CAS 9002-88-4 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Polyethylene (PE; LDPE / LLDPE / HDPE / UHMWPE) under IECSC

(C2H4)n · 聚乙烯

Status: Listed. Polyethylene is on the IECSC public portion. NOT on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals (polymer light-hazard). NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **0% China VAT export rebate for PE** (Beijing aromatic-petrochemical export-discouragement signal). China dominates global PE capacity (~22%, ~25-30 Mt/yr but rapidly growing) led by Sinopec, CNPC, Hengli, **Shenghong Petrochemical Lianyungang Xuwei (a leading single-site integrated petrochemical complex; verify the most recent capacity Mt/yr and commissioning date against Shenghong investor disclosures before quoting world-largest rank)**, Wanhua Chemical Yantai, Zhejiang Petrochemical Zhoushan / ZRCC. China is structurally net-IMPORTER of PE (~30% of demand imported); largest global PE importer, ahead of EU + India.

PE is comfortably IECSC-listed with **light IECSC-side regulatory profile**: NOT on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals, NOT on Highly Toxic, NOT on Easily-Made Drugs. **0% China VAT export rebate** for PE. China dominates global PE capacity (~22%, ~25-30 Mt/yr) led by Sinopec + CNPC + Hengli + **Shenghong Petrochemical (Lianyungang Xuwei; a leading single-site integrated petrochemical complex; verify the most recent capacity Mt/yr against Shenghong investor disclosures before quoting world-largest rank or a specific Mt/yr figure)** + Wanhua + Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC. **China is structurally net-IMPORTER of PE (~30% of demand imported)**; largest global PE importer.

Listing and threshold

Substance Polyethylene (PE; LDPE / LLDPE / HDPE / UHMWPE) (CAS 9002-88-4), (C2H4)n
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 applies. Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit NOT required (light hazard)

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed on IECSC
  • NOT on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • NOT on China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog
  • NOT on the Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog
  • GB/T 11116-2009 specification applies for industrial-grade PE (Chinese national standard)
  • GACC export classifications: HS 39011000 (LDPE), 39012000 (HDPE), 39013000 (EVA), 39014000 (LLDPE)
  • China dominates global PE capacity (~22%, ~25-30 Mt/yr); production: gas-phase + solution + tubular high-pressure reactor + autoclave

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required (polymer light-hazard)
  • **0% China VAT export rebate** for PE
  • Beijing 14th Five-Year Plan emphasises PE capacity additions
  • Chinese plastic-pollution policy + extended producer responsibility (EPR) emerging

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin PE exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. Light-regulatory profile. **China is structurally net-IMPORTER of PE (~30% of demand imported)**; largest global PE importer despite domestic capacity expansion. Major Chinese producers: Sinopec, CNPC, Hengli, **Shenghong Petrochemical Lianyungang Xuwei**, Wanhua, Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration with HS code 39011000 / 39012000 / 39013000 / 39014000
  • Industrial-grade certificate per GB/T 11116-2009
  • Standard commercial invoice and packing list

Common compliance traps

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

  • **0% China VAT export rebate** for PE
  • **China is structurally net-IMPORTER of PE (~30% of demand imported)**
  • Major Chinese producers: Sinopec, CNPC, Hengli, **Shenghong Petrochemical Lianyungang Xuwei (16 Mt/yr 2022 commissioning)**, Wanhua, Zhejiang Petrochemical / ZRCC
  • Capacity additions 2024-2026 (Hengli Phase 4, Zhejiang Petrochemical Phase 3, Shenghong + Wanhua expansions, multiple new entrants) extend Chinese capacity rapidly toward ~30%
  • Beijing 14th Five-Year Plan emphasises PE capacity additions

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for polyethylene (pe; ldpe / lldpe / hdpe / uhmwpe), see the CAS 9002-88-4 sourcing reference.

For grade-by-grade buying notes, freight maths, supplier-tier pricing, and a worked landed-cost example, the polyethylene (pe; ldpe / lldpe / hdpe / uhmwpe) cornerstone hub covers the full sourcing chain.

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

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