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Getting started: registration, importing and manufacturing

If you manufacture or import industrial chemicals – or products that contain industrial chemicals – then you must register with us.

Basics of importing and manufacturing chemicals

A quick outline of what you need to do if you're planning to introduce (import or manufacture) industrial chemicals – or products that contain industrial chemicals – for commercial purposes.
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What is an introduction?

An introduction means the importation or manufacture of an industrial chemical in Australia. An importer or manufacturer of industrial chemicals is an ‘introducer’.
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Business, hobby or personal use

Registration depends on whether you're importing or manufacturing industrial chemicals (and products that contain industrial chemicals) for personal, hobby or commercial use.
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What is an article?

We define an article as a finished good that is designed for a particular purpose and that does not release a chemical during use.
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List of relevant tariff classifications

You’ll need to register your business with us if your imported goods contain industrial chemicals and any tariff classifications in our table apply to the goods you’re importing.
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