CAS 7440-50-8 · AICIS · Australia

Copper metal (Cu) under AICIS

Cu · 铜

Status: Listed. Copper metal is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard at refined copper level (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard at https://www.tga.gov.au/products/scheduling-poisons-standard before relying). **Australia is a major copper mining + refining producer**: BHP Olympic Dam SA (integrated mine + smelter + refinery) + Glencore Mount Isa QLD + Newcrest Cadia NSW + OZ Minerals Carrapateena SA + Sandfire DeGrussa WA + MMG Rosebery TAS; verify each producer-site pair against the producer's public website before relying. **Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has historic and active investigations on Chinese-origin downstream copper PRODUCTS** (verify exact current measures + duty rates per case + per producer against https://www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-commission before relying). ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports (subject to AD/CVD overlay where applicable).

AICIS treats copper metal as a routine Listed Industrial Chemical. **Australia is a major copper mining + refining producer** (BHP Olympic Dam SA + Glencore Mount Isa QLD + Newcrest Cadia NSW + OZ Minerals Carrapateena SA + Sandfire DeGrussa WA + MMG Rosebery TAS). **Australian Anti-Dumping Commission historic and active investigations on Chinese-origin downstream copper PRODUCTS; verify per case + per producer at industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-commission before invoicing**. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty subject to AD/CVD overlay. **AD/CVD on downstream products is the practical Australian-import compliance pivot.**

Listing and threshold

Substance Copper metal (Cu) (CAS 7440-50-8), Cu
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 (massive metal exemption may apply)

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Aquatic Acute 1 + Aquatic Chronic 1 in particulate / powder form (verify against current Safe Work Australia HCIS at https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/ before relying)
  • NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard at refined copper level (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard at https://www.tga.gov.au/products/scheduling-poisons-standard before relying)
  • ADG 7.7: NOT regulated as dangerous goods in massive metal form
  • Safe Work Australia WES: copper dust 1 mg/m3 + fume 0.2 mg/m3 typically (verify against the current Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards at https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/exposure-standards before relying)
  • **Australian Anti-Dumping Commission historic and active investigations on Chinese-origin downstream copper PRODUCTS** (verify per case + per producer against https://www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-commission)
  • IARC: Not classified

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard at refined copper level
  • **Australian Anti-Dumping Commission historic and active investigations on Chinese-origin downstream copper PRODUCTS; verify per case + per producer against https://www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-commission before invoicing**
  • WHS Regulation 2011 (copper dust + fume handling)
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 7403 / 7404 / 7407-7411) subject to AD/CVD overlay where applicable

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required (massive metal exemption may apply). **Australia is a major copper mining + refining producer** but imports downstream copper products from China + South Korea + Taiwan + Japan; **AD/CVD scope determination per Chinese-origin downstream product per case + per producer at Australian Anti-Dumping Commission**. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies subject to AD/CVD overlay.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual; massive metal exemption may apply)
  • WHS-compliant SDS (Aquatic Acute 1 + Aquatic Chronic 1 in particulate / powder form)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 7403 / 7404 / 7407-7411
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • **AD/CVD entry documentation per Chinese-origin downstream copper product case + per producer (verify against https://www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping-commission per case)**

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 (massive metal exemption may apply)
  • NOT typically scheduled under SUSMP / Poisons Standard at refined copper level
  • **Australian Anti-Dumping Commission historic and active investigations on Chinese-origin downstream copper PRODUCTS (verify per case + per producer)**
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies subject to AD/CVD overlay
  • **Australia is a major copper mining + refining producer** (BHP Olympic Dam SA + Glencore Mount Isa QLD + Newcrest Cadia NSW + OZ Minerals Carrapateena SA + Sandfire DeGrussa WA + MMG Rosebery TAS)
  • **~70% electrical / electronic conductors (cable + wire) + ~30% copper tube + sheet / strip + alloy downstream chains**

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for copper metal (cu), see the CAS 7440-50-8 sourcing reference.

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

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

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