CAS 1333-74-0 · AICIS · Australia

Hydrogen (H2) under AICIS

H2 · 氢气

Status: Listed. Hydrogen is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP no scheduling at industrial-grade**. NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. Australia has substantial domestic hydrogen capacity + emerging green-hydrogen mega-projects. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports (rare due to bulk-trade limitation). **Australian National Hydrogen Strategy 2019 + 2024 update**: Pilbara green-hydrogen mega-projects (Asian Renewable Energy Hub, Western Green Energy Hub, Murchison Hydrogen Renewables, HyEnergy (verify each project's current status, GW capacity, and delivery timeline against the Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety project register and each project's public website before relying on specific GW figures; prior dataset cited 26 plus 50 plus 5.5 GW respectively for the first three) Project) targeting EU + Korean + Japanese export markets 2027-2030 timeline.

AICIS treats hydrogen as a routine listed industrial chemical with **NO SUSMP scheduling at industrial-grade**. **Australian National Hydrogen Strategy 2019 + 2024 update** drives Pilbara green-hydrogen mega-projects (Asian Renewable Energy Hub, Western Green Energy Hub, Murchison Hydrogen Renewables, HyEnergy (verify each project's current status, GW capacity, and delivery timeline against the Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety project register and each project's public website before relying on specific GW figures; prior dataset cited 26 plus 50 plus 5.5 GW respectively for the first three) Project). Targeting EU + Korean + Japanese export markets 2027-2030 timeline as green-ammonia carrier.

Listing and threshold

Substance Hydrogen (H2) (CAS 1333-74-0), H2
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
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 + GHS04
  • NO SUSMP scheduling at industrial-grade
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 2.1 (flammable gas), UN 1049 / UN 1966

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable gas storage requirements apply for bulk
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin hydrogen (HS 280410)
  • **Australian National Hydrogen Strategy 2019 + 2024 update**: Pilbara green-hydrogen mega-projects

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. **H2 is structurally NOT internationally traded as compressed gas at scale**. **Australian National Hydrogen Strategy** drives Pilbara green-hydrogen mega-projects: Asian Renewable Energy Hub (26 GW), Western Green Energy Hub (50 GW), Murchison Hydrogen Renewables (5.5 GW), HyEnergy Project. Targeting EU + Korean + Japanese export markets 2027-2030 timeline as green-ammonia (batch 37) carrier.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H220 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 280410
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin
  • 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.

  • **Australian National Hydrogen Strategy** drives Pilbara green-hydrogen mega-projects (Asian Renewable Energy Hub, Western Green Energy Hub, Murchison Hydrogen Renewables, HyEnergy (verify each project's current status, GW capacity, and delivery timeline against the Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety project register and each project's public website before relying on specific GW figures; prior dataset cited 26 plus 50 plus 5.5 GW respectively for the first three))
  • **Australian green-ammonia (batch 37) carrier export ambition**: EU + Korean + Japanese 2027-2030 import contracts
  • AICIS registration must be CURRENT at customs clearance
  • Australia substantial domestic hydrogen capacity + emerging green-hydrogen mega-projects
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for hydrogen (h2), see the CAS 1333-74-0 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the hydrogen (h2) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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