Propene (propylene)
Propene (propylene), acyclic hydrocarbon gas
HSN 2901 22 00 (Propene/propylene) is subject to registration and import permit requirements under the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) where the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Where the substance is governed as a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 import certificate requirements and ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) apply as additional overlays.
- Registration and import permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS
- Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Verify whether the specific grade or formulation of propylene figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before shipment, and ensure import occurs only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2Where the consignment is governed under NDPS provisions, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes (Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules); all other imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2, Chapter 29
- 3Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by including mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, with effect from 15 October 2023. If import quantities of specified hazardous substances exceed prescribed thresholds, take out an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming propylene falls entirely outside the Insecticides Act, 1968 Schedule because it is a primary petrochemical rather than a formulated pesticide. Where a specific grade or use-case brings the substance within the Schedule, the full CIB&RC registration and designated-port regime under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 is triggered — and a consignment arriving at an unnotified port without a valid CIB&RC permit is liable to seizure and confiscation regardless of other customs clearances obtained.