CAS 75-05-8 · AICIS · Australia

Acetonitrile under AICIS

CH3CN · 乙腈

Status: Listed. Acetonitrile is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 5 / Schedule 6 typically** (verify exact schedule + concentration threshold against the current Poisons Standard before relying). **Drug Precursor scope determination under Crimes Legislation Amendment (Drug Precursors) Act 2008 may apply to acetonitrile in PCP / methamphetamine synthesis matrix** (verify exact category against https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/ before invoicing). NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin acetonitrile. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports. **Australia is structurally a net-importer of acetonitrile** (no major domestic acetonitrile production); imported for HPLC + UPLC pharmaceutical analytical labs + battery electrolyte + pharmaceutical intermediate sectors.

AICIS treats acetonitrile as a Listed Industrial Chemical with **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 5 / Schedule 6 + Drug Precursor scope-determination overlay (Crimes (Drug Precursors) Act 2008, Department of Home Affairs)**. NO active Australian AD/CVD. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. **Australia is structurally a net-importer**; primary sources China (Wanhua + Sinopec Anqing + Jiangsu Sailboat) + USA (INEOS) + Japan (Asahi Kasei + Mitsubishi). ADG UN 1648 Class 3 PG II flammable liquid (cyanide-metabolite mechanism).

Listing and threshold

Substance Acetonitrile (CAS 75-05-8), CH3CN
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. 2 + Acute Tox. 4 oral / dermal / inhalation + Eye Irrit. 2 (cyanide-metabolite mechanism) (verify against current Safe Work Australia HCIS at https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/ before relying)
  • **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 5 / Schedule 6 typically** (verify exact schedule against the current Poisons Standard before relying)
  • **Drug Precursor scope determination under Crimes (Drug Precursors) Act 2008 may apply** (verify against https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/ before relying; PCP + methamphetamine synthesis matrix relevance)
  • ADG 7.7: UN 1648 Class 3 PG II flammable liquid (verify against current ADG at https://www.ntc.gov.au/laws-and-regulations/dangerous-goods before consigning)
  • Safe Work Australia WES: 40 ppm 8-hr TWA + 60 ppm STEL + skin notation typically (verify against the current Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards at https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/exposure-standards before relying)
  • IARC Volume 71 (1999) Group 3

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 5 / Schedule 6 (verify exact schedule)**
  • **Drug Precursor scope determination under Crimes (Drug Precursors) Act 2008** (verify against https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/)
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin acetonitrile
  • WHS Regulation 2011 (Flam. Liq. 2 + Acute Tox. 4 + cyanide-metabolite handling)
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 292690)

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. **Drug Precursor scope determination may apply per Crimes (Drug Precursors) Act 2008** (verify against https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/ before invoicing). **Australia is structurally a net-importer of acetonitrile**; primary sources China (Wanhua Chemical Yantai + Yancheng + Sinopec Anqing + Jiangsu Sailboat + Shandong Lianhuan + Tianhua Group) + USA (INEOS Lima OH + Houston TX) + Japan (Asahi Kasei Mizushima + Mitsubishi Chemical + Showa Denko).

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • **End User Declaration (EUD) for drug-precursor scope determination where applicable** per Department of Home Affairs
  • WHS-compliant SDS (Flam. Liq. 2 + Acute Tox. 4 + Eye Irrit. 2 + cyanide-metabolite mechanism)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 292690
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG transport documentation UN 1648 Class 3 PG II flammable liquid

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 / Poisons Standard Schedule 5 / Schedule 6 typically**
  • **Drug Precursor scope determination under Crimes (Drug Precursors) Act 2008 may apply**
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • **Australia is structurally a net-importer of acetonitrile** (no major domestic production)
  • ADG UN 1648 Class 3 PG II flammable liquid (cyanide-metabolite mechanism)

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for acetonitrile, see the CAS 75-05-8 sourcing reference.

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

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

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