Furniture · EU testing cost
Furniture formaldehyde (EN 717-1) testing cost in the EU
REACH Formaldehyde Emission — EN 717-1 chamber: from €899 to €1,300 net (indicative). REACH Annex XVII Entry 77 caps furniture formaldehyde release at 0.062 mg/m³ from 6 Aug 2026 — an EU-wide legal requirement replacing voluntary national schemes.
What the package covers
Most cost-driving element
Chamber occupancy — a calibrated 1 m³ emission chamber held for a multi-day run, per board type (each decor/core/adhesive combo = its own run).
You pay extra for
- +Per-order service fee (~€97)
- +Each additional board variant (separate chamber run ~€900–1,100)
- +Rush below the standard ~4 weeks
- +EN 16516 / perforator cross-check
- +Retest after resin reformulation
The estimate is net of VAT and indicative — a market benchmark, not a quotation. The real figure depends on the number of samples and material variants (the Complexity Factor). Brokers typically add a ~€97 service fee per order.
Estimate your exact figure
Use the live calculator to apply FP = BC × CF to your samples and variants, or request a binding quote.