CAS 67-63-0 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Isopropyl alcohol (IPA, propan-2-ol) under IECSC

C3H8O · 异丙醇

Status: Listed. IPA is on the IECSC public portion. **IPA IS on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals** (Flam. Liq. 2 classification only). Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required. NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **13% China VAT export rebate** for IPA (HS 290512) per current organic chemicals chapter rebate schedule (verify before invoicing against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice). China dominates global IPA capacity (verify percent-of-global share against ICIS or S&P Commodity Insights before quoting) led by Sinopec multi-site, CNPC, Hengli Petrochemical Dalian, Wanhua Chemical Yantai, Tongling Henghao.

IPA is comfortably IECSC-listed but IS on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals. NOT on Highly Toxic, NOT on Easily-Made Drugs. **13% China VAT export rebate**. China dominates global IPA capacity. Production: propylene batch 53 hydration (~95 percent globally). Solvent applications + sanitiser dominate downstream.

Listing and threshold

Substance Isopropyl alcohol (IPA, propan-2-ol) (CAS 67-63-0), C3H8O
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. Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed in China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog
  • NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog
  • GB/T 7814 specification framework (verify the current IPA-specific GB / GB-T standard at https://www.codeofchina.com/ before relying)
  • GB/T 17519-2013 Chinese SDS standard
  • GACC HS code: 290512
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 3 (flammable liquid), UN 1219

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit IS required**
  • Hazardous Chemicals Road Transport Permit required
  • **13% China VAT export rebate** for IPA (HS 290512)
  • GB/T 17519 Chinese SDS required

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin IPA exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. Major Chinese producers: Sinopec multi-site, CNPC, Hengli Petrochemical Dalian, Wanhua Chemical Yantai, Tongling Henghao.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration HS 290512
  • GHS Chinese SDS per GB/T 17519
  • Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 3 transport doc

Common compliance traps

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

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain**
  • **13% China VAT export rebate** is structural margin support
  • NOT on Highly Toxic, NOT on Easily-Made Drugs
  • Major Chinese producers: Sinopec multi-site, CNPC, Hengli Petrochemical Dalian, Wanhua Chemical Yantai, Tongling Henghao
  • Production: propylene batch 53 hydration (~95 percent globally)
  • **Solvent applications dominate** (~70 percent) plus antiseptic / sanitiser (~20 percent) plus chemical feedstock (~10 percent)

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for isopropyl alcohol (ipa, propan-2-ol), see the CAS 67-63-0 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the isopropyl alcohol (ipa, propan-2-ol) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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