CAS 80-62-6 · AICIS · Australia

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) under AICIS

C5H8O2 · 甲基丙烯酸甲酯

Status: Listed. MMA is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs**. NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin MMA. Australia has limited domestic MMA production; structurally net-importer for downstream PMMA acrylic plus surface-coatings industries. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats MMA as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) scheduling for retail mixtures**. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin MMA competitive. Australia has **limited domestic MMA production**; structurally net-importer for PMMA acrylic plus surface-coatings industries.

Listing and threshold

Substance Methyl methacrylate (MMA) (CAS 80-62-6), C5H8O2
Regime Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Department of Health
Jurisdiction Australia
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold AICIS introducer registration required for any business introducing >100 kg/year of any industrial chemical

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Flam. Liq. 2 (H225), Skin Irrit. 2 (H315), Skin Sens. 1 (H317), STOT SE 3 (H335)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 plus GHS07
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 3 (flammable liquid), UN 1247, Packing Group II
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 50 ppm 8-hr TWA, 100 ppm STEL (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • IARC: Group 3

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • No AICIS-specific use restrictions for industrial-grade MMA above concentration cutoffs
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 retail packaging rules apply for retail mixtures
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin MMA currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable liquid storage requirements apply for bulk; ATEX-zoned warehousing may be required
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin MMA (HS 291614)

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. SUSMP Schedule 5 applies for retail mixtures. Australia has limited domestic MMA production; structurally net-importer. Major Australian downstream consumers: PMMA acrylic sheet fabricators (signage plus architectural plus medical plus automotive), Dulux plus Wattyl plus PPG Industries Australia (surface-coatings copolymer industry).

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant Safety Data Sheet (Safe Work Australia model code format) reflecting H225 / H315 / H317 / H335 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 291614
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin for preferential treatment
  • Industrial-grade specification certificate
  • ADG 7.7 Class 3 dangerous-goods transport documentation

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 (Caution) scheduling for retail mixtures
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese MMA currently
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin MMA competitive
  • Australian end-use is dominated by PMMA acrylic sheet plus surface-coatings copolymer industries
  • Skin Sens. 1 drives WHS occupational sensitisation surveillance

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for methyl methacrylate (mma), see the CAS 80-62-6 sourcing reference.

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

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

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