CAS 25038-59-9 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) under IECSC

(C10H8O4)n · 聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯

Status: Listed. PET is on the IECSC public portion. NOT on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals (polymer light-hazard). NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **0% China VAT export rebate** for PET (Beijing aromatic-petrochemical export-discouragement signal). China dominates global PET capacity (~50%, ~50-55 Mt/yr) led by **Hengli Petrochemical (a leading PET producer; verify the most recent global PET nameplate ranking against the Hengli Petrochemical investor site before quoting world-largest rank)**, Tongkun, Wankai New Materials, Xinjiang Wanrui, Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC, Yisheng Petrochemical, Sanfangxiang. **Hengli + Wankai + Tongkun + Xinjiang Wanrui + Yisheng combined PET capacity additions 2024-2026 (Hengli Phase 4 + Wankai Phase 2 + Tongkun Phase 3 +5 Mt/yr each) extend Chinese dominance toward ~55%**.

PET is comfortably IECSC-listed with **light IECSC-side regulatory profile**: NOT on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals, NOT on Highly Toxic, NOT on Easily-Made Drugs. **0% China VAT export rebate** for PET. China dominates global PET capacity (~50%, ~50-55 Mt/yr) led by **Hengli Petrochemical (a leading PET producer; verify the most recent global PET nameplate ranking against the Hengli Petrochemical investor site before quoting world-largest rank)**, Tongkun, Wankai New Materials, Xinjiang Wanrui, Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC, Yisheng Petrochemical, Sanfangxiang. Capacity additions 2024-2026 (Hengli Phase 4 + Wankai Phase 2 + Tongkun Phase 3) extend Chinese dominance toward ~55%.

Listing and threshold

Substance Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (CAS 25038-59-9), (C10H8O4)n
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. Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit NOT required (polymer light-hazard)

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed on IECSC
  • NOT on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • NOT on China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog
  • NOT on the Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog
  • GB/T 17931-2003 specification applies for industrial-grade PET (Chinese national standard)
  • GACC export classification: HS 39076900 (PET primary form)
  • China dominates global PET capacity (~50%, ~50-55 Mt/yr); production: PTA + MEG melt-phase + solid-state polymerisation

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required (polymer light-hazard)
  • **0% China VAT export rebate** for PET
  • Beijing 14th Five-Year Plan emphasises PET capacity additions
  • Chinese plastic-pollution policy + extended producer responsibility (EPR) emerging

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin PET exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. Light-regulatory profile. Major Chinese producers: **Hengli Petrochemical (a leading PET producer; verify the most recent global PET nameplate ranking against the Hengli Petrochemical investor site before quoting world-largest rank)**, Tongkun, Wankai New Materials, Xinjiang Wanrui, Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC, Yisheng Petrochemical, Sanfangxiang.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration with HS code 39076900
  • Industrial-grade certificate per GB/T 17931-2003
  • Standard commercial invoice and packing list

Common compliance traps

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

  • **0% China VAT export rebate** for PET
  • Major Chinese producers: **Hengli Petrochemical (a leading PET producer; verify the most recent global PET nameplate ranking against the Hengli Petrochemical investor site before quoting world-largest rank)**, Tongkun, Wankai New Materials, Xinjiang Wanrui, Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC, Yisheng Petrochemical, Sanfangxiang
  • Capacity additions 2024-2026 (Hengli Phase 4 + Wankai Phase 2 + Tongkun Phase 3 +5 Mt/yr each + Xinjiang Wanrui + Yisheng) extend Chinese dominance toward ~55%
  • **Closes PTA batch 9 + MEG batch 8 chain via condensation polymerisation**
  • rPET capacity expansion in China (Wankai + Yisheng + Hengli rPET projects 2024-2026)

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 IECSC, see the IECSC glossary entry.

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