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IKW

Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 53934361209-47

6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #587 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

0.7
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€500K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • EU-Ebene:
  • Cosmetics Europe - The Personal Care Association
  • Detergents Europe
  • National:
  • Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft (AUMA)
  • Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Mehr Sicherheit für Kinder e.V.
  • Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft Unternehmensverband Deutschland e. V.
  • DIN/ISO
  • Europäische Bewegung Deutschland e. V. (EBD)
  • Forschungsgemeinschaft Reinigungs- und Hygienetechnologie e. V. (FRT)
  • Ginetex Germany
  • Informationsverbund Dermatologischer Kliniken (IVDK)
  • and 10 more

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).

Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
Industrieverband Körperpflege- und Waschmittel e.V. (IKW)
Head office
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

IKW filed 6 positions between 16 Sept 2021 and 5 Mar 2026, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.

2021 · 2 filed2023 · 2 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed

What they argued

Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixturesfiled 30 Mar 2023PDFsource

The industry association personal care and laundry detergents e.V. (IKW) supports the objectives of the European Commission to make labelling of substances and mixtures – more consumer-friendly, – less burdensome and easier to enforce for suppliers, through its proposal to amend Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Urban wastewater treatment. Recastfiled 14 Mar 2023PDFsource

The IKW and its member companies generally welcome the Commission’s proposal to revise the Urban Waste Water Directive (UWWTD). In particular, they support their ambition to protect EU citizens from residues from insufficiently reclaimed water and to better align existing EU legislation on waste water treatment with the objectives of the European Green Deal.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Evaluation of the Biocidal Products Regulationfiled 5 Mar 2026PDFsource

The revision of the Biocidal Products Regulation is an opportunity to address fundamental weaknesses of the current system and to make procedures reliable again. For manufacturers of washing, care and cleaning products, it is particularly important to reduce duplicative regulations and unnecessary administrative burdens to ensure predictability and stable supply.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

Evaluation of the Cosmetic Products Regulationfiled 21 Mar 2025source

IKW statement on the revision of the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) The German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association (IKW) represents companies that manufacture or distribute beauty care products in Germany. IKW has over 440 member companies with a total annual turnover of 34.6 billion euros. In addition to larger, globally active companies, the vast majority of member companies are SMEs.

Digital labelling of EU fertilising productsfiled 16 Sept 2021source

The manufacturers of household detergents (“detergents”) represented in the German Association of Household Detergents (IKW) welcome the European Commission’s initiative to simplify and digitise labelling rules.

Filed in German · English published by the European Commission

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