CAS 62-53-3 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Aniline (aminobenzene) under IECSC

C6H7N · 苯胺

Status: Listed. Aniline is on the IECSC public portion as a foundational aromatic amine. New-substance notification under MEE Decree No. 7 (2010) is NOT required. **Aniline IS on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals** (Carc 2 + Muta 2 + Acute Tox. 3 + STOT RE 1 + Skin Sens 1 + Aquatic Chronic 1 classification). **Aniline IS on China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (heaviest-compliance substance in dataset alongside phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22): Public Security Bureau supervision, traceability, training, inventory-control all required. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog. **0% China VAT export rebate** for aniline (HS 292141) reflects Beijing aromatic-petrochemical export-discouragement signal (similar to benzene batch 22 + phenol batch 13 + toluene batch 20 + xylene batch 21 + styrene batch 25).

Aniline is comfortably IECSC-listed but IS on **BOTH the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals AND the Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (heaviest-compliance substance in the dataset alongside phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22). Public Security Bureau supervision + Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain dual-permit overhead. **0% China VAT export rebate** is structural Beijing aromatic-petrochemical export-discouragement signal. China dominates global capacity (~50%, ~5-6 Mt/yr) led by **Wanhua Chemical Yantai (the largest single-company MDI producer globally with integrated upstream aniline plus nitrobenzene plus nitric acid capacity; verify the most recent total MDI nameplate against the Wanhua Chemical investor site before quoting a specific Mt/yr figure)**, Sinopec Anqing, Sinopec Yanshan, BASF Shanghai, Lanxess Shanghai, Sailing Chemical. Production route: nitrobenzene hydrogenation (~95% globally); nitrobenzene from benzene (batch 22) + nitric acid + sulfuric acid (batch 2). **Wanhua Chemical Yantai integrated MDI chain dominates Chinese aniline economics**: Wanhua + Sinopec consume most domestic capacity for integrated MDI / TDI chain. Chinese aniline export volume is structurally LIMITED because integrated capture dominates.

Listing and threshold

Substance Aniline (aminobenzene) (CAS 62-53-3), C6H7N
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 required regardless of volume

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed in China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • **Listed in China's Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog** (Public Security Bureau supervision; same level as phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22)
  • NOT on the Easily-Made Drugs Precursor Chemicals Catalog
  • GB/T 2961-2008 specification applies for industrial-grade aniline (Chinese national standard)
  • GB/T 2961-2008 covers minimum 99.9% purity (industrial-grade), water content, nitrobenzene residue, metal contamination, color (APHA)
  • GACC export classification: HS 292141 (aniline)
  • China dominates global capacity (~50%, ~5-6 Mt/yr) led by Wanhua Chemical Yantai (integrated MDI chain), Sinopec Anqing + Sinopec Yanshan, BASF Shanghai, Lanxess Shanghai, Sailing Chemical
  • GB 6944-2012 dangerous-goods transport classification: Class 6.1 (toxic substance), UN 1547
  • Production route: nitrobenzene hydrogenation (~95% globally); nitrobenzene from benzene + nitric acid + sulfuric acid

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit IS required** for any party producing, storing, or distributing aniline
  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau permit chain** required for production / storage / distribution
  • Hazardous Chemicals Road Transport Permit required for road shipment of bulk aniline
  • Customs Inspection Order routinely applies for export consignments
  • No specific export-restriction or quota system applies
  • **0% China VAT export rebate** for aniline (HS 292141); reflects Beijing aromatic-petrochemical export-discouragement signal
  • GB/T 17519 Chinese-language SDS required for domestic distribution
  • MEE 2024 guidance restricts new aniline capacity not integrated to MDI / TDI downstream; preference for Wanhua-style integrated capacity

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin aniline exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. The export-side documentation pack focuses on the Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain, the **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision chain** (operator registration + traceability + training + inventory-control), the GB/T 17519 Chinese-language SDS, and ADG 7.7 Class 6.1 transport documentation. **Highly Toxic Chemicals + Hazardous Chemicals dual-permit chain is the heaviest compliance overhead** in the dataset (alongside phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22). Major Chinese producers: **Wanhua Chemical Yantai** (integrated MDI chain at large global scale; verify the most recent total MDI nameplate against the Wanhua Chemical investor site before quoting world-largest rank or a specific Mt/yr figure; the integrated chain consumes most of the company's own aniline so aniline export volume is structurally limited), Sinopec Anqing (Anhui), Sinopec Yanshan (Beijing), BASF Shanghai, Lanxess Shanghai. Chinese aniline export volume is structurally LIMITED because Wanhua + Sinopec consume most domestic capacity for integrated MDI / TDI chain.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration with HS code 292141
  • Industrial-grade certificate per GB/T 2961-2008 (minimum 99.9% purity)
  • GHS-compliant SDS in Simplified Chinese per GB/T 17519-2013 (effective 31 January 2014, references UN GHS 4th revised edition; verify against the current version of GB/T 17519 at https://www.codeofchina.com/standard/GBT17519-2013.html)
  • Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain documentation (producer / forwarder / port operator)
  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau permit chain documentation**
  • Hazardous Chemicals Road Transport Permit (where road-shipped from inland producers)
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 6.1 dangerous-goods transport documentation

Common compliance traps

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

  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals + Hazardous Chemicals dual-permit chain is the heaviest compliance overhead in the dataset** (alongside phenol batch 13 + formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22)
  • **0% China VAT export rebate** is structural Beijing aromatic-petrochemical export-discouragement signal
  • **Highly Toxic Chemicals Public Security Bureau supervision** parallel to Hazardous Chemicals chain
  • Major Chinese producers: **Wanhua Chemical Yantai (the largest single-company MDI producer globally with integrated upstream aniline plus nitrobenzene plus nitric acid capacity; verify the most recent total MDI nameplate against the Wanhua Chemical investor site before quoting a specific Mt/yr figure)**, Sinopec Anqing, Sinopec Yanshan, BASF Shanghai, Lanxess Shanghai, Sailing Chemical
  • Production route: nitrobenzene hydrogenation (~95% globally); nitrobenzene from benzene (batch 22) + nitric acid + sulfuric acid (batch 2)
  • Benzene (batch 22) + nitric acid + sulfuric acid (batch 2) feedstock chain economics flow through structurally
  • **Wanhua Chemical Yantai integrated MDI chain dominates Chinese aniline economics**: Wanhua + Sinopec consume most domestic capacity for integrated MDI / TDI chain. Chinese aniline export volume is structurally LIMITED
  • GACC sometimes blocks shipments if SDS is missing the Chinese-only fields (mainland-China emergency contact, GHS Chinese pictograms, Chinese Highly Toxic Chemicals registration number)

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for aniline (aminobenzene), see the CAS 62-53-3 sourcing reference.

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

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

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