CAS 124-38-9 · AICIS · Australia

Carbon dioxide (CO2) under AICIS

CO2 · 二氧化碳

Status: Listed. Carbon dioxide is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard** at retail-grade (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard before relying). NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin carbon dioxide. **Australia operates the Safeguard Mechanism (Clean Energy Regulator) covering large-emitter facilities above 100,000 t CO2-e per year (verify current Safeguard Mechanism scope and baseline against https://www.cer.gov.au/ before relying); Safeguard Mechanism reform from 1 July 2023 introduces declining baselines and ACCU-creation pathway**. Australia has substantial domestic industrial-CO2 production from ammonia plants (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland + Yara Pilbara Western Australia) plus brewing / fermentation captives plus natural-gas-purification streams. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for any Chinese-origin imports (rare). **FSANZ Standard 1.2.4 (food additives) recognises CO2 as E290** for food use (verify against https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/ before relying). **TGA listing or registration** required for medical-gas CO2 (verify against https://www.tga.gov.au/).

AICIS treats carbon dioxide as a routine listed industrial chemical with low hazard profile (Press. Gas + simple-asphyxiant). **FSANZ Standard 1.2.4 E290 for food plus TGA for medical-gas**. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. **Australian Safeguard Mechanism (Clean Energy Regulator) covers large emitters above 100,000 t CO2-e/year; 1 July 2023 reform introduced declining baselines plus ACCU-creation pathway**. Australia domestic-supplied for industrial CO2 (Incitec Pivot QLD + Yara WA).

Listing and threshold

Substance Carbon dioxide (CO2) (CAS 124-38-9), CO2
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: Press. Gas (compressed) or Press. Gas (refrigerated liquefied) + simple-asphyxiant
  • NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard at retail-grade (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard at https://www.tga.gov.au/products/scheduling-poisons-standard before relying)
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: UN 1013 Class 2.2 (compressed) or UN 2187 Class 2.2 (refrigerated liquefied)
  • Safe Work Australia WES: 5000 ppm 8-hr TWA + 30000 ppm STEL (verify against the current Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards at https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/exposure-standards before relying)
  • **FSANZ Standard 1.2.4 E290** food additive (verify against https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/)
  • **TGA listing or registration** required for medical-gas CO2 use
  • IARC: Not classified

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese carbon dioxide currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 (Press. Gas + simple-asphyxiant)
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 281121)
  • **Australian Safeguard Mechanism (Clean Energy Regulator)** covering large-emitter facilities above 100,000 t CO2-e per year; reform from 1 July 2023 introduces declining baselines + ACCU-creation pathway (verify current scope and baseline against https://www.cer.gov.au/ before relying)
  • FSANZ Standard 1.2.4 compliance for food-grade use
  • TGA registration for medical-gas CO2

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. **Australia is structurally domestic-supplied for industrial CO2 (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill QLD + Yara Pilbara WA ammonia plant by-product + brewing / fermentation captives)**; Chinese-origin imports rare due to low value-density and shipping logistics.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS (Press. Gas + simple-asphyxiant)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 281121
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 documentation for UN 1013 / UN 2187 Class 2.2
  • FSANZ / TGA certifications for food and medical-gas grades
  • Safeguard Mechanism reporting where applicable

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
  • NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • **Australian Safeguard Mechanism (Clean Energy Regulator)** covering large-emitter facilities above 100,000 t CO2-e per year; reform from 1 July 2023
  • FSANZ Standard 1.2.4 E290 for food use plus TGA for medical-gas use
  • Australia structurally domestic-supplied for industrial CO2 (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill QLD + Yara Pilbara WA + brewing / fermentation captives)

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for carbon dioxide (co2), see the CAS 124-38-9 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the carbon dioxide (co2) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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