o-Xylene
o-Xylene, cyclic hydrocarbon aromatic solvent
HSN 2902 41 00 (o-Xylene) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit requirements under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where o-Xylene figures in the Schedule to that Act, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 apply concurrently, alongside Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus.
- Registration and permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS authority
- 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.
- 1Where o-Xylene is covered by the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before filing the bill of entry. Import must take place only through the places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; diversion to an unnotified port attracts enforcement under the Insecticides Act, 1968.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2Where the consignment constitutes an NDPS substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes per Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside this category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Rule 53 and Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3Ensure mandatory additional qualifiers are included in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities, as stipulated in Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Additionally, where import of specified hazardous substances exceeds the specified quantities, the owner must obtain 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 common error on this tariff line is assuming that o-Xylene always attracts CIB&RC controls — the obligation is conditional on the substance figuring in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 for a given end-use formulation. Importers who treat the CIB&RC step as inapplicable without a formal Schedule-status check, and who simultaneously overlook the CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus mandatory qualifier obligation, routinely face bill-of-entry rejection and consignment detention at the port of import.