SGP/50
WTO/TBT
SG Singapore
  • 71 - Chemical technology
2019-06-16
2019-04-18

S/N

Chemical Name & Identity

HS Code

HS Description

1

Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (CAS No. 335-67-1), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

29159090

Other saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids & their anhydride halide peroxides peroxyacids & their halogenated sulphonated nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

29XXXXXX*

Hydrocarbons and their halogenated ,sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

2

Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) (CAS No. 355-46-4), its salts and PFHxS – related compounds

29049900

Other sulphonated nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons

29XXXXXX*

Hydrocarbons and their halogenated ,sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

3

Benzidine (CAS No. 92-87-5) and its salts

29215900

Other aromatic polyamines & their derivatives & salts thereof

4

Bis(chloromethyl) ether (CAS No. 542-88-1)

29091900

Other acyclic ethers & their halogenated sulphonated nitrated or nitrosated derivatives

5

Dinoterb

(CAS No. 1420-07-1)

29089900

Other halogenated sulphonated nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols

38089990

Rodenticides and similar products not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38

38089130

Insecticides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089190

Other insecticides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

38089311

Herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089319

Other herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

6

Amitraz

(CAS No. 33089-61-1)

29252900

Other imines & their derivatives thereof

38089990

Rodenticides & similar products not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38

38089130

Insecticides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089190

Other insecticides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

7

Lambda-cyhalothrin

(CAS No. 91465-08-6)

29269000

Other Nitrile-function compounds

38089990

Rodenticides and similar products not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38

38089130

Insecticides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089190

Other insecticides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

8

Atrazine

(CAS No. 1912-24-9)

29336900

Compounds with an unfused Triazine Ring in the structure Excl Melamine

38089311

Herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089319

Other herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

9

Paraquat (CAS No. 4685-14-7) and its salts

29333930 

Paraquat salts

29333990

Other compounds with an infused pyridine ring

38089311

Herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089319

Other herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

10

Acetochlor

(CAS No. 34256-82-1)

29242990

Other cyclic amides & their derivatives & salts thereof

38089311

Herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089319

Other herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

11

Hexazinone

(CAS No. 51235-04-2)

29336900

Compounds with an unfused Triazine Ring in the structure Excl Melamine

38089311

Herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38 in aerosol containers

38089319

Other herbicides not specified in Subheading Note 1 or 2 of Chapter 38, not in aerosol containers

*          As related salt and compound are too broad to give an exhaustive list, only sub-headings are included.

Proposed Control of Chemicals Under Review by Multilateral Environmental Agreements, (See Attachment) (5 page(s), in English)

NEA is proposing to control 11 new chemicals as Hazardous Substance (HS) under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations. These 11 new chemicals are identified by the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention for review. The proposed control of the 11 chemicals under the EPMA and EPM (HS) Regulations is planned to be gazetted by June 2019. The licensing of the chemicals will take effect in 2020. Importers, manufacturers and distributors of these chemicals and products containing these chemicals will then be required to apply for a HS licence/permit for the import, export, sale, store and use of the chemicals.   The 11 chemicals identified for control are as follows: 

Conventions

Stockholm Convention (SC)

Rotterdam Convention (RC)

Proposed Chemicals for Control

Industrial Chemicals

(i)    Pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

(ii)   Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS – related compounds

Industrial Chemicals

(i)     Benzidine and its salts

(ii)    Bis(chloromethyl) ether

Pesticide/ Insecticides/ Herbicides

(i)     Acetochlor

(ii)    Paraquat and its salts

(iii)   Lambda-cyhalothrin

(iv)   Atrazine

(v)    Dinoterb

(vi)   Amitraz

(vii)  Hexazinone