CAS 6484-52-2 · AICIS · Australia

Ammonium nitrate (AN) under AICIS

NH4NO3 · 硝酸铵

Status: Listed. Ammonium nitrate is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **HSEMP plus NCSP Type 5 Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate (SSAN)** regulation (verify the current Code-of-Practice plus state-by-state implementation and the 45 percent N cutoff against the Australian National Code for Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate at https://www.industry.gov.au/ before relying on a specific concentration cutoff): AN above the SSAN threshold requires permit + customer tracking + secure transport + secure storage. **Australian-state explosives regulations** (mining-state-specific; verify each statute name against the relevant state portal before relying on WA Mines Safety + Inspection Act, QLD Coal Mining Safety, NSW Mine Safety, or NT Mine Management specifically). Australia is a large mining-AN consumer (Pilbara iron-ore + Bowen Basin coal + Hunter Valley coal + Kalgoorlie gold + Olympic Dam; verify the largest-globally claim against ICIS or IFA before invoicing). NO active Australian AD/CVD case (verify against https://www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-and-countervailing-measures before invoicing). Australia has substantial domestic AN production (verify each company-site pair against the producer's public website before relying): Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill QLD, Helidon QLD, Moranbah QLD, Yara Pilbara WA, Orica Kooragang Island NSW, Yarwun QLD. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats AN with **HSEMP plus NCSP Type 5 SSAN security regulation** (verify the current Code-of-Practice plus the 45 percent N cutoff against the Australian National Code for Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate at https://www.industry.gov.au/ before relying on a specific concentration cutoff): AN above the SSAN threshold requires permit + customer tracking + secure transport + secure storage. Australia is a large mining-AN consumer (verify the largest-globally claim against ICIS or IFA before invoicing). Australia has substantial domestic AN production (verify each company-site pair against the producer's public website before relying): Incitec Pivot QLD, Yara Pilbara WA, Orica Kooragang Island NSW. NO active Australian AD/CVD case (verify against https://www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-and-countervailing-measures before invoicing).

Listing and threshold

Substance Ammonium nitrate (AN) (CAS 6484-52-2), NH4NO3
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: Ox. Sol. 2 (H272), Eye Irrit. 2 (H319)
  • Signal word: WARNING. GHS pictograms: GHS03 + GHS07
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • **HSEMP / NCSP Type 5 SSAN regulation**: AN >45% N requires permit + customer tracking + secure transport + secure storage
  • Australian-state explosives regulations: WA Mines Safety + Inspection Act, QLD Coal Mining Safety, NSW Mine Safety, NT Mine Management
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 5.1 oxidising substance, UN 1942 / 2067 / 2071 / 0222
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: not specifically established

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **HSEMP / NCSP Type 5 SSAN security regulation**: AN is regulated as a Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate substance (verify the current Code-of-Practice plus state-by-state implementation and the 45 percent N cutoff against the Australian National Code for Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate at https://www.industry.gov.au/ before relying on a specific concentration cutoff)
  • Australian-state explosives regulations apply at mining sites
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin AN currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent oxidising substance storage requirements apply for bulk
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin AN (HS 310230)

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. **HSEMP plus NCSP Type 5 SSAN security compliance is the dominant practitioner overhead**. Australia has **substantial domestic AN production** (verify each company-site pair against the producer's public website before relying): Incitec Pivot QLD, Yara Pilbara WA, Orica Kooragang Island NSW. Australia is a large mining-AN consumer (verify the largest-globally claim against ICIS or IFA before invoicing).

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H272 / H319 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 310230
  • **HSEMP / NCSP Type 5 SSAN security compliance documentation**
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin for preferential treatment
  • ADG 7.7 Class 5.1 dangerous-goods transport documentation

Common compliance traps

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

  • AICIS registration must be CURRENT at customs clearance
  • **HSEMP / NCSP Type 5 SSAN security regulation is the dominant practitioner overhead**
  • Australian-state explosives regulations apply at mining sites
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin AN competitive
  • Australia is a large mining-AN consumer (verify the largest-globally claim against ICIS or IFA before invoicing): Pilbara iron-ore + Bowen Basin coal + Hunter Valley coal + Kalgoorlie gold + Olympic Dam
  • Australia substantial domestic AN production (verify each company-site pair against the producer's public website before relying): Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill QLD, Helidon QLD, Moranbah QLD, Yara Pilbara WA, Orica Kooragang Island NSW

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for ammonium nitrate (an), see the CAS 6484-52-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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