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Introductions of 10 kg or less - chemical identity

Guidance on completing the ‘Chemical identity’ section of the pre-introduction report for ‘introductions of 10 kg or less’ in AICIS Business Services.

Do you know the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number of the industrial chemical?  

Select Yes if you can provide the chemical’s CAS registry number (CAS number). You will then need to enter the CAS number and its CAS name, IUPAC name or INCI name. You will also need to enter any other names you use to refer to your chemical. 

Select No if you don’t know the CAS registry number or select CAS No. is 'not assigned' if your chemical does not have an assigned CAS number. We accept the CAS name, IUPAC name or INCI name of the industrial chemical.

If you know the CAS or IUPAC name of your chemical, you will need to enter these, and any other names that you use to refer to the chemical. 

If you don't know the CAS or IUPAC name for the chemical, we accept an INCI name. You will need to enter the INCI name and then you can also enter any other names that you use to refer to the chemical

If you don’t know the CAS number, CAS name, IUPAC name or INCI name of your chemical, you must provide any other name that you use to refer to the chemical and the details (business or a specific person) of who you believe, on reasonable grounds would, provide the:

  • CAS number (if assigned)  
  • CAS name, IUPAC name or INCI name for the chemical, if we ask for it. 
If you don't know the CAS number, CAS name, IUPAC name or INCI name of your chemical because this information is proprietary or confidential, then you need to provide the details of who can give this to us directly. For example, you may hold email correspondence from the supplier or manufacturer of the chemical indicating that they would supply this information to AICIS, if requested. If it would be reasonably practicable for you to find out the CAS number (if assigned) and the CAS, IUPAC or INCI name of the chemical, then you are taken to have known it. This ensures you actively try to find this information. You should consider whether another reasonable person in your position, who is required to comply with the same obligations as you would be able to source identity information on your chemical.

What do we mean by ‘any other name that you use to refer to the industrial chemical’? 

Other name could be a trade name, marketing name, generic name, or common name. If you know the CAS name or IUPAC name, your other name could be the INCI name.

What do we mean by ‘the name that you use to refer to the industrial chemical’? 

If you don’t know the CAS number, CAS name, IUPAC name or INCI name of your chemical, you must provide the name that you use to refer to the industrial chemical. This could be the trade name, marketing name, generic name or common name.

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