Acids of arsenic
Acids of arsenic, inorganic arsenic oxygen compounds
HSN 2811 19 30 (Acids of arsenic) is subject to customs policy controls administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), including mandatory additional qualifiers in import declarations under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023. Imports of specified hazardous substances exceeding threshold quantities additionally attract compulsory public liability insurance under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, as notified by S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.
- Mandatory qualifiers declaration from CBIC
- Public liability insurance from insurer
- Chapter 28 compliance from CBIC
- 1File the import declaration with mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 28 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Non-compliant declarations are liable to rejection at the bill-of-entry stage.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2
- 2Where the quantity of acids of arsenic imported exceeds the threshold prescribed under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, obtain and maintain a valid insurance policy covering public liability before the consignment is released. Reference S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The most frequent oversight on this tariff line is treating the Chapter 28 mandatory-qualifiers requirement as a documentation formality rather than a hard gate: declarations filed without the stipulated qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 are returned for amendment, causing consignment detention, demurrage, and ground rent accrual. Simultaneously, importers often discover the public liability insurance obligation only after arrival — the insurance policy must be in place before customs out-of-charge, not retrospectively.