CAS 7664-41-7 · AICIS · Australia

Ammonia (anhydrous) under AICIS

NH3 · 氨

Status: Listed. Ammonia is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. Australia adopted the GHS classification matching REACH. **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) applies for industrial-grade ammonia above concentration cutoffs** (similar to formaldehyde batch 18 + benzene batch 22 + aniline batch 26 + EO batch 28 + PO batch 29 + TDI batch 31 SUSMP Schedule 7). NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin ammonia. **Australia has substantial domestic ammonia production**: Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland + Gibson Island Queensland + Yarwun Queensland (Yara), Wesfarmers / CSBP Kwinana Western Australia. Australia is structurally net-exporter for fertiliser chain. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats ammonia as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) scheduling for industrial-grade above concentration cutoffs**. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin ammonia competitive. **Australia has substantial domestic ammonia production** (Incitec Pivot QLD + Wesfarmers / CSBP WA); structurally net-exporter for fertiliser chain. **Australian green ammonia ambition**: Pilbara green-hydrogen + green-ammonia mega-projects (Asian Renewable Energy Hub + Western Green Energy Hub + Murchison Hydrogen Renewables) targeting EU + Korean + Japanese export markets in 2027-2030 timeline.

Listing and threshold

Substance Ammonia (anhydrous) (CAS 7664-41-7), NH3
Regime Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), administered by the Department of Health
Jurisdiction Australia
Status Listed
Tonnage threshold AICIS introducer registration required for any business introducing >100 kg/year of any industrial chemical

Classifications under this regime

  • Listed Industrial Chemical on AICIS Inventory
  • Australian GHS classification: Flam. Gas 2 (H221), Press. Gas, Acute Tox. 3 inhalation (H331), Skin Corr. 1B (H314), STOT SE 3 (H335), Aquatic Acute 1 (H400)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS04 + GHS05 + GHS06 + GHS07 + GHS09
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison)** applies for industrial-grade ammonia above concentration cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 2.3 (toxic gas), UN 1005 (refrigerated liquefied) / UN 2073 / UN 2672
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 25 ppm 8-hr TWA, 35 ppm STEL
  • IARC: not assigned (verify against current IARC list-of-classifications at https://monographs.iarc.who.int/list-of-classifications before relying on a negative classification)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • No AICIS-specific use restrictions for industrial-grade above concentration cutoffs
  • SUSMP Schedule 7 retail packaging rules apply for industrial-grade above cutoffs
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin ammonia currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent toxic gas storage requirements apply for bulk; refrigerated liquefied or compressed gas storage
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin ammonia (HS 281410)

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) compliance is the dominant practitioner overhead**. Australia has **substantial domestic ammonia production** (Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill Queensland + Gibson Island Queensland + Yarwun Queensland, Wesfarmers / CSBP Kwinana Western Australia); structurally net-exporter for fertiliser chain. Imports flow during plant outages.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant Safety Data Sheet (Safe Work Australia model code format) reflecting H221 / H314 / H331 / H335 / H400 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 281410 (anhydrous)
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) labelling compliance** for industrial-grade above cutoffs
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin for preferential treatment
  • ADG 7.7 Class 2.3 dangerous-goods transport documentation (refrigerated liquefied gas)

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
  • WHS hazardous-chemicals register entry required at handling facilities; refrigerated liquefied or compressed gas storage required
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) compliance is the dominant practitioner overhead**
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese ammonia currently
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin ammonia competitive
  • **Australia has substantial domestic ammonia production**: Incitec Pivot Phosphate Hill QLD + Gibson Island QLD + Yarwun QLD, Wesfarmers / CSBP Kwinana WA. Australia structurally net-exporter for fertiliser chain
  • Australian green ammonia ambition: Pilbara green-hydrogen + green-ammonia mega-projects (Asian Renewable Energy Hub + Western Green Energy Hub + Murchison Hydrogen Renewables) targeting EU + Korean + Japanese export markets in 2027-2030 timeline

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for ammonia (anhydrous), see the CAS 7664-41-7 sourcing reference.

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

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

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