Narcotic and psychotropic substances and their precursors.compounds used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals Salts and esters of INNs, known as INNMs ("M" standing for "Modified").All the International Nonproprietary Names (INN) assigned to pharmaceuticals by the World Health Organization.
All pesticides and other plant protection products listed by the International Organization for Standardization under ISO 1750.Do not hesitate to send your suggestions for new products to mailbox. It currently contains more than 49 000 records. However, as it becomes a cornerstone for Customs, Customs Laboratories and economic operators dealing with trade of all chemicals, its coverage is being constantly extended. Names are usually recognised internationally like International Nonproprietary Names for pharmaceuticals, International Organization for Standardization names for pesticides and chemical names constructed according to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) nomenclatures.ĮCICS database mainly contains pure chemicals.
Products are also identified by the Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN), a system used to identify chemical products the world over, as well as by other numbers like EC numbers, UN numbers. As the CN codes are based on the "Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System" emanating from WCO, the ECICS tariff classifications are helpful throughout the world.Įach product listed in ECICS is identified by the CUS number, assigned by DG Taxation and Customs Union, which is an easy identifier to search the database and to communicate with Customs.
It is available freely as part of DG Taxation and Customs Union's Data Dissemination System.ĮCICS lists chemical names in a number of EU languages (currently mainly eleven) along with their tariff classification in the European Community's Combined Nomenclature (eight-digit CN codes). It was first published in 1974 and became an activity of the Customs Laboratories European Network ( CLEN - Action 6) in 2009. name them in all EU languages for regulation purposes.classify them correctly and easily in the Combined Nomenclature.A guide to the classification of chemicals in the Combined NomenclatureĮCICS the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances is an information tool managed by the European Commission's Directorate General (DG) for Taxation and Customs Union which allows users to: