Other radioactive elements and isotopes and compounds; other alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds
Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds and mixtures
HSN 2844 43 00 covers other radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds, alloys, dispersions, and mixtures, and is subject to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) licensing regime under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with a limited Free-import carve-out for radioimmunoassay kits intended for disease diagnosis, subject to prior AERB permission. Mandatory Chapter 28 additional qualifiers in the import declaration are required under Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023.
- Import licence from AERB
- Prior permission from AERB
- Chapter 28 qualifiers from CBIC
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Obtain the applicable AERB licence or prior permission under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 before filing the bill of entry. The import of all items under this CTI is Restricted and requires compliance with the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and rules thereunder; radioimmunoassay kits for disease or disorder diagnosis in humans or animals are conditionally Free but still require prior AERB permission.DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · Atomic Energy Act, 1962
- 2Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 28 commodities at the bill of entry stage, as stipulated in Para 4.1 and Para 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Non-compliance with the qualifier requirement may result in consignment detention pending rectification.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the radioimmunoassay-kit carve-out as a general free-import window for diagnostic radioactive preparations. The carve-out is category-specific — it applies only to radioimmunoassay kits for diagnosis of disease or disorder in humans or animals — and even within that category, prior AERB permission is a pre-condition, not a post-arrival formality. Any other radioactive element, isotope, compound, or mixture under this CTI remains Restricted and requires a full AERB licence before shipment departs origin.