CAS 115-07-1 · AICIS · Australia

Propylene (propene) under AICIS

C3H6 · 丙烯

Status: Listed. Propylene is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **NO SUSMP scheduling at industrial-grade**. NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin propylene (verify against the Anti-Dumping Commission portal before invoicing). Australia has no major domestic propylene production at scale (limited refinery FCC off-gas plus retired Qenos olefin capacity); structurally net-importer for downstream polypropylene plus polyurethane plus oxo-alcohol industries (limited domestic downstream). ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports (rare due to bulk-trade limitation; most Australian propylene-equivalent demand met by importing finished polypropylene resin instead).

AICIS treats propylene as a routine listed industrial chemical with **light regulatory profile**: NO SUSMP scheduling, NO Drug Control Act precursor scheduling. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty available but bulk-trade structurally limited (most Australian propylene-equivalent demand is met by importing finished polypropylene resin instead).

Listing and threshold

Substance Propylene (propene) (CAS 115-07-1), C3H6
Regime Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Department of Health
Jurisdiction Australia
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold AICIS introducer registration required for any business introducing >100 kg/year of any industrial chemical

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Flam. Gas 1A (H220), Press. Gas, simple asphyxiant
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 plus GHS04
  • NO SUSMP scheduling at industrial-grade
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 2.1 (flammable gas), UN 1077 (refrigerated liquefied or compressed)
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: not specifically established (simple asphyxiant)
  • IARC: Group 3

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin propylene currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable gas storage requirements apply for bulk; refrigerated liquefied or compressed gas storage required
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin propylene (HS 290122)

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. Light-regulatory profile. **Propylene is structurally bulk-trade-limited**: Australian propylene-equivalent demand is overwhelmingly met by importing finished polypropylene resin (HS 39021000) rather than monomer propylene. Australia has no major domestic propylene production at scale.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant Safety Data Sheet (Safe Work Australia model code format) reflecting H220 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 290122
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin for preferential treatment
  • ADG 7.7 Class 2.1 dangerous-goods transport documentation

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
  • Light-regulatory profile (Flam. Gas 1A plus Press. Gas plus simple asphyxiant only); NOT on SUSMP, NOT on Drug Control Act
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies but bulk-trade structurally limited
  • Australia has no major domestic propylene production at scale; finished polypropylene resin is the dominant import HS code

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for propylene (propene), see the CAS 115-07-1 sourcing reference.

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

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

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