Nueva edición: Export Control Handbook for Chemicals (2025 edition)

Control lists included: Dual-use trade control, chemical weapons, toxic, hazardous, anti-torture, explosives, narcotics and drugs precursors; EU Common Military list; EU restrictive measures.

Now in its fourth edition, the Export Control Handbook for Chemicals (2025 edition) provides a comprehensive mapping of chemicals, around 2100, subject to export controls (restrictions, or prohibitions under sanctions) because of their inclusion in the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty or under various EU regulations.

This edition compiles updates from the last two years on regulations governing the export of anti-torture, drug precursors and hazardous chemicals together with the recent restrictive measures against Russia, Belarus and Libya.

For each chemical, the identification of the customs code has been reported in accordance with the updated Combined Nomenclature that entered into force on 1st January 2025.

The purpose of this handbook is to contribute at the reduction of the proliferation of toxic chemicals and their precursors, by providing a technical support for the export operators, helping them navigate the complex landscape of export regulations. It is strategic to realise that in the field of international security, effective trade controls depend mostly on the awareness of exporters and their active efforts to comply with trade restrictions. Of course, without forgetting that for operators to be in compliance with the export rules means to limit the risk of mistakes and penalties or even worse consequences. Additionally, the handbook assists public authorities in identifying sensitive chemical transactions, further enhancing regulatory oversight.

In order to achieve this purpose, in the handbook each chemical is correlated with the following data of interest, besides its name: CAS number, control reference codes, legislation of reference and the 8-digits-code Combined Nomenclature code (CN code) used for declaration purposes at Customs.

Although this handbook contains around 2100 different chemicals, the fact that a chemical is not present in this handbook does not imply that is not under the scope of any export regulations. The handbook is meant to be a helpful guide, but its users are always due to consult the primary legislation and follow its requirements.