Licensing Requirements

A Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) licence is required before the start of the following activities for scheduled chemicals and unscheduled discrete organic chemicals.

Scheduled Chemicals

Activities Requiring a CWC Licence

Activity	Schedule 1	*Schedule 2	*Schedule 3
Production	√	√	√
Processing	√	√	X
Consumption	√	√	X
Import/Export	√	√	√
Storage	√	X	X
Local Sales/Distribution	√	X	X

√ : indicates that a licence is required.
*: Licence exempted for mixtures below certain concentration/purity.

Licence Exemptions

You are not required to apply for the CWC Licence for:
a) production, processing, or consumption of mixtures containing 30% or less of a Schedule 2B or 3 chemical for permitted purposes;
b) import or export of mixture containing 30% or less of a Schedule 2B chemical to a member state to the Chemical Weapons Convention;
c) import or export of mixture containing 30% or less of a Schedule 3 chemical to a member state to the Chemical Weapons Convention;
d) plant site that exclusively produces by synthesis hydrocarbons or explosives.

See full list of scheduled chemicals.
Check if your product is controlled.

Unscheduled Discrete Organic Chemicals (DOCs)

A CWC licence is required for the production of DOCs that meets either one or both of the following conditions:

Type of DOCs	Quantity Produced per Year
Total DOCs (including both PSF-containing and non PSF-containing)	More than 200 tonnes
Any one PSF-containing DOC	More than 30 tonnes

Note:
Plant sites that exclusively produce hydrocarbons or explosives by synthesis do not require a CWC licence.

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