CAS 7647-14-5 · REACH · European Union

Sodium chloride under REACH

NaCl · 氯化钠

Status: Exempt. **Sodium chloride is REACH-EXEMPT under Article 2(7) Annex V (verify exact subparagraph (a) or (b) against https://reachonline.eu/reach/en/annex-v.html before relying)** as a substance of no concern based on intrinsic properties (occurs in nature). NO REACH registration required. **Distinguishing pattern: lightest regulatory profile in the dataset.** No harmonised CLP classification; no GHS pictograms; no signal word; not classified for any health, environmental, or physical hazard at industrial-grade level. NOT SVHC. NOT on Annex XIV. NOT on Annex XVII restriction list. NOT on Drug Precursors Reg 273/2004. NOT on Explosives Precursors Reg 2019/1148. NOT on CBAM. NO active EU AD case on Chinese-origin sodium chloride. The Codex Alimentarius food-grade NaCl (CXS 150-1985) operates as a parallel food-regulation track at EU Member State level (food additive E 500 and food ingredient).

Sodium chloride is **REACH-EXEMPT under Article 2(7) Annex V (verify exact subparagraph (a) or (b) against https://reachonline.eu/reach/en/annex-v.html before relying)** as a substance of no concern; this is the **lightest regulatory profile in the dataset** and the structural distinguishing pattern. NO REACH registration required. NO GHS classification. NO SVHC. NO precursor scheduling. NO AD/CVD. NO CBAM. The dominant EU lane economic story is **transport cost** (sea freight ~USD 25-40 per tonne competing with FOB ~USD 30-60 per tonne). **Chlor-alkali feedstock economics close the dataset loop**: ~4 tonnes NaCl per tonne combined Cl2 + NaOH output via membrane-cell electrolysis structurally couple sodium chloride economics to caustic soda (batch 1) and HCl (batch 4) and downstream PVC (batch 10) markets. Major Chinese producers concentrated at Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (largest single-region, salt-lake brine), Yancheng Inland Salt (Jiangsu rock salt), Shandong Sea Salt cluster, Tangshan Sea Salt cluster. Qinghai Salt Lake Industry mirrors batch 50 of 50 parks atlas (Qinghai Salt Lake park).

Listing and threshold

Substance Sodium chloride (CAS 7647-14-5), NaCl
Regime EU Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006: Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
Jurisdiction European Union (EU-27 plus EEA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway)
Status Exempt
Tonnage threshold Annex V exemption: no REACH registration required regardless of tonnage

Classifications under this regime

  • Annex V exempt under REACH Article 2(7)(a) (substance of no concern)
  • NO harmonised CLP classification under Reg (EC) 1272/2008
  • No GHS pictograms; no signal word; not classified for any hazard at industrial-grade level
  • NOT classified as carcinogen, mutagen, or reproductive toxicant
  • NOT classified as hazardous to the aquatic environment
  • IARC: not assigned (not evaluated)
  • NOT subject to Drug Precursors or Explosives Precursors scheduling
  • NOT classified as dangerous goods under ADR / RID
  • Food additive E 500 (sodium carbonate forms) and food ingredient under Reg (EC) 1333/2008
  • Codex Alimentarius CXS 150-1985 (Standard for Food Grade Salt)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO REACH registration required (Annex V exempt)
  • NOT on REACH Annex XIV (Authorisation list)
  • NOT classified as SVHC
  • NOT subject to any Annex XVII restriction
  • NO active EU AD case on Chinese-origin sodium chloride
  • NOT in CBAM scope
  • EU Reg (EC) 178/2002 General Food Law applies for food-grade NaCl
  • EU Reg (EC) 1881/2006 contaminants in foodstuffs sets maximum levels for cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic for food-grade NaCl

Importer obligations

Sodium chloride is REACH-exempt under Article 2(7) Annex V (verify exact subparagraph (a) or (b) against https://reachonline.eu/reach/en/annex-v.html before relying); **no REACH registration is required**. EU food-grade sodium chloride imports are governed by parallel food-safety regulation (Reg 178/2002 General Food Law, Reg 1881/2006 contaminants, Codex Alimentarius CXS 150-1985 standard). Industrial-grade sodium chloride (chlor-alkali feedstock for caustic soda + chlorine production via Solvay process or membrane-cell electrolysis) faces minimal EU regulatory overhead. The dominant EU lane economic story for Chinese-origin sodium chloride is **transport cost** (sodium chloride is high-volume low-value bulk commodity; FOB China to EU at ~USD 30-60 per tonne with sea freight ~USD 25-40 per tonne making landed cost very freight-sensitive). Major Chinese producers (Qinghai Salt Lake Industry, Yancheng Inland Salt, Shandong Sea Salt cluster, Tangshan Sea Salt cluster) compete on inland-rail vs sea-freight cost structure.

Required documents

  • Customs entry with HS code 250100 (food-grade table salt, pure NaCl) or HS 250190 (other)
  • Commercial invoice and packing list
  • Certificate of analysis (food-grade or industrial-grade specification)
  • Phytosanitary certificate where required (rare for NaCl)
  • Codex Alimentarius CXS 150-1985 conformity declaration for food-grade lots
  • Origin certificate (where preferential treatment claimed)

Common compliance traps

The pitfalls that have bitten importers on this lane in the past. None of these is theoretical.

  • **REACH-exempt under Article 2(7) Annex V (verify exact subparagraph (a) or (b) against https://reachonline.eu/reach/en/annex-v.html before relying)**; lightest regulatory profile in the dataset
  • Food-grade vs industrial-grade dual track: food-grade lots subject to Codex CXS 150-1985 + Reg 1881/2006 contaminant limits + General Food Law Reg 178/2002; industrial-grade lots have minimal regulatory overhead
  • Chlor-alkali feedstock economics: ~4 tonnes NaCl per tonne combined Cl2 + NaOH output via membrane-cell electrolysis. Sodium chloride economics couple structurally to caustic soda (batch 1, CAS 1310-73-2) and HCl (batch 4, CAS 7647-01-0) markets
  • High-volume low-value bulk commodity: transport cost dominates landed cost economics. Sea freight ~USD 25-40 per tonne can equal FOB cost ~USD 30-60 per tonne
  • Major Chinese producers: Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (Geermu Qaidam basin, salt-lake brine) is largest single-region; Yancheng Inland Salt (Jiangsu, rock salt mining); Shandong Sea Salt cluster (Shandong coast); Tangshan Sea Salt cluster (Hebei coast)
  • NO active EU AD case; minimal trade-policy posture
  • The Qinghai Salt Lake Industry park (sister batch to 50-of-50 parks atlas) is world's largest single-region salt-lake-brine chemistry: potash + Li carbonate + MgCl2 + boron + bromine alongside NaCl

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for sodium chloride, see the CAS 7647-14-5 sourcing reference.

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

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

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