CAS 141-43-5 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Monoethanolamine (MEA) under IECSC

C2H7NO · 乙醇胺

Status: Listed. Monoethanolamine is on IECSC as an existing chemical. **China is a major MEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming Petrochemical (Guangdong) + SINOPEC Jinling Petrochemical (Nanjing) + Jinghong Energy (Inner Mongolia) + Jiangsu Yida Chemical (Yangzhou) + Shandong Lianhuan Chemical + Maoming Tianyuan; verify each producer-site pair against the producer's public website before relying. NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue (2015 edition) at MEA level (verify against https://www.mem.gov.cn/ before relying); MEA may be listed at higher concentrations or specific use-form (verify form-specific status). NOT scheduled under State Council Regulations on Administration of Precursor Chemicals (易制毒化学品管理条例, 2005) at MEA level (verify against https://www.mps.gov.cn/ before relying).

IECSC treats monoethanolamine as a routine listed existing chemical. **China is a major MEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida + Shandong Lianhuan + Maoming Tianyuan. NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue at MEA level. NOT scheduled under 易制毒化学品管理条例. **Gas-treatment / amine-scrubbing ~40 to 50% + emerging carbon-capture absorbent + surfactant + detergent + cosmetics + cement-grinding aid downstream chains**.

Listing and threshold

Substance Monoethanolamine (MEA) (CAS 141-43-5), C2H7NO
Regime China Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC), administered by Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)
Jurisdiction People's Republic of China
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold New Chemical Substance Notification (NCSN) under MEE Decree 12 not required (existing chemical)

Classifications under this regime

  • IECSC Listed Existing Chemical
  • GB 30000 GHS classification: Skin Corr. 1B + Eye Dam. 1 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4 oral / dermal / inhalation (verify against current GB 30000-series at http://www.csres.com/ + http://www.std.samr.gov.cn/ before relying)
  • NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue (2015 edition) at MEA level (verify against https://www.mem.gov.cn/ before relying; MEA at higher concentrations may be Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue listed)
  • NOT scheduled under State Council 易制毒化学品管理条例 2005 at MEA level (verify against https://www.mps.gov.cn/ before relying)
  • JT/T 617 / GB 12268 hazardous-goods transport: UN 2491 Class 8 PG III corrosive liquid (verify against current GB 12268 + JT/T 617 dangerous-goods transport regulations at http://www.std.samr.gov.cn/ + http://www.mot.gov.cn/ before consigning)
  • IARC: Not classified (verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/ before relying)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • GB 30000 GHS labelling required
  • Customs HS 292211
  • No CBAM equivalent in Chinese domestic regulation
  • NOT subject to active Chinese AD/CVD on monoethanolamine; China is a major exporter
  • **China VAT export rebate on MEA has historically varied (verify per HS line + current SAT / MOFCOM circulars before invoicing)**

Importer obligations

Chinese importer of record must hold IECSC listing reliance. China is a major MEA producer + exporter; export consignment is the typical Chinese trade direction. Inbound EO feedstock subject to Chinese petrochemical-import licensing where applicable.

Required documents

  • GB-compliant SDS in Chinese (Skin Corr. 1B + Eye Dam. 1 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4)
  • GB hazardous-goods transport documentation UN 2491 Class 8 PG III corrosive liquid
  • China Customs (CCS) declaration HS 292211

Common compliance traps

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

  • **China is a major MEA producer + exporter**; major Chinese producers SINOPEC Maoming + SINOPEC Jinling + Jinghong Energy + Jiangsu Yida + Shandong Lianhuan + Maoming Tianyuan
  • GB 30000 GHS classification (Skin Corr. 1B + Eye Dam. 1 + STOT RE 2 + Acute Tox. 4)
  • JT/T 617 / GB 12268 UN 2491 Class 8 PG III corrosive liquid
  • NOT on China Hazardous Chemicals Catalogue at MEA level
  • NOT scheduled under State Council 易制毒化学品管理条例
  • **Gas-treatment / amine-scrubbing ~40 to 50% + emerging carbon-capture absorbent + surfactant + detergent + cosmetics + cement-grinding aid downstream chains**

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 IECSC, see the IECSC glossary entry.

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