CAS 1314-13-2 · K-REACH · Republic of Korea

Zinc oxide (ZnO) under K-REACH

ZnO · 氧化锌

Status: Registered. Zinc oxide is registered under K-REACH and listed as a Priority Existing Chemical (PEC). Korean GHS classification matches REACH (Aquatic Acute 1 + Aquatic Chronic 1). NOT on Korea TCCA Toxic Chemicals list. NOT on Korean Drug Management Act precursor list. NO active Korean AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin zinc oxide. **Korean Drug Affairs Act monograph permits zinc oxide as sunscreen active ingredient**. Korea has limited domestic zinc-oxide production (Korea Zinc smelter Onsan refinery legacy zinc-oxide capacity); structurally net-importer for limited downstream rubber + cosmetic sunscreen industries. KCFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

K-REACH treats zinc oxide as a routine PEC-registered substance with no TCCA overlay. Korea has limited domestic zinc-oxide production; structurally net-importer. NO active Korean AD/CVD case. **Zinc oxide distinguishing pattern across all 5 regimes**: rubber vulcanisation activator primary downstream chain (~50 percent of demand) + ceramics + glass + cement additives (~15 percent) + pharmaceutical + cosmetic + sunscreen UV-blocker (~10 percent) + paints + coatings (~10 percent) + zinc-fertiliser agriculture (~5 percent) + French process (~80 percent globally) + American process (~15 percent) + wet process (~5 percent) + Aquatic Chronic 1 only + EU Cosmetic Products Regulation 1223/2009 Annex VI permitted UV-filter substance + FDA 21 CFR 347 Category I sunscreen active + Australian TGA + Korean Drug Affairs Act sunscreen monograph + 9% China VAT export rebate.