CAS 7664-38-2 · AICIS · Australia

Phosphoric acid under AICIS

H3PO4 · 磷酸

Status: Listed. Phosphoric acid is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) or Schedule 6 (Poison) applies** for retail mixtures depending on concentration (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard before relying). NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin phosphoric acid. Australia has limited domestic phosphoric acid production (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland operations; verify current operational status against the producer's public reporting before relying); structurally net-importer for fertiliser plus food-grade plus industrial sectors. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats phosphoric acid as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 5 or Schedule 6** for retail mixtures depending on concentration. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. Australia limited domestic phosphoric acid production (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland operations; verify current status before relying).

Listing and threshold

Substance Phosphoric acid (CAS 7664-38-2), H3PO4
Regime Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Department of Health
Jurisdiction Australia
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold AICIS introducer registration required for >100 kg/year

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Skin Corr. 1B (H314), Met. Corr. 1 (H290)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictogram: GHS05
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) or Schedule 6 (Poison) for retail mixtures depending on concentration (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard at https://www.tga.gov.au/products/scheduling-poisons-standard before relying)
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: Class 8 (corrosive), UN 1805, PG III for solutions >70 percent
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 1 mg/m3 8-hr TWA (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • IARC: Not classified

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • SUSMP Schedule 5 or Schedule 6 retail packaging rules apply (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard at https://www.tga.gov.au/products/scheduling-poisons-standard before relying)
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese phosphoric acid currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 280920)

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. Australia has limited domestic phosphoric acid production (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland operations; verify current status before relying); structurally net-importer.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS reflecting H290 / H314
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 280920
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 Class 8 transport doc

Common compliance traps

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

  • AICIS registration must be CURRENT at customs clearance
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 or Schedule 6 for retail mixtures (verify against the current SUSMP / Poisons Standard at https://www.tga.gov.au/products/scheduling-poisons-standard before relying)
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • Australia limited domestic phosphoric acid production (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland operations; verify current status before relying); structurally net-importer

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for phosphoric acid, see the CAS 7664-38-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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