CAS 7697-37-2 · AICIS · Australia

Nitric acid under AICIS

HNO3 · 硝酸

Status: Listed. Nitric acid is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) applies for industrial-grade above concentration cutoffs**. **Australian Drug Control Act + Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Category II precursor scheduling**. **Australian explosives precursor security regulations** (HSEMP / NCSP) for ammonium nitrate downstream. Australia has substantial domestic nitric acid production (Incitec Pivot Mt Isa Queensland + Phosphate Hill QLD + Helidon QLD + Yara Pilbara). NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports.

AICIS treats nitric acid with **triple-overhead: SUSMP Schedule 7 + Drug Control Act Cat II + Australian explosives precursor security (HSEMP / NCSP for AN downstream)**. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. Australia has substantial domestic nitric acid production (Incitec Pivot QLD + Yara Pilbara WA).

Listing and threshold

Substance Nitric acid (CAS 7697-37-2), HNO3
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: full hazard profile matching REACH
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison)**
  • **Australian Drug Control Act Category II precursor scheduling**
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 8, UN 2031 / 2032
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 2 ppm 8-hr TWA, 4 ppm STEL

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • SUSMP Schedule 7 retail packaging rules apply
  • **Australian Drug Control Act Cat II precursor declaration**
  • **Australian explosives precursor security (HSEMP / NCSP)** for ammonium nitrate downstream
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin nitric acid (HS 280800)

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. **Triple-overhead: SUSMP Schedule 7 + Drug Control Act Cat II + explosives precursor security**. Australia has substantial domestic nitric acid production (Incitec Pivot QLD + Yara Pilbara WA); verify the current Australian production-versus-consumption balance against ABS / Department of Industry data before relying on a structural-balance assertion.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant SDS
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 280800
  • **SUSMP Schedule 7 (Dangerous Poison) labelling compliance**
  • **Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Cat II precursor declaration**
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin
  • ADG 7.7 Class 8 dangerous-goods transport documentation

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
  • **Triple-overhead: SUSMP Schedule 7 + Drug Control Act Cat II + explosives precursor security** is the dominant practitioner overhead
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes Chinese-origin nitric acid competitive
  • Australia substantial domestic production (Incitec Pivot QLD + Yara Pilbara WA)

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for nitric acid, see the CAS 7697-37-2 sourcing reference.

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

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

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