CAS 100-41-4 · AICIS · Australia

Ethylbenzene under AICIS

C8H10 · 乙苯

Status: Listed. Ethylbenzene is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP / Poisons Standard scheduling applies (verify the current Schedule entry against https://www.tga.gov.au/access-and-supply/poisons-standard before relying); ethylbenzene typically Schedule 6 (poison requiring distinctive packaging plus warnings) at concentrated grade.** NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin ethylbenzene. **Australia has no domestic ethylbenzene production**; structurally net-importer for downstream styrene producers (limited Australian styrene capacity remains; verify against industry sources before relying). ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports. IARC Group 2B since Volume 77 (2000).

AICIS treats ethylbenzene as a routine listed industrial chemical with **moderate-to-high hazard profile (Carc. 2 + Asp. Tox. 1 + STOT RE 2 ear damage + Flam. Liq. 2 + Acute Tox. 4 inhalation; SUSMP Schedule 6; IARC Group 2B since Volume 77 / 2000)**. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. Australia no domestic ethylbenzene production; structurally net-importer for limited styrene producers.

Listing and threshold

Substance Ethylbenzene (CAS 100-41-4), C8H10
Regime Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Department of Health
Jurisdiction Australia
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold AICIS introducer registration required for >100 kg/year

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Carc. 2 + Asp. Tox. 1 + STOT RE 2 ear damage + Flam. Liq. 2 + Acute Tox. 4 inhalation (mirroring harmonised CLP)
  • **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 6** at concentrated grade (verify the current Schedule entry against https://www.tga.gov.au/access-and-supply/poisons-standard before relying)
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: UN 1175 Class 3 PG II (flammable liquid)
  • Safe Work Australia WES: 100 ppm 8-hr TWA + 125 ppm STEL (verify against the current Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards at https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/exposure-standards before relying)
  • IARC Group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans) since Volume 77 (2000) (verify against monographs.iarc.who.int)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese ethylbenzene currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 (Carc. 2 + Flam. Liq. 2 hazard profile)
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 290260)
  • SUSMP Schedule 6 at concentrated grade
  • ADG 7.7 UN 1175 Class 3 PG II

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. **Australia has no domestic ethylbenzene production**; structurally net-importer for limited Australian styrene capacity (verify against industry sources before relying).

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS (Carc. 2 + Flam. Liq. 2 + STOT RE 2 + Asp. Tox. 1 hazard profile)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 290260
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 documentation for UN 1175 Class 3 PG II

Common compliance traps

The pitfalls that have bitten importers on this lane in the past. None of these is theoretical.

  • AICIS registration must be CURRENT at customs clearance
  • SUSMP Schedule 6 at concentrated grade (verify current Schedule entry)
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • Australia no domestic ethylbenzene production; structurally net-importer for limited styrene producers
  • IARC Group 2B since Volume 77 (2000)
  • ADG 7.7 UN 1175 Class 3 PG II

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for ethylbenzene, see the CAS 100-41-4 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the ethylbenzene cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

For the structure and history of AICIS, see the AICIS glossary entry.

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