English Edition of the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals (2015)

The Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals is promulgated by 10 ministries in accordance with Decree 591 Regulations on Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals. It is an administrative license Catalogue which means that businesses that produce, import, distribute or use hazardous chemicals in the Catalogue are subject to license requirements (production license, operation license, safe use license, etc.)

The current Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals was issued in 2002 and contains more than 3,800 chemicals. A revised draft version was issued in 2013 and includes nearly 3,000 kinds of chemicals. Please note that the Catalogue includes both substances and mixtures. Some entries are generic entries matching a group of substances with similar hazard properties.

To access the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals, please click the links given below:

• Search the Catalogue online in Chinese - provided by SAWS;
• Download the 2013 draft version of the Catalogue (in Chinese);

Definition of Hazardous Chemicals and Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals

In Decree 591, hazardous chemicals are defined as highly toxic chemicals and other chemicals which are toxic, corrosive, explosive, flammable and do harm to human body, facilities and environment. All chemicals meeting GHS hazard classification criteria may fall within its scope.

Among all hazardous chemicals placed on Chinese market, around 3000 chemicals have been prioritized and added to the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals. Only businesses who handle hazardous chemicals in the Catalogue are subject to license requirements. In addition to that, hazardous chemicals in the Catalogue are subject to additional registration requirements under MEP order 22.

Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals and Compulsory GHS Classifications in China

For many chemicals listed in the Catalogue, the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) will publish their GHS classifications in a separate guidance document. Companies must use the classifications given in the guidance or more severe classifications to classify their chemicals and prepare SDSs and labels.

- See more here.

New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals (NZIoC)

NZIoC is different from chemical inventories in other countries. It is only a database of all the hazardous chemical components of products approved under group standards. Many group standards require the hazardous components of products covered under these approvals to be listed on the NZIoC.

If you have a new product you can check the list to see if you comply with the group standard condition. A spreadsheet of the full NZIoC listings can be downloaded here:
NZIoC spreadsheet (excel, 4533 kb)

Updates to NZIoC

The NZIoC is updated regularly with new chemicals that have been notified and verified. To download or search the latest inventory, please click the link below:

NZIoC - New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals

Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS)

The Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) is a listing of all industrial chemicals in use in Australia between 1 January 1977 and 28 February 1990. In addition, it includes new assessed chemicals and corrections as required.

The AICS is maintained under the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) and contains over 40,000 chemicals. It consists of the non-confidential (public) section and the confidential section.

Any chemical not included in AICS is regarded as a new industrial chemical unless it is outside the scope of the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989 or is otherwise exempt from notification. New industrial chemicals must be notified and assessed before being manufactured or imported into Australia.

Access AICS

Taiwan Chemical Substance Inventory (TCSI)

Taiwan's chemical substance inventory (TCSI) is compiled by the Ministry of Labor(MoL) and it contains more than 79,000 substances that were manufactured in or imported into Taiwan between 1 Jan 1993 and 31 Dec 2011. The inventory has been updated several times by two supplementary existing substance nominations. 

A substance that cannot be found on above existing substance inventory will be regarded as a new substance in Taiwan. You need to comply with both Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act(Taiwan TCSCA) and Occupational Safety and Health Act(Taiwan OSHA) and register your new substance prior to manufacture or importation. It shall be noted that existing substances may also require registration under TCSCA. 

To access the inventory and learn more info about new substance registration under TCSCA, please click the link below.
National Existing Chemical Inventory in Taiwan

More Chemical Inventories. 

Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) and PMPIN

Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances(PICCS) is an inventory of all chemicals and chemical substances in use throughout the country. Chemicals and chemical substances not included in the PICCS cannot be manufactured, imported, distributed, or used unless they have undergone the Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN) process.

The first PICCS developed by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was released in 2000. It contains approximately 24,000 chemicals and chemical substances nominated in 1993 by chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and users.

PICCS is updated every 5 years. The latest edition of PICCS(2011) includes mroe than 44,000 chemical substances.

