CAS 13463-67-7 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Titanium dioxide under IECSC

TiO2 · 二氧化钛

Status: Listed. Titanium dioxide is on the IECSC public portion as a foundational industrial chemical. New-substance notification under MEE Decree No. 7 (2010) is NOT required. TiO2 is NOT on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals and NOT on the Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog. China dominates global TiO2 production (~50% of global capacity, ~5 Mt/yr export) led by Lomon Billions (the world's third-largest producer), CNNC HuaYuan Titanium White, Henan Bailong Aluminum, and Pangang Vanadium-Titanium.

TiO2 is comfortably IECSC-listed and the export-side regulatory work is light. The operator-relevant complexity is destination-market specific: EU active AD case from January 2025 (specific duties EUR 0.25-0.74 per kg per producer per producer), US is comparatively cleaner, Australia and Korea have light frameworks. Producer-specific routing for EU AD optimisation is the binding intelligence layer; Lomon Billions, CNNC HuaYuan, Henan Bailong, and Pangang Vanadium-Titanium each have distinct EU AD rates. Chloride-process vs sulphate-process production-route distinction matters for some EU and Australian premium buyers. 9% VAT rebate is structural margin support.

Listing and threshold

Substance Titanium dioxide (CAS 13463-67-7), TiO2
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 applies. No hazardous-chemicals permit required.

Classifications under this regime

  • NOT listed in China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • NOT on China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog
  • NOT on the Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog
  • GB 1886.5-2015 specification applies for food-grade TiO2 (Chinese food standard, food colorant codified)
  • GB/T 1706-2006 specification applies for general industrial-grade TiO2 (anatase and rutile types)
  • GACC export classification: HS 32061100 (anatase or rutile, ≥80% TiO2)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • No Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required
  • No Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Permit required
  • Customs Inspection Order may apply for food-grade or cosmetic-grade exports
  • No specific export-restriction or quota system applies
  • VAT export rebate currently 9% for TiO2 (HS 32061100) per current bulletin
  • Chinese domestic food-additive standard (GB 1886.5-2015) treats TiO2 differently from EU E171 ban; Chinese domestic food use of TiO2 continues

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin TiO2 exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. The export-side documentation pack focuses on grade certification (chloride-process vs sulphate-process; anatase vs rutile; coated vs uncoated; nano vs micro), the 9% VAT rebate, and producer-specific export-routing for AD compliance in destination markets (especially EU since January 2025). The 4 dominant Chinese producers each carry distinct producer-specific AD margins in the EU market under Reg (EU) 2025/4; Sourzi-side practice tracks producer-specific routing for buyer-side cost optimisation.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration with HS code 32061100
  • Industrial-grade or food-grade or cosmetic-grade certificate per applicable GB standard
  • GHS-compliant SDS in Simplified Chinese per GB/T 17519-2013 (effective 31 January 2014, references UN GHS 4th revised edition; verify against the current version of GB/T 17519 at https://www.codeofchina.com/standard/GBT17519-2013.html)
  • Chloride-process or sulphate-process declaration (where buyer requires; chloride-process commands premium for higher-purity rutile applications)
  • Producer-specific EU AD margin documentation (used by EU broker for entry filing under Reg (EU) 2025/4)
  • Coated vs uncoated specification (where buyer requires for paint, plastics, paper applications)

Common compliance traps

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

  • EU active AD case (Reg (EU) 2025/4 from January 2025) is producer-specific: rates specific duties EUR 0.25 to 0.74 per kg per producer; verify current rate before invoicing EU lane
  • Chloride-process vs sulphate-process production routes have different by-product / waste profiles; some EU and Australian buyers prefer chloride-process for lower environmental footprint
  • 9% VAT rebate is structural margin; verify rebate filing on each shipment
  • Chinese domestic food-grade TiO2 use continues; do not assume EU E171 ban applies to Chinese domestic supply
  • GACC sometimes blocks shipments if SDS is missing the Chinese-only fields (mainland-China emergency contact, GHS Chinese pictograms)
  • Specialty grades (cosmetic / pharmaceutical / electronic / pigment-grade with surface treatments) command 5-10x basic-grade pricing

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for titanium dioxide, see the CAS 13463-67-7 sourcing reference.

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

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

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