CAS 98-82-8 · AICIS · Australia

Cumene (isopropylbenzene) under AICIS

C9H12 · 异丙苯 / 枯烯

Status: Listed. Cumene is on the AICIS Inventory of Industrial Chemicals as a Listed Industrial Chemical. **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs**. NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list. NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin cumene. Australia has no major domestic cumene production (no domestic phenol-acetone capacity); structurally net-importer for downstream limited phenol-acetone-BPA chain demand. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies for Chinese-origin imports (rare due to integrated-chain captivity).

AICIS treats cumene as a routine listed industrial chemical with **SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) scheduling for retail mixtures**. IARC Group 2B (since 2013 Monograph 101) drives WHS occupational surveillance. NO active Australian AD/CVD case. ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies but cumene-Hock chain captivity limits bulk trade.

Listing and threshold

Substance Cumene (isopropylbenzene) (CAS 98-82-8), C9H12
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. Liq. 3 (H226), Asp. Tox. 1 (H304), Skin Irrit. 2 (H315), STOT RE 2 (H373), Aquatic Acute 1 (H400), Aquatic Chronic 2 (H411)
  • Signal word: DANGER. GHS pictograms: GHS02 plus GHS07 plus GHS08 plus GHS09
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) applies for retail mixtures above concentration cutoffs
  • NOT on Australian Drug Control Act precursor list
  • Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG 7.7): Class 3 (flammable liquid), UN 1918, Packing Group III
  • Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standard: 25 ppm 8-hr TWA, 75 ppm STEL (verify against Safe Work Australia workplace exposure standards database before relying)
  • **IARC: Group 2B (possibly carcinogenic to humans) since 2013 Monograph 101**

Restrictions and conditions of use

  • No AICIS-specific use restrictions for industrial-grade cumene above concentration cutoffs
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 retail packaging rules apply for retail mixtures
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese-origin cumene currently
  • WHS Regulation 2011 hazardous-chemicals handling requirements apply
  • NFPA-equivalent flammable liquid storage requirements apply for bulk
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies to Chinese-origin cumene (HS 290270)

Importer obligations

The Australian importer of record must be registered with AICIS. SUSMP Schedule 5 applies for retail mixtures. Australia has no major domestic cumene production; structurally net-importer for limited phenol-acetone-BPA chain demand.

Required documents

  • AICIS introducer registration certificate (annual)
  • WHS-compliant Safety Data Sheet (Safe Work Australia model code format) reflecting H226 / H304 / H315 / H373 / H400 / H411 classification
  • Customs entry (ICS / ABF) with HS code 290270
  • ChAFTA Form CO certificate of origin for preferential treatment
  • ADG 7.7 Class 3 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
  • SUSMP Schedule 5 (Caution) scheduling for retail mixtures
  • IARC Group 2B since 2013 Monograph 101 drives WHS occupational surveillance
  • NO active Australian AD/CVD case on Chinese cumene currently
  • ChAFTA preferential zero-duty applies but cumene-Hock chain captivity limits bulk trade
  • Australia has no major domestic cumene production; 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 cumene (isopropylbenzene), see the CAS 98-82-8 sourcing reference.

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

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

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