Dodecyclic benzenes (excluding mixed alkylarenes)

Dodecyclic benzenes, cyclic hydrocarbons (excluding mixed alkylarenes)

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2902 90 30 (Dodecyclic benzenes) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968 where the substance falls within the Schedule to that Act, with import restricted to specified locations under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) controls apply concurrently where the substance is scheduled, permitting import only for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus and ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) apply as further overlays.

What this is

HSN code

2902 90 30

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

NDPSNDPS·Narcotics Control Bureau

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Determine whether the specific dodecyclic benzene compound falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before dispatch, and route the consignment only through the locations specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
2
Where the substance is also a scheduled NDPS compound, import is permitted solely for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, upon obtaining an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules. All other imports of scheduled NDPS substances are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.
Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
3
File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15 October 2023. Where the import quantity of specified hazardous substances exceeds the prescribed threshold, take out a Public Liability Insurance policy under 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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is importing without first verifying whether the specific dodecyclic benzene compound appears in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — the CIB&RC registration and port-restriction obligations under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 are triggered only by that scheduled status, but customs officers apply them broadly to the CTI. A consignment cleared without the CIB&RC permit at a non-notified location is liable to seizure under the Insecticides Act even when all other Chapter 29 documentation is in order.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2902 90 30 require BIS certification?

No, dodecyclic benzenes fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968, with concurrent NDPS and DGFT ITC (HS) policy overlays where the specific substance is scheduled.

Are all imports of this CTI subject to CIB&RC registration and the port restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971?

Only those compounds that appear in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 require CIB&RC registration, an import permit, and compliance with the specified-location restriction; non-scheduled compounds under this CTI are not subject to the insecticides regime but remain subject to CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers.

What happens if the imported quantity of a hazardous substance under this CTI exceeds the specified threshold?

The owner is required to take out a Public Liability Insurance policy under the provisions of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, as notified by S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CIB&RC / NDPS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.