CAS 1314-13-2 · AICIS · Australia

Zinc oxide (ZnO) under AICIS

ZnO · 氧化锌

Status: Listed. Zinc oxide 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 zinc oxide. **Australian TGA Therapeutic Goods Act monograph permits zinc oxide as a sunscreen active ingredient** (cross-link to ARTG-listed sunscreen products). Australia has substantial domestic zinc smelting plus zinc oxide capacity (Pasminco / Nyrstar Hobart Tasmania, Zinifex Port Pirie South Australia legacy capacity); structurally balanced. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats zinc oxide as a routine listed industrial chemical with **light regulatory profile**. NO SUSMP scheduling. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies. Australia has **substantial domestic zinc smelting plus zinc oxide capacity** (Pasminco / Nyrstar Hobart Tasmania, Zinifex Port Pirie South Australia legacy). TGA monograph permits zinc oxide as sunscreen active ingredient.

Listing and threshold

Substance Zinc oxide (ZnO) (CAS 1314-13-2), ZnO
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: Aquatic Acute 1 (H400), Aquatic Chronic 1 (H410)
  • Signal word: WARNING. GHS pictograms: GHS09
  • NO SUSMP scheduling at industrial-grade
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: not regulated as DG (solid powder; marine pollutant where applicable)
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 5 mg/m^3 fume + 10 mg/m^3 dust (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • IARC: Group 3
  • Australian TGA Therapeutic Goods Act monograph: zinc oxide permitted as sunscreen active ingredient (verify current ARTG listing against https://www.tga.gov.au/ before relying)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • No AICIS-specific use restrictions
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese zinc oxide currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 281700)
  • Australian TGA monograph for sunscreen-active applications

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. Light-regulatory profile. Australia has substantial domestic zinc smelting plus zinc oxide capacity (Pasminco / Nyrstar Hobart Tasmania, Zinifex Port Pirie South Australia legacy); structurally balanced. Major Australian downstream consumers: Australian rubber industry (tyre, footwear, general rubber goods), sunscreen manufacturers (Edgewell / Banana Boat, Beiersdorf, Procter & Gamble Australia), ceramic + paint industries.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H400 / H410
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 281700
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • TGA monograph compliance for sunscreen-active applications

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
  • NO SUSMP scheduling at industrial-grade
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • Australia has substantial domestic zinc smelting capacity (Pasminco / Nyrstar Hobart Tasmania, Zinifex Port Pirie South Australia legacy); structurally balanced
  • TGA monograph permits zinc oxide as sunscreen active ingredient

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for zinc oxide (zno), see the CAS 1314-13-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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