# Washington · automotive washes — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

For Washington, product category is automotive washes; effective date is 2027-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is WAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington); pfas definition is intentionally added, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.

- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** automotive washes _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2027-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** WAC 173-337-110 (Safer Products for Washington) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Detection Threshold:** total fluorine above 50 ppm _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (9) Automotive washes. (a) Applicability. (i) Priority consumer products. This subsection applies to automotive washes. Automotive washes are products that clean the exterior of automobiles including, but not limited to, the body, windshield, mirrors, lights, and grills. Automobiles include, but are not limited to, boats, buses, cars, emergency response vehicles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and trucks. (ii) This subsection does not apply to: (A) Automotive washes applied during automotive manufacturing. (B) Automotive waxes. (C) All-in-one products intended to clean and wax automobiles. (D) Products intended to clean an engine. (b) Compliance schedule. The restriction in (c) of this subsection takes effect on January 1, 2027. (c) Restriction. (i) No person may manufacture, sell, or distribute a priority consumer product described in (a) of this subsection that contains intentionally added PFAS. This does not apply to PFAS that is used as a propellant.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Detection Threshold

> Ecology presumes the detection of total fluorine above 50 ppm indicates the intentional addition of PFAS.

## Source

- http://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=173-337-110

Last verified: 2026-10-07. Review by: 2027-01-05.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).