Guidance
Domestic precursor licence and registration requirements
Updated 21 January 2021
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| Legislation | Category | Chemical | Domestic use only- each operator and/or premise requires a separate licence/ registration | Exporters- including brokers | Importers- including brokers |
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| Table 1 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 1 | Category 1 Drug Precursor Chemicals - all substances | Domestic licence required | Domestic licence required | Domestic licence required |
| Table 1 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 2A | Acetic Anhydride | Registration required for use and supply of more than 100 litres per calendar year | Domestic registration required | Registration required |
| Table 1 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 2A | Red Phosphorous | Registration required for use and supply of more than 0.1kg per calendar year | Domestic registration required | Registration required |
| Table 1 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 2B | Phenylacetic Acid | No registration required for end users. Registration is required for all other users where the quantities exceed more than 1 kg per calendar year | Domestic registration required | Registration required |
| Table 1 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 2B | Potassium Permanganate | No registration required for end users. Registration is required for all other users where the quantities exceed more than 100 kg per calendar year | Domestic registration required | Registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 2B | Anthranilic Acid | No registration required for end users. Registration is required for all other users where the quantities exceed more than 1 kg per calendar year | Domestic registration required | Registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 2B | Piperidine | No registration required for end users. Registration is required for all other users where the quantities exceed more than 0.5 kg per calendar year | Domestic registration required | Registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 3 | Acetone | No registration required | Domestic registration is only required if exporting quantities exceed more than 50 kg per calendar year | No registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 3 | Ethyl Ether | No registration required | Domestic registration is only required if exporting quantities exceed more than 20 kg per calendar year | No registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 3 | Hydrochloric Acid | No registration required | Domestic registration is only required if exporting quantities exceed more than 100 kg per calendar year | No registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 3 | Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) | No registration required | Domestic registration is only required if exporting quantities exceed more than 50 kg per calendar year | No registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 3 | Sulphuric Acid | No registration required | Domestic registration is only required if exporting quantities exceed more than 100 kg per calendar year | No registration required |
| Table 2 UN (Vienna) 1988 Convention | Category 3 | Toluene | No registration required | Domestic registration is only required if exporting quantities exceed more than 50 kg per calendar year | No registration required |
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| The licensing and registration requirement are listed in accordance with EC Regulations 273/2004 and 111/2005, as amended the Law Enforcement and Security (LENS) Regulations 2019 (GB premises only) . They apply to the drug precursor chemical substances listed below and all mixtures and natural products containing them. It excludes: medicinal products as de?ned by regulation 2 (medicinal products) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012; & regulation 2 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013, pharmaceutical preparations, mixtures, natural products & other preparations containing scheduled substances that are compounded in such a way that they cannot be easily used or extracted by readily applicable or economically viable means. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
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| This chart is a general guide only and should not be taken as a replacement for the relevant regulations and guidelines. For enquiries please email d?u.dom@homeof?ce.gov.uk | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |