Australia: Time to Submit Annual Declaration for 2023-24

It is time for registered importers or manufacturers who introduced industrial chemicals into Australia for commercial purposes between 1 September 2023 and 31 August 2024 to submit their Annual Declaration to the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS). This online declaration confirms that chemical introductions were authorized under the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

How to Submit                                                                                   

The Annual Declaration form is available on AICIS Business Services and must be submitted by 30 November 2024. The form requires the selection of the categories that apply to the introductions, ensuring that the chemicals meet the criteria for the selected category.

New for 2023-24: Exempted Categories

This year, if introductions fall under the exempted category, all exempted introduction types that applied must be selected on the form:

• Introductions where the highest indicative risk was very low risk

• Polymers of low concern

• Low-concern biological polymers

• Industrial chemicals solely for research and development

• Manufactured soap

• Chemicals imported and subsequently exported

• Chemicals comparable to listed chemicals

• Polymers comparable to listed polymers

• Chemicals resulting from non-functionalized surface treatment of listed chemicals

For more information on submitting the declaration, please visit the annual declaration page.