The Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (China MEP) and Chinese Customs have issued a joint notice No. 85 to publish the 2014 version of the List of Toxic Chemicals Restricted to Be Imported into or Exported from China. The new list replaces previous list and is effective immediately from 1st Jan 2014.
Compared to current list which contains 158 chemicals, the new list includes 4 new entries covering primarily perfluorooctanesulfonic acid or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and their derivatives. Pursuant to MEP's order 22, companies which deal with import and/or export of those 4 types of chemicals will need to register with the Chemical Registration Centre (CRC) of MEP and apply for relevant registration certificates or custom clearance notification prior to import or export.
The 4 new entries are:
Index
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Chemical Product Name
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HS Code
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94
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (POSA), Potassium Perfluorooctanesulfonate, Lithium perfluorooctanesulfonate, Ammonium perfluorooctanesulfonate, Perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride
|
2904909014
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114
|
Diethanolamine perfluorooctanesulfonate
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2922120010
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115
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Heptadecafluorooctanesulfonic acid tetraethylammonium salt(BAYOWET), didecyl dimethyl ammonium perfluorooctanesulfonate
|
2923900013
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156
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N-ethylheptadecafluorooctanesulphonamide (SULFLURAMID), N-methylheptadecafluorooctanesulphonamide, N-methyl-N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)perfluorooctanesulfonamide, N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-N-perfluorooctanesulfonamide
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2935009033
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The other big change is that the HS Codes for 30 chemical products have been updated. Importers are required to use the new HSCodes to make a declaration to customs when those chemical products are imported into China or exported from China.
Please refer to the following table for more details.
Chemical names |
China Customs Notice No. 2013-85
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China Customs Notice No. 2011-91
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Index
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New HS Code
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HS Code
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Index
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P-dimethylaminoazobenzene-Azophenyl arsenic acid
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125
|
2931909014
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2931900022
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122
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dimethylarsonic acid
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126
|
2931909014
|
2931900022
|
123
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DIMETHYLARSINIC ACID SODIUM SALT
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127
|
2931909014
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2931900022
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124
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4-AMINOPHENYLARSONIC ACID SODIUM SALT(sonate)
|
128
|
2931909015
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2931900023
|
125
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Diphenylchloroarsine
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129
|
2931909015
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2931900023
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126
|
Anthraquinone-α-arsonic acid
|
130
|
2931909016
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2931900024
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127
|
Cyhexatin
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131
|
2931909016
|
2931900024
|
128
|
Butylstannane trilaurate
|
132
|
2931909016
|
2931900024
|
129
|
Tributyl tin acetate
|
133
|
2931909016
|
2931900024
|
130
|
Triethyl tin sulfate
|
134
|
2931909017
|
2931900025
|
131
|
Dibutyltin oxide
|
135
|
2931909017
|
2931900025
|
132
|
Triethyltin acetic acid
|
136
|
2931909017
|
2931900025
|
133
|
tetraethyltin
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137
|
2931909018
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2931900026
|
134
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Trimethyltin acetic acid
|
138
|
2931909018
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2931900026
|
135
|
Fentin hydroxide
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139
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2931909019
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2931900027
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136
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Copper acetoarsenite
|
140
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2931909021
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2931900028
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137
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phenarsazine chloride
|
141
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2931909021
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2931900028
|
138
|
Roxarsone
|
142
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2931909022
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2931900029
|
139
|
Ethyldichloroarsine
|
143
|
2931909023
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2931900035
|
140
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DIPHENYL CHLOROARSINE
|
144
|
2931909023
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2931900035
|
141
|
METHYLARSONIC ACID
|
145
|
2931909024
|
2931900036
|
142
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Propylarsonic acid
|
146
|
2931909024
|
2931900036
|
143
|
Phenyldichloroarsine(PDA)
|
147
|
2931909024
|
2931900036
|
144
|
Phenylarsonic acid
|
148
|
2931909025
|
2931900037
|
145
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2-Nitrophenylarsonic acid
|
149
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2931909025
|
2931900037
|
146
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3-Nitrophenylarsonic acid
|
150
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2931909025
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2931900037
|
147
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4-Nitrophenylarsonic acid
|
151
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2931909026
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2931900038
|
148
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2-Aminobenzene arsonic acid
|
152
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2931909026
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2931900038
|
149
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3-Aminobenzene arsonic acid
|
153
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2931909027
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2931900039
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150
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4 -Aminobenzene arsonic acid
|
154
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2931909027
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2931900039
|
151
|
The addition of PFOS onto the list shows China’s efforts to implement Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Rotterdam Convention. Companies which deal with the import/export of above toxic chemicals need to pay extra attention to the HS Codes of their chemical products. The only criterion to determine whether registration is required for a mixture containing a substance on the list is to look at the HS code of the mixture. In the list, HS codes have also been assigned. If HS code is not listed, then registration is not required for the mixture. Sometimes, it is not so easy to determine the HS code of a complex mixture and different customs may have different manuals to refer to.
