CAS 7723-14-0 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Phosphorus (yellow / white / red) under IECSC

P4 (white) / Pn (red) · 黄磷 / 白磷 / 红磷

Status: Listed. Phosphorus is on the IECSC public portion. **Yellow / white phosphorus is on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals AND on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog at industrial-grade purity** (verify both entries against the most recent MEE Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals and Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog before relying); GB 6944 Class 4.2 PG I transport status applies for yellow / white. **Red phosphorus is on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals at industrial-grade purity** but typically NOT on Highly Toxic Catalog (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying); GB 6944 Class 4.1 PG III transport. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **China VAT export rebate** for phosphorus (HS 280470) per current inorganic chemicals chapter rebate schedule (verify the rate against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice before invoicing). **Chinese phosphorus exports subject to seasonal export-quota constraints and periodic export-licensing controls** (verify current scope against MOFCOM export-licensing catalogue before invoicing). **China dominates global yellow / red phosphorus production (verify percent-of-global share against ICIS or USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries before quoting), with production concentrated in Yunnan + Guizhou + Sichuan provinces** (driven by phosphate rock + cheap hydropower / coal-fired electricity for energy-intensive electric-arc furnace process). Major Chinese phosphorus producers: Yunnan Yuntianhua, Guizhou Kailin Phosphate, Sichuan Mianyang phosphorus operations, Hubei Yihua, Wengfu Group; verify each producer-site pair against the producer's public website before relying on a specific plant.

Phosphorus IECSC handling: **yellow / white on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals AND Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit + Public Security Bureau supervision required); **red phosphorus on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals only** (Permit without Highly Toxic supervision). NOT on Easily-Made Drugs. **China VAT export rebate plus seasonal export-quota plus periodic export-licensing controls** (verify all three before invoicing). **China dominates global yellow / red phosphorus production** (Yunnan + Guizhou + Sichuan electric-arc furnace clusters).

Listing and threshold

Substance Phosphorus (yellow / white / red) (CAS 7723-14-0), P4 (white) / Pn (red)
Regime China Inventory of Existing Chemical Substances (IECSC), administered by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)
Jurisdiction People's Republic of China
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold No new-substance threshold. Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit + Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision required for yellow / white

Classifications under this regime

  • **Yellow / white phosphorus on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals AND Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (verify both against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • **Red phosphorus on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals** but typically NOT on Highly Toxic (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • GB 6944-2012 transport: yellow / white UN 1381 / UN 2447 Class 4.2 PG I; red UN 1338 Class 4.1 PG III
  • NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog
  • GB/T 17519-2013 Chinese SDS standard
  • GACC HS code: 280470
  • IARC: Not classified

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit + Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision required for yellow / white phosphorus** at every producer + distributor + transport + handling node (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • **Red phosphorus Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit** (without Highly Toxic supervision) (verify against the most recent MEE Catalog before relying)
  • **China VAT export rebate** rate per current inorganic chemicals chapter schedule (verify against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice before invoicing)
  • **Chinese phosphorus exports subject to seasonal export-quota + periodic export-licensing controls** (verify current scope against MOFCOM export-licensing catalogue before invoicing)
  • GB/T 17519 Chinese SDS required
  • GB 6944 Class 4.2 PG I (yellow / white) + Class 4.1 PG III (red) transport classification

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin phosphorus exported abroad, the **export-side seasonal export-quota + export-licensing chain plus Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit + Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision (yellow / white) plus GB 6944 Class 4.2 PG I or Class 4.1 PG III transport are the dominant compliance considerations**. Major Chinese producers: Yunnan Yuntianhua, Guizhou Kailin Phosphate, Sichuan Mianyang phosphorus operations, Hubei Yihua, Wengfu Group.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration HS 280470
  • GHS Chinese SDS per GB/T 17519
  • Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit + Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision (yellow / white)
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 4.2 PG I (yellow / white) or Class 4.1 PG III (red) transport documentation
  • MOFCOM export licence where applicable

Common compliance traps

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

  • **Yellow / white phosphorus on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals AND Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog (Public Security Bureau supervision)**
  • **Red phosphorus on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals only**
  • **China VAT export rebate** rate (verify against the most recent MOF / GACC rebate notice before invoicing)
  • **Chinese phosphorus exports subject to seasonal export-quota + periodic export-licensing** (verify against MOFCOM)
  • **China dominates global production (Yunnan + Guizhou + Sichuan electric-arc furnace clusters)**
  • Major Chinese producers: Yunnan Yuntianhua, Guizhou Kailin, Sichuan Mianyang, Hubei Yihua, Wengfu Group (verify each producer-site pair)
  • **Closes phosphorus chain upstream of H3PO4 batch 64 + DAP batch 30 + PCl3 / PCl5 captive + flame-retardant + match / pyrotechnic / semiconductor-doping electronic-grade red P downstream**

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for phosphorus (yellow / white / red), see the CAS 7723-14-0 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the phosphorus (yellow / white / red) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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