Commercial calcium hypochlorite (bleaching paste or powder)

Commercial calcium hypochlorite, bleaching paste or powder

CBIC CLEARANCE

HSN 2828 10 10 (Commercial calcium hypochlorite, bleaching paste or powder) is subject to Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) mandatory document-verification requirements at the bill-of-entry stage, with e-Sanchit upload of drug-related certificates — including a registration certificate, import licence, certificate of analysis, batch release certificate, and consignment label — required before out-of-charge. Mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration under Chapter 28 apply with effect from 15 October 2023 per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus.

What this is

HSN code

2828 10 10

Chapter

28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals

Primary regulator

CBIC · CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 (Chapter 28 mandatory qualifiers)

Customs documentation

Registration certificate (drugs) from CBIC
Import licence for drugs from CBIC
Certificate of analysis from supplier

Compliance steps

1
Upload all five mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry: certificate of analysis — drug (document code 0010dc), batch release certificate (document code 0030dc), label of consignment (document code 0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (document code 101dc1), and import licence for drugs (document code 9111dc). The proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC mandatory document-verification requirement · document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
2
Ensure the import declaration includes all mandatory additional qualifiers prescribed under paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus for commodities under Chapter 28. This requirement is operative with effect from 15 October 2023 and applies to all bills of entry for this tariff line.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating calcium hypochlorite as a plain industrial chemical and omitting the drug-category document set — particularly the registration certificate (101dc1) and the import licence for drugs (9111dc). These five document codes are verified by the proper officer against the e-Sanchit record before out-of-charge; a missing upload, even of the consignment label (0110dc), is sufficient to detain the consignment and attract demurrage and ground rent pending rectification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2828 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, commercial calcium hypochlorite falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import compliance is governed by Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs document-verification requirements, including mandatory upload of drug-category certificates in e-Sanchit and Chapter 28 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Five documents are mandatory: certificate of analysis — drug (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc). All five must be uploaded before the bill of entry is presented for out-of-charge.

When did the mandatory Chapter 28 additional qualifiers in the import declaration take effect?

The requirement became operative on 15 October 2023 pursuant to paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30 September 2023; declarations filed without these qualifiers are liable to rejection at the customs system stage.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.