CAS 75-09-2 · AICIS · Australia

Dichloromethane (methylene chloride, DCM) under AICIS

CH2Cl2 · 二氯甲烷

Status: Listed. DCM is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs** (consider that paint strippers are now restricted in EU + US at >0.1 percent DCM; Australian SUSMP cutoffs may be tighter for paint-stripper applications, verify against the current SUSMP Poisons Standard before relying). NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin DCM. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats DCM as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution)** for retail mixtures. IARC Group 2A (since 2017 Monograph 110) drives WHS occupational surveillance. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. EU + US paint-stripper bans set the regulatory trajectory.

Listing and threshold

Substance Dichloromethane (methylene chloride, DCM) (CAS 75-09-2), CH2Cl2
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. 2 (H351), STOT SE 3 (H335), Skin Irrit. 2 (H315), Eye Irrit. 2 (H319)
  • Signal word: WARNING. GHS pictograms: GHS07 plus GHS08
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: Class 6.1, UN 1593, PG III
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 25 ppm 8-hr TWA, 100 ppm STEL (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • **IARC: Group 2A (probably carcinogenic to humans) since 2017 IARC Monograph 110 (verify against https://monographs.iarc.who.int/ before relying)**

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • SUSMP Schedule 5 retail packaging rules apply
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese DCM currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 290312)
  • Australian downstream paint-stripper market follows EU + US restriction trends; verify current TGA / NICNAS-legacy DCM-paint-stripper-specific guidance before relying on standard-grade industrial use

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. SUSMP Schedule 5 applies for retail mixtures. IARC Group 2A drives WHS occupational surveillance.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H315 / H319 / H335 / H351
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 290312
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 Class 6.1 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
  • IARC Group 2A drives WHS occupational surveillance
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese DCM
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty
  • EU + US paint-stripper bans likely to extend to Australian downstream regulatory framework

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for dichloromethane (methylene chloride, dcm), see the CAS 75-09-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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