Arsenic trichloride
Arsenic trichloride, halide of non-metals (CWC Schedule 2)
HSN 2812 19 30 (Arsenic trichloride) is subject to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) import-policy controls as a Category 1B chemical under Appendix II of the ITC (HS) Import Policy and a Schedule 2 chemical under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Act and Rules. Import is permitted only from State Parties to the CWC, and the importer must notify the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of External Affairs) and DGFT within 30 days of each consignment. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus mandatory Chapter 28 qualifiers apply at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Post-import notification to DGFT
- Bill of entry copy to DGFT
- Chapter 28 qualifiers from CBIC
- 1Verify that the exporting country is a State Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention before placing the purchase order. Import of Category 1B chemicals from non-State-Party origins is prohibited under Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 28 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy and the CWC Act and Rules.CWC Act and Rules · ITC (HS) Import Policy, Appendix II, Category 1B, Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 28
- 2Within 30 days of each import, submit a post-import notification of consignment details to the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of External Affairs, D&ISA), the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and DGFT. Also submit a copy of the bill of entry to DGFT within the same 30-day window.ITC (HS) Import Policy, Appendix II, Category 1B, Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 28 · CWC Act and Rules
- 3Include all mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration 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 detention at the port of import.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the CWC post-import notification as an internal compliance formality rather than a binding statutory obligation with a hard 30-day deadline. Missing the notification window — even when the import itself was otherwise lawful — constitutes a separate contravention under the CWC Act and Rules, and each consignment triggers a fresh notification obligation: a standing blanket notification for prior shipments does not satisfy the per-consignment requirement.