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The 2026 map of where Asbestos is banned or restricted, aired Oct 25, 2026.

Banned (68)Restricted (4)Allowed

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Banned in 68 countries

• LuxembourgBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• MaltaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• CyprusBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• EstoniaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• LatviaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• LithuaniaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• SloveniaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• SlovakiaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• CroatiaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• BulgariaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• RomaniaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• CzechiaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• HungaryBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• AustriaBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• GreeceBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• PortugalBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• IrelandBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• BelgiumBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• NetherlandsBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• DenmarkBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• FinlandBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• SwedenBanned

  All asbestos products banned 1986; EU-wide ban since 2005.

• PolandBanned

  National asbestos ban 1997; EU-wide ban since 2005.

• ItalyBanned

  All types incl. white asbestos banned 1992; EU ban 2005.

• SpainBanned

  EU REACH ban on all asbestos since 2005; last exemption ended 2025.

• GermanyBanned

  White, brown and blue asbestos banned 1993; EU ban 2005.

• FranceBanned

  Decree 96-1133 banned asbestos from 1997; EU ban since 2005.

• LiechtensteinBanned

  Six forms of asbestos incl. white banned since 1990.

• MonacoBanned

  Building use banned 1997; total ban since July 2016.

• IcelandBanned

  Banned all asbestos types in 1983; EEA ban rules apply.

• NorwayBanned

  Banned all asbestos types in 1984; EEA ban rules apply.

• SwitzerlandBanned

  Blue, brown and white asbestos banned since 1989.

• SerbiaBanned

  All forms of asbestos banned since 2011.

• North MacedoniaBanned

  Total ban on all forms of asbestos since 2014.

• MoldovaBanned

  Asbestos goods incl. white on its banned list; older roofs may stay.

• NauruBanned

  Imports banned 10 Oct 2024; use banned 30 Oct 2024.

• SeychellesBanned

  Asbestos imports banned since 2009.

• MauritiusBanned

  Six asbestos types listed as prohibited chemicals since 2004.

• DjiboutiBanned

  All asbestos varieties banned since 1999.

• BruneiBanned

  Banned all asbestos types by administrative rules from 1994.

• BahrainBanned

  Asbestos materials and products banned since 1996.

• KuwaitBanned

  All types of asbestos banned since 1995.

• OmanBanned

  White asbestos banned 2008; product imports banned 2017.

• QatarBanned

  Asbestos imports banned since 2010.

• JordanBanned

  Blue and brown banned 2005; all forms banned from Aug 2006.

• HondurasBanned

  Asbestos ban since 2004, with some electrical exceptions.

• Côte d’IvoireBanned

  Import, making and use of asbestos products banned 1996.

• MozambiqueBanned

  Comprehensive asbestos ban approved 24 August 2010.

• AlgeriaBanned

  Decree of 14 Oct 2009 banned all asbestos types and products.

• EgyptBanned

  Import and manufacture of all asbestos banned since 2005.

• IraqBanned

  National ban by government Decision No. 41 of 2016.

• UruguayBanned

  Making and importing all asbestos banned since 2002.

• ChileBanned

  Banned by Decree No. 656 in 2001.

• ArgentinaBanned

  Blue and brown banned 2000; white asbestos banned 2001.

• ColombiaBanned

  Ley 1968 bans mining, import and sale of all asbestos from 2021.

• TürkiyeBanned

  All types of asbestos banned as of 31 Dec 2010.

• IsraelBanned

  First formal ban 1984; a further asbestos law in 2011.

• New ZealandBanned

  Raw asbestos import banned 2002; asbestos goods since Oct 2016.

• UkraineBanned

  2022 public health law bans using asbestos; in force Oct 2023.

• South KoreaBanned

  All types banned 2009; total ban from 2015.

• Saudi ArabiaBanned

  Council of Ministers Decision 162 banned asbestos in 1998.

• IranBanned

  Imports of all asbestos barred 2011; white asbestos banned 2021.

• United KingdomBanned

  Blue and brown banned 1986; white asbestos banned 1999.

• JapanBanned

  Total ban on all asbestos since 1 March 2012.

• AustraliaBanned

  Nationwide ban on all asbestos products since 2003.

• South AfricaBanned

  Ban regulations in force since 28 March 2008.

• BrazilBanned

  Supreme Court ban 2017; Sep 2026 ruling ended the export loophole.

• CanadaBanned

  Ban on all asbestos in force since 30 Dec 2018.

Everywhere not listed here, Asbestos is allowed.

Restricted in 4 countries

• United StatesRestricted

  2024 rule bans white asbestos imports; last uses end by 2037.

• AzerbaijanRestricted

  Ban signed Feb 2026; it takes effect on 1 July 2027.

• United Arab EmiratesRestricted

  2006 federal ban covers asbestos boards; pipes not covered.

• NepalRestricted

  Banned 2015 except brake shoes and clutch plates.

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