CAS 25038-59-9 · AICIS · Australia

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) under AICIS

(C10H8O4)n · 聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯

Status: Listed. PET is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. NOT classified under Australian GHS at industrial-grade. NO SUSMP scheduling. NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports. Australia has limited domestic PET production; structurally net-importer for downstream beverage-bottle + textile fibre + film industries. **Australian rPET targets**: APCO 50% rPET by 2025 in PET bottles + state-level container-deposit schemes (CDS).

AICIS treats PET with **light AICIS-side regulatory profile**. Australia has limited domestic PET production; structurally net-importer. APCO 50% rPET target by 2025 + state-level CDS drive rPET demand.

Listing and threshold

Substance Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (CAS 25038-59-9), (C10H8O4)n
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
  • NOT classified under Australian GHS at industrial-grade
  • NO SUSMP scheduling
  • IARC: not classified
  • FSANZ Standard 1.4.5 permits PET for plastic food-contact materials
  • **APCO 50% rPET target by 2025 + state-level container-deposit schemes (NSW + QLD + SA + WA + ACT + TAS)**

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin PET (HS 39076900)
  • **APCO 50% rPET target by 2025 + state-level CDS** drive rPET demand

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. Light-regulatory profile.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 39076900
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin

Common compliance traps

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

  • **APCO 50% rPET target by 2025 + state-level container-deposit schemes**
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin PET competitive
  • Australia limited domestic PET production

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for polyethylene terephthalate (pet), see the CAS 25038-59-9 sourcing reference.

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

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

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