CAS 75-09-2 · IECSC · People's Republic of China

Dichloromethane (methylene chloride, DCM) under IECSC

CH2Cl2 · 二氯甲烷

Status: Listed. DCM is on the IECSC public portion. **DCM IS on China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals** (Carc 2 plus STOT SE 3 classification). Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required. NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **0% China VAT export rebate** for DCM (HS 290312). China dominates global DCM capacity led by chlor-alkali batch 45 multi-site producers (Sinopec, Wanhua, Hengli, Tangshan Sanyou, Shandong Haihua), Juhua Group, Dongyue Group (verify percent-of-global share against ICIS or S&P Commodity Insights before quoting; prior reports cited approximately 60 percent at ~1.5 to 2 Mt/yr).

DCM is comfortably IECSC-listed but IS on Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals (Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain required). NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog. NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog. **0% China VAT export rebate**. China dominates global DCM capacity led by chlor-alkali batch 45 multi-site producers. **EU Annex XVII Restriction 59 paint-stripper ban plus US TSCA Section 6 April 2024 paint-stripper ban restructure global DCM end-use mix**.

Listing and threshold

Substance Dichloromethane (methylene chloride, DCM) (CAS 75-09-2), CH2Cl2
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. Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit required

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed in China's Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals
  • NOT on Highly Toxic Chemicals Catalog
  • NOT on Easily-Made Drugs Catalog
  • GB/T 17519-2013 Chinese SDS standard
  • GACC HS code: 290312
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 6.1, UN 1593, PG III

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit IS required**
  • **0% China VAT export rebate**
  • GB/T 17519 Chinese SDS required

Importer obligations

For Chinese-origin DCM exported abroad, no IECSC obligation falls on the foreign importer. Major Chinese producers: chlor-alkali batch 45 multi-site (Sinopec, Wanhua, Hengli, Tangshan Sanyou, Shandong Haihua), Juhua Group, Dongyue Group.

Required documents

  • GACC export declaration HS 290312
  • GHS Chinese SDS per GB/T 17519
  • Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain
  • GB 6944-2012 Class 6.1 transport doc

Common compliance traps

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

  • **Hazardous Chemicals Operation Permit chain**
  • **0% China VAT export rebate**
  • NOT on Highly Toxic Catalog (lighter than benzene + phenol + formaldehyde)
  • Major Chinese producers: chlor-alkali batch 45 multi-site (Sinopec, Wanhua, Hengli, Tangshan Sanyou, Shandong Haihua), Juhua Group, Dongyue Group
  • Production: chlor-alkali batch 45 + methanol batch 3 hydrochlorination (~95 percent globally)
  • **EU Annex XVII Restriction 59 paint-stripper ban + US TSCA Section 6 April 2024 paint-stripper ban** restructure global DCM end-use mix; Chinese producers shifting toward pharmaceutical-extraction + foam-blowing + chloro-organic feedstock end-uses

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for dichloromethane (methylene chloride, dcm), see the CAS 75-09-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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