Trichloroethylene
Trichloroethylene, halogenated hydrocarbon solvent
HSN 2903 22 00 (Trichloroethylene) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance figures in the Schedule to that Act. Imports falling within the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) framework are additionally governed by Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 applies as the overarching import-policy overlay.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- 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 trichloroethylene figures in 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. Note that import is restricted to ports specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 — route accordingly.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2If the consignment qualifies as an NDPS substance for medical or scientific purposes, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 from the Central Bureau of Narcotics before shipment. Imports outside that medical/scientific category 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 of Chapter 29
- 3At the bill of entry, ensure mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers are declared in the import declaration per para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Where hazardous-substance quantities exceed the specified threshold, confirm that an insurance policy has been taken out under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.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 importing trichloroethylene without first determining whether the specific formulation or use falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — a classification that triggers both restricted-port routing under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 and the CIB&RC permit requirement. Consignments arriving at an unnotified port without a CIB&RC permit are liable to seizure regardless of whether NDPS or DGFT policy clearances are otherwise in order; the dual-regime check — insecticide schedule status and NDPS schedule status — must be completed before purchase order placement.