What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Fire and explosion with organics; violent decomposition if contaminated; misuse as an explosive precursor.
Main rules
Where
Rule
Effect
EU
Regulation (EU) 2019/1148 on explosives precursors (restricted for the public above 12%); REACH; Biocidal Products Regulation for disinfectant uses
Controls consumer access and disinfectant claims
US
DHS Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards list peroxide above 35% (indicative); DOT hazmat rules
Security and transport controls
Pakistan
Anti-dumping duties continued for five years from 2 Sep 2025 on seven origins
Protects Sitara Peroxide and Engro
India
Rule
Effect
Anti-dumping duty on imports from six Asian countries, 2017-2022
Lapsed in June 2022
MSIHC Rules 1989
Listed hazardous chemical
BIS quality standard for hydrogen peroxide (IS 1069) (indicative)
Sets commercial grades
Trade measures
Pakistan anti-dumping duties renewed 2025
No current Indian duty found after the 2022 lapse
Supply risk
Low globally because capacity is regional and widespread; local outages can cause shortages since imports are slow and costly. Electronic-grade supply is more concentrated.