CAS 1344-28-1 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Aluminium oxide (alumina) under IECSC

Al2O3 · 氧化铝

Status: Listed. Aluminium oxide is on the IECSC public portion. **NOT on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals at industrial-grade purity** (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals before relying; low hazard profile beyond particulate dust). NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **China VAT export rebate** for alumina (HS 281820) per current inorganic / mineral chemicals chapter rebate schedule (verify the rate against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice before invoicing; aluminium primary production has historically been subject to limited or zero export rebate as part of energy-intensive-industry policy). **China dominates global alumina capacity (verify percent-of-global share against ICIS or USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries before quoting)**, with Shandong Province (Binzhou region China Hongqiao plus Xinfa plus Weiqiao) plus Shanxi plus Henan plus Guangxi as the four major production clusters. Major Chinese producers: CHALCO (China Aluminum Corporation) Shandong plus Shanxi plus Henan plus Guangxi operations, China Hongqiao Group Shandong Binzhou operations, Xinfa Group Shandong operations, Weiqiao Aluminum (China Hongqiao) Shandong operations, East Hope Group Inner Mongolia plus Shandong operations (verify each producer-site pair against the producer's public website before relying on a specific plant). **Chinese aluminium primary production is a major energy-intensive industry subject to ongoing capacity-cap and dual-control electricity policy; verify current capacity-cap policy against NDRC announcements before quoting capacity numbers**.

Aluminium oxide is comfortably IECSC-listed; typically NOT on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals at industrial grade. NOT on Highly Toxic, NOT on Easily-Made Drugs. **China VAT export rebate plus capacity-cap policy under NDRC dual-control framework** (verify both before invoicing). China dominates global alumina capacity (Shandong + Shanxi + Henan + Guangxi clusters). Production: Bayer-process from bauxite dominant. SGA ~90% of consumption + specialty alumina ~10%.

Listing and threshold

Substance Aluminium oxide (alumina) (CAS 1344-28-1), Al2O3
Regime China Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC), administered by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)
Jurisdiction People's Republic of China
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold No new-substance threshold. Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit not typically required

Classifications under this regime

  • NOT typically on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals at industrial-grade purity (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog
  • NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog
  • GB/T 24487-2009 alumina industry product specification (verify the current alumina-specific GB / GB-T standard at https://www.codeofchina.com/ before relying)
  • GB/T 17519-2013 Chinese SDS standard
  • GACC HS code: 281820 (aluminium oxide) or 281810 (artificial corundum)
  • GB 6944-2012 transport: NOT regulated
  • **Pharma-grade compliance with Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP)** where placed as pharma-grade activated alumina (verify monograph reference against the most recent ChP edition before relying)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit not typically required (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • **China VAT export rebate** rate per current inorganic / mineral chemicals chapter schedule (verify against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice before invoicing; energy-intensive industry policy may apply)
  • **Chinese aluminium primary production capacity-cap policy applies under NDRC dual-control electricity framework** (verify current capacity-cap status against NDRC announcements before quoting)
  • GB/T 17519 Chinese SDS required

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin aluminium oxide exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. Major Chinese producers: CHALCO Shandong+Shanxi+Henan+Guangxi, China Hongqiao Group Shandong Binzhou, Xinfa Group Shandong, Weiqiao Aluminum Shandong, East Hope Inner Mongolia+Shandong.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration HS 281820 or 281810
  • GHS Chinese SDS per GB/T 17519
  • Pharma-grade ChP certification where applicable

Common compliance traps

The pitfalls that have bitten importers on this lane in the past. None of these is theoretical.

  • Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals status (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • **China VAT export rebate** rate (verify against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice before invoicing)
  • **Chinese aluminium primary production capacity-cap policy under NDRC dual-control framework** (verify against NDRC announcements before quoting)
  • NOT on Highly Toxic, NOT on Easily-Made Drugs
  • Major Chinese producers: CHALCO, China Hongqiao Group, Xinfa, Weiqiao, East Hope (Shandong + Shanxi + Henan + Guangxi clusters; verify each producer-site pair)
  • Production: Bayer-process from bauxite dominant (~95% of global capacity)
  • **Smelter-grade alumina (SGA, ~90% of consumption) for aluminium electrolysis (Hall-Heroult cells) plus specialty / non-metallurgical alumina (~10%) for refractory + ceramic + abrasive + catalyst-support + polishing + flame-retardant downstream chains** dominate Chinese consumption

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for aluminium oxide (alumina), see the CAS 1344-28-1 sourcing reference.

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

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

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