Kerosene intermediate

Kerosene intermediate, petroleum Class-B product

HSN 2710 19 31 (Kerosene intermediate) is subject to Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) licensing under the Petroleum Rules, 2002, administered by the Chief Controller of Explosives, Nagpur. Import is also subject to the amended policy condition (5) of Chapter 27 under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Import by sea or land is restricted to ports and places approved by the Ministry of Shipping and declared as customs ports.

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

1. 1
   Obtain a petroleum import licence from the Chief Controller of Explosives, Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organization (PESA), Nagpur, covering Class-B petroleum products before filing the bill of entry. Kerosene falls within the Class-B category alongside low aromatic white spirit, hydrocarbon solvents, HSD, and MTO, and no import is lawful without this licence.
   Petroleum Rules, 2002 · ITC (HS) amended policy condition (5) of Chapter 27 · DGFT Notification 27/2015-20 dated 16-09-2021
2. 2
   Route the consignment exclusively through a port or place approved for petroleum import by the Ministry of Shipping in consultation with the Chief Controller and declared as a customs port. Import through any non-approved port renders the consignment liable to seizure under the Petroleum Rules, 2002.
   Petroleum Rules, 2002 (port-restriction provision)
3. 3
   Ensure storage and transport containers conform to the specifications prescribed in Rules 4, 5 and 6 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002. Non-conforming containers constitute a licence violation independent of the import clearance, and customs officers are alerted to misdeclaration of kerosene as low aromatic white spirit, hydrocarbon solvents, or IMPS per DRI Alert Circular 02/2020-CI dated 23-04-2020.
   Rules 4, 5 and 6 of the Petroleum Rules, 2002 · DRI Alert Circular 02/2020-CI dated 23-04-2020