5. What Are the Latest EU ESPR Regulation Updates on Transparency and Destruction of Unsold Consumer Products?

Expert Webinars on Global Product Compliance and Emerging Regulations

Expert-led webinars addressed the most pressing compliance challenges of the year:

1. Navigating the Digital Product Passport: What are Your Compliance Obligations?
2. EU Battery Regulation: Key Compliance & Sustainability Requirements for 2025 & Beyond
3. Navigating Global Packaging Regulations: Expert Insights and Analysis
4. EU & UK Product Compliance: What’s Hot in 2025 & Beyond
5. Chemicals Quarterly – Q3 2025 Regulatory Update

Product Compliance Whitepapers and Guides

In-depth whitepapers and guides supported compliance teams navigating complex regulatory change:

1. Packaging Labeling Legislation in Europe: A 2025 Regulatory Update
2. Global Packaging EPR Reporting Requirements: A Practical Comparison Guide
3. PFAS Under Pressure: Key Trends and Challenges Worldwide
4. PFAS: United States Key Regulatory Developments in 2025
5. Future-Proofing Product Compliance: Navigating the EU Digital Product Passport

What Global Product Compliance Trends Mean for 2026 and Beyond

Global product compliance regulations in 2025 have evolved from a regulatory function to a strategic necessity. The pace and breadth of regulatory change—from chemicals and batteries to packaging, digital product information, and energy efficiency—have made it clear that compliance is no longer about reacting to isolated rules, but rather managing interconnected obligations across markets.

The most closely watched topics and jurisdictions of the year reflect a landscape in which market access, product design, and data availability are closely linked. Looking ahead to 2026, success will depend on anticipating change, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and turning regulatory complexity into a competitive advantage.

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