What is the tonnage threshold for AICIS on monoethanolamine (mea)?

AICIS introducer registration required for >100 kg/year

CAS 141-43-5 · AICIS · Australia

Monoethanolamine (MEA) under AICIS

C2H7NO · 乙醇胺

Status: Listed. Monoethanolamine is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP / Poisons Standard scheduling typically Schedule 5 / Schedule 6 at concentration thresholds** (verify exact schedule + concentration threshold against the current Poisons Standard before relying). NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin monoethanolamine currently. NOT on Australian Drug Precursor list (verify against https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/). ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports. **Australia is structurally a net-importer of MEA** (no major domestic alkanolamine production; imported for natural-gas amine-treatment + carbon-capture pilot-scale + surfactant + detergent sectors).

AICIS treats monoethanolamine as a Listed Industrial Chemical with **SUSMP / Poisons Standard concentration-based scheduling (Schedule 5 / Schedule 6)**. NOT on Australian Drug Precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. **Australia is structurally a net-importer** with primary sources China (SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida + Shandong Lianhuan + Maoming Tianyuan) + USA + Sweden. **Gas-treatment / amine-scrubbing + emerging carbon-capture absorbent + surfactant + detergent + cement-grinding aid downstream chains**.

Listing and threshold

Substance	Monoethanolamine (MEA) (CAS 141-43-5), C2H7NO
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: Skin Corr. 1B + Eye Dam. 1 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4 oral / dermal / inhalation (verify against current Safe Work Australia HCIS at https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/ before relying)
**SUSMP / Poisons Standard concentration-based scheduling (typically Schedule 5 / Schedule 6); verify exact schedule against the current Poisons Standard before relying**
NOT on Australian Drug Precursor list (verify against https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/)
ADG 7.7: UN 2491 Class 8 PG III corrosive liquid (verify against current ADG at https://www.ntc.gov.au/laws-and-regulations/dangerous-goods before consigning)
Safe Work Australia WES: 3 ppm 8-hr TWA + 6 ppm STEL typically (verify against the current Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards at https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/exposure-standards before relying)
IARC: Not classified

Restrictions and conditions of use

**SUSMP / Poisons Standard concentration-based scheduling**
NOT on Australian Drug Precursor list
NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin monoethanolamine currently
WHS Regulation 2011 (Skin Corr. 1B + Eye Dam. 1 handling)
ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 292211)

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. **Australia is structurally a net-importer of MEA** (no major domestic alkanolamine production); primary sources China (SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida + Shandong Lianhuan + Maoming Tianyuan) + USA (Dow + INEOS Plaquemine LA + Seadrift TX) + Sweden (AkzoNobel / Nouryon Stenungsund).

Required documents

AICIS registration certificate (annual)
WHS-compliant SDS (Skin Corr. 1B + Eye Dam. 1 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4)
Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 292211
ChAFTA Form CO
ADG transport documentation UN 2491 Class 8 PG III corrosive liquid

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
**SUSMP / Poisons Standard concentration-based scheduling (Schedule 5 / Schedule 6)**
NOT on Australian Drug Precursor list
NO active Australian AD/CVD case
ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
**Australia is structurally a net-importer of MEA** (no major domestic alkanolamine production)
ADG UN 2491 Class 8 PG III corrosive liquid

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for monoethanolamine (mea), see the CAS 141-43-5 sourcing reference.

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

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

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