CAS 77-92-9 · AICIS · Australia

Citric acid under AICIS

C6H8O7 · 柠檬酸

Status: Listed. Citric acid is on the AICIS (Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme; replaced NICNAS on 1 July 2020 under the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019, verify against https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are-and-what-we-do) Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. Citric acid is NOT classified as hazardous beyond mild eye and skin irritation, NOT SUSMP scheduled, NOT a regulated dangerous good for transport. The regulatory profile is light. Food-grade product is treated under the FSANZ (Food Standards Australia New Zealand) Code Standard 1.3.1 as food additive 330.

AICIS treats citric acid as a routine listed industrial chemical with light hazard. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes the China-Australia citric lane structurally competitive, and the absence of an active Australian AD/CVD case (unlike the iconic US case since 2009) makes the lane operationally cleaner than US-bound trade. Australian beverage and food manufacturing demand (Coca-Cola Amatil, Berri, McCain Foods, Australian Vintage) is structural; food-grade FSANZ certification is the operator-relevant differentiation from industrial-grade.

Listing and threshold

Substance Citric acid (CAS 77-92-9), C6H8O7
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
  • GHS classification: Eye Irrit. 2 (H319), Skin Irrit. 2 (H315); NOT Skin Corr., NOT Acute Tox.
  • NOT SUSMP scheduled
  • NOT a regulated dangerous good under Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG 7.7) Code
  • WHS Regulation 2011 nuisance-dust handling rules apply
  • FSANZ Food Standards Code Standard 1.3.1: food additive 330 (acidulant, antioxidant, sequestrant)

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • No AICIS-specific use restrictions
  • No SUSMP or ADG restrictions
  • FSANZ purity criteria apply for food-grade product
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin citric acid (unlike the US, EU)
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS (online registration is straightforward and annual). For food-grade product, FSANZ Standard 1.3.1 applies; verify purity per FSANZ specification. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty makes the China-Australia citric lane competitive vs alternatives. The absence of an Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese citric acid (unlike US and EU) makes this lane operationally cleaner than US-bound trade.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant Safety Data Sheet (Safe Work Australia model code format; brief)
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 29181400
  • FSANZ-compliant food-grade certificate (where food-grade)
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin for preferential treatment

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; lapsed registrations trigger holds at first arrival
  • FSANZ food-grade purity criteria differ from EU Regulation 231/2012 and FDA GRAS / FCC; verify destination spec before invoicing
  • No Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese citric (this is unusual; most major markets have or have had one)
  • Australian beverage and food manufacturing (Coca-Cola Amatil, Berri, McCain Foods) is the structural demand
  • Industrial citric demand for detergents and chelating-agent applications is volume-niche
  • Anti-dumping cases initiated by domestic Australian producers occur periodically; monitor Anti-Dumping Commission case list

Where to read next

For substance-level identifiers (formula, molecular weight, SMILES, InChIKey), GHS hazard profile, IMDG transport class, and full sourcing reference for citric acid, see the CAS 77-92-9 sourcing reference.

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

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

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