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NEW! Changes to the Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines

We recently published our planned changes to the 2026 AICIS Industrial Chemicals Categorisation Guidelines (Guidelines) that will take effect in September 2026. Changes include updates to the list of chemicals with high hazards for categorisation.

Read our updates to the guidelines to learn more.

Guides on specific information requirement

Work out if you need to submit a specific information requirement (SIR) form

This guide will help you work out if you need to submit a ‘specific information requirement (SIR)’ form in AICIS Business Services for your listed introduction.

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Help with completing a specific information requirement (SIR) form

Three guides to help you complete a specific information requirement (SIR) form in AICIS Business Services.

Categorisation Guide and decision tools

Guide to categorising your chemical importation and manufacture

Essential for all registrants and industrial chemical introducers. Includes steps you must follow to categorise your chemicals and products.

Decision tools to help you categorise your chemical importation or manufacture

Self-guided tools to help you categorise your introduction.

Extra categorisation help

Extra resources to help you categorise your introduction

More resources and tools to help businesses to categorise their chemical importation or manufacture

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List of chemicals with high hazards for categorisation

Use this list to check if your chemical has hazards in the highest human and environment hazard bands.

Working out your hazards using read-across information

What is the read-across method, and how you can work out if your read-across information is suitable to work out your chemical's human health and environmental hazard characteristics.

Reporting and record-keeping obligations

Declarations, reports and records you need to submit or keep after you have categorised your introduction as listed, exempted or reported or assessed.

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Video guides – learn about AICIS and your obligations

Watch our informative videos on a range of key topics designed to help you understand your obligations.

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Guide to categorising your chemical importation and manufacture

Decision tools to help you categorise your chemical importation or manufacture

Extra categorisation help

Extra resources to help you categorise your introduction

List of chemicals with high hazards for categorisation

Working out your hazards using read-across information

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Reporting and record-keeping obligations

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