CAS 64-17-5 · AICIS · Australia

Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) under AICIS

C2H6O · 乙醇

Status: Listed. Ethanol is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs**. NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin ethanol. Australia has substantial domestic ethanol production (Manildra Group + Sucrogen / Wilmar Sugar Australia + Mossman Mill); structurally net-exporter for fuel-grade + industrial-grade. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports. **Australian E10 fuel-grade blending mandate** at state level (NSW + QLD).

AICIS treats ethanol with **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) scheduling for retail mixtures**. Australia has **substantial domestic ethanol production** (Manildra Group + Sucrogen / Wilmar Sugar Australia + Mossman Mill); structurally net-exporter. Australian E10 fuel-grade blending mandate (NSW + QLD).

Listing and threshold

Substance Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) (CAS 64-17-5), C2H6O
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
  • Australian GHS classification: Flam. Liq. 2 (H225), Eye Irrit. 2 (H319)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 + GHS07
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 3, UN 1170, PG II
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 1,000 ppm 8-hr TWA
  • **IARC: Group 1 for alcoholic-beverage consumption (NOT industrial use)**
  • FSANZ Standard 1.3.1 permits ethanol as food additive E 1510
  • **Australian E10 fuel-grade blending mandate** (NSW + QLD)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • SUSMP Schedule 5 retail packaging rules apply
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin ethanol currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable liquid storage requirements apply for bulk
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin ethanol (HS 220720)
  • **Australian Wine and Spirits Excise** + alcoholic-beverage taxation parallel for beverage applications

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. SUSMP Schedule 5 applies for retail mixtures. Australia has **substantial domestic ethanol production** (Manildra Group Nowra NSW + Sucrogen / Wilmar Sugar Australia QLD + Mossman Mill QLD); structurally net-exporter for fuel-grade + industrial-grade.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H225 / H319 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 220720
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin
  • ADG 7.7 Class 3 dangerous-goods transport documentation
  • Australian Wine and Spirits Excise documentation for beverage applications

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 Schedule 5 (Caution) scheduling for retail mixtures
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin ethanol competitive
  • **Australia has substantial domestic ethanol production** (Manildra Group NSW + Sucrogen / Wilmar Sugar Australia QLD + Mossman Mill QLD); structurally net-exporter
  • Australian E10 fuel-grade blending mandate (NSW + QLD)
  • **Australian sugarcane-ethanol** has lower carbon footprint than corn-ethanol; export-competitive vs Brazilian + US in some markets

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for ethanol (ethyl alcohol), see the CAS 64-17-5 sourcing reference.

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

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

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