CAS 7664-39-3 · AICIS · Australia

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) under AICIS

HF · 氢氟酸

Status: Listed. Hydrofluoric acid is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 7 (dangerous poison)** at industrial-grade (verify the current Schedule entry against https://www.tga.gov.au/access-and-supply/poisons-standard before relying). NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin HF. Australia has limited domestic HF production; structurally net-importer for Australian aluminium-smelter cryolite + AlF3 demand at Tomago Aluminium NSW + Boyne Smelters Gladstone QLD + Bell Bay TAS + Portland VIC, and for fluorochem refrigerant + semiconductor demand. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats HF as a routine listed industrial chemical with **extreme hazard profile** (Acute Tox. 1 + Skin Corr. 1A; SUSMP Schedule 7 dangerous poison; Ca-gluconate antidote at use sites). NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty. Australia limited domestic HF production; structurally net-importer for aluminium-smelter cryolite + AlF3 demand at Tomago + Boyne + Bell Bay + Portland.

Listing and threshold

Substance Hydrofluoric acid (HF) (CAS 7664-39-3), HF
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: Acute Tox. 1 oral / dermal / inhalation + Skin Corr. 1A
  • **SUSMP / Poisons Standard Schedule 7 (dangerous poison)** at industrial-grade (verify the current Schedule entry against https://www.tga.gov.au/access-and-supply/poisons-standard before relying)
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • ADG 7.7: anhydrous UN 1052 Class 8 PG I + 6.1; aqueous UN 1790 Class 8 PG I/II/III
  • Safe Work Australia WES: 3 ppm 8-hr TWA + 6 ppm STEL (verify against the current Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards at https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/exposure-standards before relying)
  • IARC: Not classified

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese HF currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 (Acute Tox. 1 + Skin Corr. 1A; Ca-gluconate antidote at use sites)
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies (HS 281111)
  • SUSMP Schedule 7 (dangerous poison)
  • ADG 7.7 anhydrous UN 1052 Class 8 PG I + 6.1; aqueous UN 1790 Class 8 PG I/II/III

Importer obligations

AICIS registration required. Australia has limited domestic HF production; structurally net-importer for aluminium-smelter cryolite + AlF3 demand at Tomago Aluminium NSW + Boyne Smelters Gladstone QLD + Bell Bay TAS + Portland VIC, and for fluorochem refrigerant + semiconductor demand.

Required documents

  • AICIS registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS (Acute Tox. 1 + Skin Corr. 1A + Ca-gluconate-antidote handling)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS 281111
  • ChAFTA Form CO
  • ADG 7.7 documentation per anhydrous / aqueous form

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 7 (dangerous poison)
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies
  • Australia limited domestic HF production; structurally net-importer for aluminium-smelter + fluorochem + semiconductor demand
  • Major Australian aluminium smelters consume HF / cryolite / AlF3: Tomago Aluminium NSW + Boyne Smelters Gladstone QLD + Bell Bay TAS + Portland VIC
  • Calcium gluconate antidote at use sites

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for hydrofluoric acid (hf), see the CAS 7664-39-3 sourcing reference.

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

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

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