CAS 26471-62-5 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

TDI mixed isomers (toluene diisocyanate, 80:20 + 65:35 blends) under IECSC

C9H6N2O2 · 甲苯二异氰酸酯

Status: Listed. TDI is on the IECSC public portion. New-substance notification under MEE Decree No. 7 (2010) is NOT required. **TDI IS on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals** (Carc 2 + Acute Tox. 2 inhalation + Resp. Sens. 1 + Skin Sens. 1 classification). Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit IS required. **TDI IS on China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (Acute Tox. 2 inhalation H330 "fatal if inhaled" justifies Highly Toxic listing): heaviest-compliance substance alongside phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22 + aniline batch 26 + EO batch 28. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog. **0% China VAT export rebate** for TDI (HS 292910). China dominates global TDI capacity (~50%, ~3-4 Mt/yr) led by Wanhua Chemical Yantai.

TDI is comfortably IECSC-listed but IS on **BOTH the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals AND the Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (heavier-compliance than MDI batch 30 which is NOT on Highly Toxic). **0% China VAT export rebate**. China dominates global TDI capacity (~50%, ~3-4 Mt/yr) led by **Wanhua Chemical Yantai (a leading TDI producer with integrated upstream toluene batch 20 plus DNT plus TDA chain; verify the most recent TDI nameplate against the Wanhua Chemical investor site before quoting world-leading rank)**, Sinopec Yangtze + Sinopec Shanghai, Cangzhou Dahua TDI Chemical (Hebei), BASF Shanghai + BASF Chongqing. Production: toluene (batch 20) + nitric acid + sulfuric acid (batch 2) → DNT → TDA → phosgenation → TDI integrated route. **TDI is heavier-compliance than MDI batch 30 in China** (Highly Toxic listing) due to Acute Tox. 2 inhalation classification.

Listing and threshold

Substance TDI mixed isomers (toluene diisocyanate, 80:20 + 65:35 blends) (CAS 26471-62-5), C9H6N2O2
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 required regardless of volume

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed in China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • **Listed in China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (Public Security Bureau supervision; same level as phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22 + aniline batch 26 + EO batch 28; heavier than MDI batch 30 which is NOT on Highly Toxic)
  • NOT on the Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog
  • GB/T 12431-2009 specification applies for industrial-grade TDI (Chinese national standard)
  • GB/T 12431-2009 covers 80:20 (TDI 80) and 65:35 (TDI 65) isomer ratios, water content, hydrolysable chloride, NCO content
  • GACC export classification: HS 292910 (TDI as monomeric form)
  • China dominates global TDI capacity (~50%, ~3-4 Mt/yr); ~99% via toluene + nitric acid + sulfuric acid → DNT → TDA → phosgenation → TDI integrated route
  • GB 6944-2012 dangerous-goods transport classification: Class 6.1 (toxic substance), UN 2078, PG II

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit IS required** for any party producing, storing, or distributing TDI
  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau permit chain** required for production / storage / distribution
  • Hazardous Chemicals Road Transport Permit required for road shipment
  • Customs Inspection Order routinely applies for export consignments
  • **0% China VAT export rebate** for TDI (HS 292910)
  • GB/T 17519 Chinese-language SDS required for domestic distribution

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin TDI exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. The export-side documentation pack focuses on Hazardous Chemicals + **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision dual-permit chain** (heavier than MDI batch 30 which is NOT on Highly Toxic). Major Chinese producers: **Wanhua Chemical Yantai (a leading TDI producer with integrated upstream toluene batch 20 plus DNT plus TDA chain; verify the most recent TDI nameplate against the Wanhua Chemical investor site before quoting world-leading rank)**, Sinopec Yangtze + Sinopec Shanghai, Cangzhou Dahua TDI Chemical (Hebei), BASF Shanghai + BASF Chongqing.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration with HS code 292910
  • Industrial-grade certificate per GB/T 12431-2009
  • 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)
  • Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain documentation
  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau permit chain documentation**
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 6.1 dangerous-goods transport documentation

Common compliance traps

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

  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals + Hazardous Chemicals dual-permit chain is the heaviest compliance overhead** (alongside phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22 + aniline batch 26 + EO batch 28; heavier than MDI batch 30)
  • **0% China VAT export rebate**
  • TDI is heavier-compliance than MDI batch 30 in IECSC (Highly Toxic listing)
  • Major Chinese producers: **Wanhua Chemical Yantai (a leading TDI producer with integrated upstream toluene batch 20 plus DNT plus TDA chain; verify the most recent TDI nameplate against the Wanhua Chemical investor site before quoting world-leading rank)**, Sinopec Yangtze + Sinopec Shanghai, Cangzhou Dahua TDI Chemical (Hebei), BASF Shanghai + BASF Chongqing
  • Production: toluene (batch 20) + nitric acid + sulfuric acid (batch 2) → DNT → TDA → phosgenation → TDI integrated route
  • TDI 80 (80:20 isomer ratio) most common globally; TDI 65 (65:35) for specific applications

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for tdi mixed isomers (toluene diisocyanate, 80:20 + 65:35 blends), see the CAS 26471-62-5 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the tdi mixed isomers (toluene diisocyanate, 80:20 + 65:35 blends) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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