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DEA list of chemicals
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<p>The <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> <a href="/facts/Drug_Enforcement_Administration/qGQpHNB8">Drug Enforcement Administration</a> (DEA) maintains lists regarding the classification of <a href="/facts/Illicit_drugs/eaTugrky">illicit drugs</a> (see <a href="/facts/Controlled_Substances_Act/8laeNsgD">DEA Schedules</a>). 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 list is designated within the <a href="/facts/Controlled_Substances_Act/8laeNsgD">Controlled Substances Act</a> but can be modified by the <a href="/facts/U.S._Attorney_General/8VaY1rlI">U.S. Attorney General</a> as illegal manufacturing practices change. </p><p>Although the list is controlled by the Attorney General, the list is considered a DEA list because the DEA publishes and enforces the list. </p><p>Suppliers of these products are subject to regulation and control measures: </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Regulation</th><th>List I</th><th>List II</th><th>Tableting and Encapsulating Machines</th><th>Special Surveillance List</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Know_your_customer/jeV49PB9">Know your customer</a></td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td></tr><tr><td>Annual manufacturing, inventory, and use reports for bulk manufacturers</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15 day advanced DEA notice required for imports, exports, and transshipments</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15 day advanced DEA notice required for international transactions</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Keep transaction records for at least two years</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Maintain effective security controls</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Required reporting for unusual sales and losses or sales to DEA-identified companies</td><td>X</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Registration required for manufacturing, distribution, import, or export</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Reports of mail-order sales to non-regulated entities</td><td>X</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>