Ammonium chloride
Ammonium chloride, inorganic chemical salt
HSN 2827 10 00 (Ammonium chloride) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 15573:2018 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 05 August 2019, by virtue of the Poly Aluminium Chloride (Quality Control) Order, S.O. 2790(E). Additional qualifier declarations for Chapter 28 commodities administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs apply as a separate customs-clearance overlay.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 15573:2018. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Poly Aluminium Chloride (Quality Control) Order · S.O. 2790(E) dated 05-08-2019
- 2Ensure every consignment unit bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L licence number. Marking must appear on the product or its primary label, not on outer packaging alone.BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Scheme-I marking requirements · S.O. 2790(E)
- 3Ensure compliance with General Note 2(a) of the Import Policy governing this tariff item. Verify the imported goods satisfy the BIS standard requirements as prescribed under IS 15573:2018.General Note 2(a) of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · S.O. 2790(E) dated 05-08-2019
- 4File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 28 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023. Qualifiers must be declared as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of the relevant CBIC circular.CBIC Circular 23/2023-CUS dated 30-09-2023 · applicable to Chapter 28 commodities wef 15-10-2023
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry alongside the mandatory Chapter 28 qualifiers. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention.BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · S.O. 2790(E)
The single most consequential error on this tariff line is the product-scope mismatch between the HSN descriptor and the IS standard. IS 15573:2018 and S.O. 2790(E) reference poly aluminium chloride; the HSN 2827 10 00 descriptor is ammonium chloride — a chemically distinct compound. Importers who assume the CM/L scope they have verified covers the consignment without confirming the specific chemical identity of the goods against the licence's stated product specification risk detention on a product-identity mismatch at port.