What is the tonnage threshold for IECSC on diethanolamine (dea)?

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

CAS 111-42-2 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Diethanolamine (DEA) under IECSC

C4H11NO2 · 二乙醇胺

Status: Listed. Diethanolamine is on IECSC as an existing chemical. **China is a major DEA 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 DEA 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 DEA level (verify against https://www.mps.gov.cn/ before relying).

IECSC treats diethanolamine as a routine listed existing chemical with **Carc. 2 + STOT RE 2 GB 30000 GHS overlay + IARC Group 2B Volume 101 (2013) overlay**. **China is a major DEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida. NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue at DEA level. NOT scheduled under 易制毒化学品管理条例. **Surfactant + cement-grinding aid + gas-treatment + agrochemical (glyphosate adjuvant) + corrosion inhibitor downstream chains**.

Listing and threshold

Substance	Diethanolamine (DEA) (CAS 111-42-2), C4H11NO2
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: Carc. 2 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4 oral / dermal + Eye Irrit. 2 + Skin Irrit. 2** (verify against current GB 30000-series at http://www.csres.com/ + http://www.std.samr.gov.cn/ before relying)
**IARC Group 2B Volume 101 (2013)** (verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/ before relying)
NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue (2015 edition) at DEA 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 DEA 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 / aqueous form below corrosive concentration threshold

Restrictions and conditions of use

GB 30000 GHS labelling required (Carc. 2 + STOT RE 2)
Customs HS 292212
No CBAM equivalent in Chinese domestic regulation
NOT subject to active Chinese AD/CVD on diethanolamine; China is a major exporter
**China VAT export rebate on DEA 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 DEA producer + exporter; export consignment is the typical Chinese trade direction. Inbound EO feedstock subject to Chinese petrochemical-import licensing where applicable.

Required documents

GB-compliant SDS in Chinese (Carc. 2 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4 + Eye Irrit. 2 + Skin Irrit. 2)
China Customs (CCS) declaration HS 292212

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**China is a major DEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida
GB 30000 GHS classification (Carc. 2 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4)
**IARC Group 2B Volume 101 (2013)**
NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue at DEA level
NOT scheduled under State Council 易制毒化学品管理条例
**Surfactant feedstock + cement-grinding aid + gas-treatment + agrochemical (glyphosate adjuvant) + corrosion inhibitor 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 diethanolamine (dea), see the CAS 111-42-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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