To access PICCS and learn more info about PMPIN, please click the link below.
Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS) 

Canada Domestic Substance List (DSL) and Non-Domestic Substance List (NDSL)

Domestic Substances List (DSL) and the Non-Domestic Substances List (NDSL) are created in accordance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) by Environment Canada. Substances that are not on the DSL may require notification and assessment before they can be manufactured or imported into Canada. Substances on the NDSL have different notification requirements.
DSL and NDSL can be accessed here.

Canada Finally Releases WHMIS 2015 Adopting GHS

13 Feb 2015, We have prepared a comprehensive summary of labelling and SDS requirements in Canada WHMIS 2015 for you. 

The DSL

The DSL includes substances that were, between January 1, 1984, and December 31, 1986, in Canadian commerce, used for manufacturing purposes, or manufactured in or imported into Canada in a quantity of 100 kg or more in any calendar year. The purpose of the List was to define what was 'New to Canada' and it has been amended from time to time following assessment under the New Substances Notification Regulations and currently contains approximately 23,000 substances. If a substance appears on the DSL and has no other restrictions imposed, it is approved for importation and intended use in all product applications.

The NDSL

The Non-Domestic Substance List (NDSL) is a list of substances believed to be in International commerce. It is basically the 1-year-old USA TSCA Inventory minus DSL substances. The substances on this list still require notification, but the trigger limits are higher and the amount of information to submit is less than if the substance is not on the NDSL.


Canada Domestic Substance List (DSL) and Non-Domestic Substance List (NDSL)
http://www.chemsafetypro.com/Topics/Canada/Canada_DSL_Domestic_Substance_List_NDSL.html

CIQ Inspection of Import and Export of Hazardous Chemicals in China

Pursuant to the regulations on safe management of hazardous chemicals in China that enters into force on 1 Dec 2011, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine(AQSIQ) or China Inspection and Quarantine Bureau(CIQ) is responsible for performing inspection of imported & exported hazardous chemicals and their packages.

Chinese companies who export hazardous chemicals abroad by sea or air need to obtain hazard identification and classification report from designated testing lab in China(for example, Shanghai Chemical Industry Testing Centre for Shanghai Port) to determine if those chemicals belong to dangerous goods. If those chemicals belong to dangerous goods, manufacturers of the dangerous goods and packages need to apply for an inspection from local Inspection and Quarantine authorities and get certified by CIQ. Otherwise, the goods cannot be exported.

If foreign companies export hazardous chemicals in China, Chinese importer shall apply for inspection from local Inspection and Quarantine authority at the port of entry.

The following documents shall be provided (at least) when applying for an inspection:

• Declaration of conformity;
• Licenses: Registration certificate for hazardous chemicals, operating license, safe-use license and business license;
• SDS in Chinese; sample of hazard communication label;
• Report on hazard identification and classification;

The following items will be inspected by CIQ:

• Identify whether the composition/constituent information of goods, physical and chemical properties, hazard class, packaging category meet the requirements of relevant standards, and whether they are consistent with the hazard identification and classification report, SDS and chemical safety label provided when applying for an inspection;
• Identify whether a Chinese SDS has been provided along with the goods, whether a Chinese label has been affixed on the packaging of goods; whether the contents in SDS and label meet the requirements of relevant standards and are consistent with the goods.
• Identify whether the models, category, specification, unit quantity and mark of packaging meet the standard requirements and whether the packaging has been adapted to the properties and uses of the inspected goods.
• Identify whether the packing method meets standard requirement and whether the use of package is appropriate, whether the packaging is sealed tightly and whether the goods inside the package have leaked.

If hazardous chemicals and packaging materials pass inspection, CIQ will issue a certificate of inspection and quarantine of imported commodities and the chemical products can now be sold and used in China.

Please note that sending a small quantity of sample by delivery service provider does not require CIQ inspection.

More info about how hazardous chemicals are regulated in China, please click here