CAS 75-01-4 · AICIS · Australia

Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM, chloroethene) under AICIS

C2H3Cl · 氯乙烯

Status: Listed. VCM is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) applies for industrial-grade VCM above concentration cutoffs** (heavier than EDC batch 76 SUSMP Schedule 6; reflects Carc 1A + IARC Group 1 carcinogen classification). NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin VCM. Australia has no major domestic VCM production at scale; structurally net-importer for limited downstream PVC batch 10 industry (no major domestic VCM-PVC integrated capacity). ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports (rare due to integrated-chain captivity).

AICIS treats VCM as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) for industrial-grade above cutoffs**. Carc 1A + Muta 1B + IARC Group 1 (initial Volume 7 1974 per secondary sources, prior draft cited Volume 19 1979; reaffirmed Volume 97 2008 and Volume 100F 2012; verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications) drives heaviest WHS occupational surveillance. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty but bulk-trade limited.

Listing and threshold

Substance Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM, chloroethene) (CAS 75-01-4), C2H3Cl
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: Carc. 1A (H350), Muta. 1B (H340), Flam. Gas 1A (H220), Press. Gas, STOT RE 2 (H373)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 + GHS04 + GHS08
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison)** applies for industrial-grade VCM above cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: Class 2.1 flammable gas, UN 1086, refrigerated liquefied or compressed
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 1 ppm 8-hr TWA (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • **IARC: Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans); initial Monograph Volume 7 (1974) per secondary sources, prior draft cited Volume 19 (1979); reaffirmed Volume 97 (2008) and Volume 100F (2012); verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications**

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • SUSMP Schedule 7 retail packaging rules apply for industrial-grade above cutoffs
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese VCM currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable gas storage requirements apply for bulk; refrigerated liquefied or compressed gas storage required
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 290321)

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) compliance is the dominant practitioner overhead**. Carc 1A + Muta 1B + IARC Group 1 drives WHS occupational surveillance.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H220 / H340 / H350 / H373
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 290321
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) labelling compliance**
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 Class 2.1 transport doc (refrigerated liquefied or compressed gas)

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 7 (Dangerous Poison) for industrial-grade above cutoffs
  • Carc 1A + Muta 1B + IARC Group 1 drives heaviest WHS occupational surveillance
  • Female-of-child-bearing-age workplace protection planning
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese VCM
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies but VCM-PVC chain captivity limits trade
  • Australia no major domestic VCM production at scale

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for vinyl chloride monomer (vcm, chloroethene), see the CAS 75-01-4 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the vinyl chloride monomer (vcm, chloroethene) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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