CAS 71-36-3 · AICIS · Australia

n-Butanol (butan-1-ol) under AICIS

C4H10O · 正丁醇

Status: Listed. n-Butanol 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 n-butanol. Australia has limited domestic n-butanol production; structurally net-importer for paint plus coating plus plasticiser industries. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats n-butanol as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution)** for retail mixtures. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. Australia limited domestic n-butanol production.

Listing and threshold

Substance n-Butanol (butan-1-ol) (CAS 71-36-3), C4H10O
Regime Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Department of Health
Jurisdiction Australia
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold AICIS introducer registration required for >100 kg/year

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Flam. Liq. 3 (H226), Acute Tox. 4 oral (H302), Skin Irrit. 2 (H315), Eye Dam. 1 (H318), STOT SE 3 (H335 plus H336)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 + GHS05 + GHS07
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: Class 3 (flammable liquid), UN 1120, PG III
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 50 ppm 8-hr TWA (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • IARC: not separately classified (no Monograph covers n-butanol; verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • SUSMP Schedule 5 retail packaging rules apply
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese n-butanol currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable liquid storage requirements apply for bulk
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 290513)

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. SUSMP Schedule 5 applies for retail mixtures. Australia has limited domestic n-butanol production; structurally net-importer.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H226 / H302 / H315 / H318 / H335 / H336
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 290513
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 Class 3 transport doc

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) for retail mixtures
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • Australia limited domestic n-butanol production; structurally net-importer

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for n-butanol (butan-1-ol), see the CAS 71-36-3 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the n-butanol (butan-1-ol) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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