DEA list of chemicals
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration maintains lists regarding the classification of illicit drugs. It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The lists are designated within the Controlled Substances Act but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.
Although the list is controlled by the Attorney General, the list is considered a DEA list because the DEA publishes and enforces the list.
Suppliers of these products are subject to regulation and control measures:
Regulation | List I | List II | Tableting and Encapsulating Machines | Special Surveillance List |
Know your customer | X | X | X | X |
Annual manufacturing, inventory, and use reports for bulk manufacturers | X | X | X | |
15 day advanced DEA notice required for imports, exports, and transshipments | X | X | ||
15 day advanced DEA notice required for international transactions | X | X | ||
Keep transaction records for at least two years | X | X | ||
Maintain effective security controls | X | X | ||
Required reporting for unusual sales and losses or sales to DEA-identified companies | X | X | ||
Registration required for manufacturing, distribution, import, or export | X | |||
Reports of mail-order sales to non-regulated entities | X |
List I chemicals
These chemicals are designated as those that are used in the manufacture of the controlled substances and are important to the manufacture of the substances. The substance or substances that the List I chemicals may be used for manufacturing is in parentheses:List II chemicals
These chemicals are designated as those that are used in the manufacture of the controlled substances:Special Surveillance List
Chemicals
All listed chemicals as specified in 21 CFR 1310.02 or. This includes supplements which contain a listed chemical, regardless of their dosage form or packaging and regardless of whether the chemical mixture, drug product or dietary supplement is exempt from regulatory controls. For each chemical, its illicit manufacturing use is given in parentheses. Some Special Surveillance List chemicals do not have an exclusive manufacturing use for a specific illicit drug but rather have a broad range of uses in both legitimate and illicit manufacturing operations.- Ammonia gas
- Ammonium formate
- Bromobenzene
- Carbonyldiimidazole
- Cyclohexanone
- 1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethane
- Diethylamine and its salts
- 2,5-Dimethoxyphenethylamine and its salts
- Formamide
- Formic acid
- Lithium metal
- Lithium aluminum hydride
- Magnesium metal
- Mercuric chloride
- N-Methylformamide
- Organomagnesium halides
- Phenylethanolamine and its salts
- Phosphorus pentachloride
- Potassium dichromate
- Pyridine and its salts
- Sodium dichromate
- Sodium metal
- Thionyl chloride
- ortho-Toluidine
- Trichloromonofluoromethane
- 1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane
Equipment
- Hydrogenators
- Tableting machines
- Encapsulating machines
- 22-liter heating mantles