Notes for completing the Product Registration Form for Dyes

already registered in the Colour Index™

N.B. This form is NOT to be used for any Pigment or Solvent Dye applications

• The commercial product name is the name under which your organisation will offer your product.
e.g.

Commercial Product Name: Oracet Blue 2R (BASF)

• The C.I. Generic Name is the designation under which you are seeking registration e.g.

e.g. C.I. Generic Name: Solvent Blue 68

N.B. If you believe the structure you are registering is a new and unique structure, please ensure that the
correct application form is used for products not already registered in the Colour Index™

The Colour Index™ Generic Name is made up of three elements;

1. Hue (see below)

2. Application class (see below)
3. Number (allocated by the SDC)

1. Hue – this is an indication of the shade of the product. It is not meant to be a description of the
colour, as this is given in shade (see below);

Hue
Yellow
Orange
Red
Violet
Blue
Green
Brown
Black

Pickwick Mills, Huddersfield Road, incorporating…

Thongsbridge, Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire, HD9 3JL
Tel: 01274 750160
[email protected]
www.sdcenterprises.co.uk
Company registration number 4309966
Registered in England
 We require all submissions to provide the chemical structure that you feel is the essential colourant in the
product. The definition of an essential colourant is given in a separate document.

The structural diagram of the essential colorant should be provided in the format used by the Society
e.g.

C.I. Acid Blue 25

C.I. 62055
e.g. Bestacid Blue AGL (OGD)

2. Application Class – this describes the use of the product and should fall within one of the following
categories;

Application Class
Acid
Azoic Coupling Component
Basic
Direct
Disperse
Food
Fluorescent brightener
Mordant
Natural
Oxidation Base
Pigment
Reactive
Solvent
Sulphur (or Leuco Sulphur or
Solubilised Sulphur)
Vat (or Reduced Vat)

Pickwick Mills, Huddersfield Road, incorporating…

Thongsbridge, Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire, HD9 3JL
Tel: 01274 750160
[email protected]
www.sdcenterprises.co.uk
Company registration number 4309966
Registered in England
 • Chemical Class – this describes the structure to which the product belongs. If a new chemical class
is required, please indicate this on the form;

Class Code C.I.Chemical Class

100000 Nitroso
103000 Nitro
110000 Monoazo
200000 Disazo
300000 Trisazo
350000 Polyazo
370000 Azoic
400000 Stilbene
408000 Carotenoid
410000 Diphenylmethane
420000 Triarylmethane
450000 Xanthene
460000 Acridene
470000 Quinoline
480000 Methine
490000 Thiazole
494000 Indamine/Indophenol

500000 Azine
510000 Oxazine
520000 Thiazine
530000 Sulphur
550000 Lactone
560000 Aminoketone
570000 Hydroxyketone
580000 Anthrquinone
730000 Indigoid
740000 Phthalocyanine
750000 Natural
760000 Oxidation Base
770000 Inorganic

Pickwick Mills, Huddersfield Road, incorporating…

Thongsbridge, Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire, HD9 3JL
Tel: 01274 750160
[email protected]
www.sdcenterprises.co.uk
Company registration number 4309966
Registered in England
 • Physical Form – only the physical forms listed below may be used;

Physical Forms
Powder
Presscake
Granule
Chip or Lake
Liquid
Liquid dispersion
Paste

• Shade – this is an approximate description of the colour in application, and can be verified by
attaching a sample to the application form for assessment. Please insert one of the shades
having assessed the colour against the representative colours on the Colour Index web site.
http://www.colour-index.com/about/information/other-info/swatches

• Sample – a representative sample of the dye on the main substrate on which it will be applied is
required.

• Main application – please give details of the main application methods in which this colourant can
be used e.g. yarn, jet, continuous or other methods.

• Substrate - please give details of the substrates to which this colourant is applicable e.g. wool,
cotton.

• End uses - please provide a brief overview as to which areas this product is applicable (further
information can be added in uses and comments).

• CAS and EU numbers - if you also use systems such as CAS and EU to describe your commercial
product, please add the numbers as applicable.

Pickwick Mills, Huddersfield Road, incorporating…

Thongsbridge, Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire, HD9 3JL
Tel: 01274 750160
[email protected]
www.sdcenterprises.co.uk
Company registration number 4309966
Registered in England
 • Uses and Comments – use this area to give more detail of the specific uses of the product, as
well as any additional information that you feel would be useful for the subscribers and users of
your product.

• Company Affiliations – this section allows you to provide external organisations with which you
are associated e.g. ETAD, CPMA, BCMA etc.

• Contact information – it is important that you provide the following;

1. A main contact for this application (which tends to be a person from research).
2. A contact for commercial purposes to which we can direct users to your company.

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Pickwick Mills, Huddersfield Road, incorporating…

Thongsbridge, Holmfirth,
West Yorkshire, HD9 3JL
Tel: 01274 750160
[email protected]
www.sdcenterprises.co.uk
Company registration number 4309966
Registered in England