CIRS Group

What CIRS Group does

CIRS Group is a product safety and regulatory compliance consulting firm founded in 2007 in China and now operating across 50+ countries through 11 regional offices in China (Hangzhou), South Korea (Seoul and the Daegu testing facility), Japan (Tokyo, established October 2024), the United Kingdom (London), Ireland (Dublin, European headquarters), and the United States (Washington D.C.). The firm serves manufacturers, traders, and brand owners in the chemicals, cosmetics, food and food contact materials, medical devices, agrochemicals, biocides, and carbon-neutrality sectors with fee-for-service consulting, registration, certification, and laboratory testing support across every major regulatory regime, including EU REACH, K-REACH, China REACH, UK REACH, US TSCA, FDA, NMPA, MFDS, EPA, and ASEAN frameworks. Its service delivery is anchored by a portfolio of proprietary digital platforms — ChemRadar for chemical-compliance scanning, GlobalCosIng (40,000+ ingredient regulatory database), ChinaFoodDB, LCA Software, GPM (Green Product Management), and the ICIMS/RCUM internal management systems — complemented by the CIRS Testing laboratory subsidiary (launched 2018) and the CIRS COURSE training platform.

CIRS Group generates revenue primarily through professional-services engagements priced on a quote basis, with two streams: regulatory consulting services (registration, SDS authoring, safety assessment, clinical evaluation, and QMS/certification advisory) and laboratory testing services (cosmetic efficacy, REACH SVHC, food contact material migration, biocompatibility, and certification testing). The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through the 11 regional offices, supplemented by top-of-funnel demand generation via the Global Chemical Regulations Conference, regional seminars, webinars, the company LinkedIn page, newsletters, and free digital tools. Eight named service verticals and project-based pricing point to a horizontally diversified consulting book of business spread across 20,000+ global customers, with no publicly disclosed parent entity, institutional investors, or M&A history.

Name

CIRS Group

Legal name

CIRS Group

Website

https://cirs-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CIRS Group is a China-founded (2007), Ireland-domiciled regulatory compliance consulting and testing firm serving chemicals, cosmetics, food, medical device, agrochemical, biocide, and carbon-neutrality manufacturers across 50+ countries via 11 offices and proprietary digital compliance platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) & Clean Energy Standards Compliance (EUAMANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pre-Assessment, Gap Assessment & Certification Readiness Services (AFALACAE), Consumer Protection & Product Safety Regulators (BPAIAOAE)

Keywords

• Regulatory compliance consulting
• Chemical registration services
• Product safety testing
• Cosmetic ingredient compliance
• Medical device registration

Headquarters

HQ city

Binjiang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Regulatory Consulting Services: CIRS Group generates revenue primarily through fee-for-service regulatory consulting engagements covering chemical registration (REACH, K-REACH, China REACH, etc.), cosmetics registration, medical device registration, food safety compliance, agrochemical registration, and carbon neutrality consulting. Services are tailored to specific regulatory requirements of target markets.
2. Testing Services: CIRS Testing division provides laboratory testing services including cosmetic efficacy evaluation, REACH SVHC testing, food contact material testing, medical device testing, biocompatibility testing, and certification services (CE, JIS, KS, KC, ISO, BIS, FDA, EPA).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIRS Group provides global regulatory compliance consulting and laboratory testing services for chemicals, cosmetics, food, medical devices, agrochemicals, biocides, and carbon neutrality across more than 50 countries. The company assists manufacturers, importers, and distributors with registration, filing, safety assessment, SDS authoring, certification, and environmental product declaration needs through its 11 global offices and proprietary digital platforms including ChemRadar, GlobalCosIng, and ChinaFoodDB.

Product overview

CIRS Group operates as a comprehensive regulatory compliance consulting and testing organization with a portfolio of digital tools and professional services. The core offerings include ChemRadar for global chemical compliance scanning, GlobalCosIng for cosmetic ingredient regulatory intelligence, ChinaFoodDB for food regulatory compliance, and CIRS Testing for laboratory testing services. The company provides regulatory consulting across eight sectors: Chemicals, Food, Cosmetics, Medical Devices, Agrochemicals, Biocide, Carbon Neutrality, and Testing. Services range from registration and filing assistance (REACH, FDA, NMPA, etc.) to testing, certification, and training through CIRS COURSE. LCA Software and GPM (Green Product Management System) support environmental compliance and product substance management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChemRadar: A simple and powerful scanning tool to identify chemical compliance risks and understand regulatory obligations.
• GlobalCosIng
• CIRS COURSE
• ChinaFoodDB
• ICIMS

Products and services

• ChemRadar

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HeliosciencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2026Helioscience, a French laboratory, visited CIRS Testing in March 2026 alongside German raw material supplier Uviva. Discussions centered on emerging industry trends and opportunities for expanded collaboration within the testing sector, facilitated by David Wan, Head of Strategic Development at CIRS Group and Managing Director of CIRS Europe.
• UvivacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 March 2026Uviva, a German raw material supplier, visited CIRS Testing in March 2026 alongside French laboratory Helioscience to discuss global collaboration opportunities in the testing sector with CIRS Group leadership.
• Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025JEMAI participated as a co-speaker/expert institution at the CIRS Japan First Anniversary Celebration & Global Chemical Regulation Seminar held in Tokyo in October 2025.
• Japan Chemical Exporters & Importers Association (JCEIA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2025JCEIA participated as an expert institution at the CIRS Japan First Anniversary Celebration & Global Chemical Regulation Seminar held in Tokyo in October 2025 alongside JEMAI and major international chemical companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS: World-leading testing and certification company whose regulatory affairs and product safety offerings overlap with CIRS's compliance and testing services across chemicals, food, and cosmetics.
• Intertek: Global testing, inspection, and certification giant that provides regulatory compliance and product safety services overlapping with CIRS Testing and several of CIRS's consulting verticals.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing and certification organization offering regulatory compliance services for chemicals, medical devices, and consumer products that compete with CIRS's testing and certification offerings.
• UL LLC: Global safety science company with testing, certification, and regulatory advisory services overlapping with CIRS Testing and CIRS's product safety and medical device practices.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification firm with consumer products and chemical regulatory services comparable in scope to CIRS's multi-vertical compliance practice.
• Ramboll: Engineering and environmental consulting firm whose sustainability and product regulatory services intersect with CIRS's carbon neutrality, LCA, and chemicals compliance work.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Large environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy whose product stewardship and chemical regulatory practices overlap with CIRS's chemicals and carbon neutrality work.

Emerging players

• Smithers: Testing, regulatory, and compliance services provider for chemicals, packaging, and consumer products, with overlapping capabilities in regulatory consulting and laboratory testing.
• RegASK: AI-enabled regulatory intelligence platform for life sciences and consumer products, targeting the same enterprise compliance buyers with a tech-first approach that competes with CIRS's ChemRadar and GlobalCosIng tools.

Direct peers

• REACH24H Consulting Group: China-headquartered regulatory consultancy offering nearly identical services across REACH, K-REACH, China REACH, cosmetics, food, and agrochemicals, and is the closest direct competitor to CIRS in cross-border chemical compliance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chemical-inspection-and-regulation-service-limited
• Xx.com/CIRS_Group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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