Radioactive residues
Radioactive residues and mixtures under atomic energy controls
HSN 2844 44 00 (Radioactive residues) is subject to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) prior permission under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and rules thereunder, with the tariff line classified as Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Radioimmunoassay kits intended for diagnosis of disease or disorders in human beings or animals are importable as Free subject to AERB prior permission per DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022. Mandatory Chapter 28 additional qualifiers in the import declaration are required under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023.
- Prior permission from AERB
- Chapter 28 qualifiers from CBIC
- ITC (HS) Restricted declaration from DGFT
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Obtain prior permission from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board before shipment. All imports under this tariff line are Restricted under the ITC (HS) policy and require AERB authorisation under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962; consignments arriving without AERB prior permission are liable to detention and seizure.Atomic Energy Act, 1962 · DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022
- 2Ensure the import declaration includes the mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 28 commodities as stipulated in Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, applicable with effect from 15 October 2023. Declarations filed without these qualifiers are liable to rejection at the bill-of-entry stage.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2
The carve-out for radioimmunoassay kits is frequently misread as a general Free-import window for diagnostic radioactive residues. The carve-out is narrow: it applies only to radioimmunoassay kits intended specifically for the diagnosis of disease or disorders in human beings or animals, and even within that carve-out AERB prior permission remains mandatory. Any radioactive residue that does not fall squarely within that definition remains Restricted and requires full AERB authorisation before the vessel departs the exporting port.