What is the tonnage threshold for IECSC on triethanolamine (tea)?

New Chemical Substance Notification (NCSN) under MEE Decree 12 not required (existing chemical)

CAS 102-71-6 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Triethanolamine (TEA) under IECSC

C6H15NO3 · 三乙醇胺

Status: Listed. Triethanolamine is on IECSC as an existing chemical. **China is a major TEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming Petrochemical (Guangdong) + SINOPEC Jinling Petrochemical (Nanjing) + Jinghong Energy (Inner Mongolia) + Jiangsu Yida Chemical (Yangzhou); verify each producer-site pair against the producer's public website before relying. NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue (2015 edition) at TEA level (verify against https://www.mem.gov.cn/ before relying). NOT scheduled under State Council Regulations on Administration of Precursor Chemicals (易制毒化学品管理条例, 2005) at TEA level (verify against https://www.mps.gov.cn/ before relying).

IECSC treats triethanolamine as a routine listed existing chemical with light hazard profile. **China is a major TEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida. **IARC Group 3 (not classifiable) Volume 101 (verify year against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/), DISTINCT from DEA Group 2B in same Volume**. NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue at TEA level. NOT scheduled under 易制毒化学品管理条例. **Cement-grinding aid + cosmetics + corrosion inhibitor + photographic developer + surfactant downstream chains**.

Listing and threshold

Substance	Triethanolamine (TEA) (CAS 102-71-6), C6H15NO3
Regime	China Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC), administered by Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)
Jurisdiction	People's Republic of China
Status	Listed
Tonnage threshold	New Chemical Substance Notification (NCSN) under MEE Decree 12 not required (existing chemical)

Classifications under this regime

IECSC Listed Existing Chemical
GB 30000 GHS classification: Eye Irrit. 2 + Skin Irrit. 2 light hazard profile (verify against current GB 30000-series at http://www.csres.com/ + http://www.std.samr.gov.cn/ before relying)
**IARC Group 3 Volume 101 (verify year against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/), DISTINCT from DEA Group 2B in same Volume** (verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/)
NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue (2015 edition) at TEA level (verify against https://www.mem.gov.cn/ before relying)
NOT scheduled under State Council 易制毒化学品管理条例 2005 at TEA level (verify against https://www.mps.gov.cn/ before relying)
JT/T 617 / GB 12268 hazardous-goods transport: NOT regulated as dangerous goods at solid / liquid form

Restrictions and conditions of use

GB 30000 GHS labelling required (light hazard profile)
Customs HS 292213
No CBAM equivalent in Chinese domestic regulation
NOT subject to active Chinese AD/CVD on triethanolamine; China is a major exporter
**China VAT export rebate on TEA has historically varied (verify per HS line + current SAT / MOFCOM circulars before invoicing)**

Importer obligations

Chinese importer of record must hold IECSC listing reliance. China is a major TEA producer + exporter; export consignment is the typical Chinese trade direction.

Required documents

GB-compliant SDS in Chinese (Eye Irrit. 2 + Skin Irrit. 2 light hazard profile)
China Customs (CCS) declaration HS 292213

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**China is a major TEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida
GB 30000 GHS classification (Eye Irrit. 2 + Skin Irrit. 2 light hazard profile)
**IARC Group 3 Volume 101, DISTINCT from DEA Group 2B**
NOT regulated as dangerous goods
NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue at TEA level
NOT scheduled under State Council 易制毒化学品管理条例
**Cement-grinding aid ~30 to 40% + cosmetics + corrosion inhibitor + photographic developer + surfactant downstream chains**

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for triethanolamine (tea), see the CAS 102-71-6 sourcing reference.

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

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

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