Other
Other halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives (residual category)
HSN 2903 49 00 (Other halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons) 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. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 apply concurrently where the substance is a scheduled narcotic or psychotropic, with the 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 as additional clearance requirements.
- 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.
- 1Confirm whether the specific halogenated compound being imported figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain both a registration certificate and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and route the consignment only through the ports permitted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2Where the substance is a scheduled narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before shipment. Imports for medical and scientific purposes are governed by Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985; all other imports are governed by Appendix I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3File the bill of entry with mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus. Where import of specified hazardous substances exceeds the quantities prescribed under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992, obtain a Public Liability Insurance policy 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 treating CIB&RC and NDPS as mutually exclusive tracks — assuming that if a compound is not an insecticide, no PGA clearance applies. A single halogenated hydrocarbon may simultaneously fall within the Insecticides Act, 1968 Schedule and the NDPS Rules, 1985 Schedule, requiring both a CIB&RC permit and an NDPS import certificate before the consignment departs the origin country. Additionally, failure to include the Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers in the import declaration at the bill-of-entry stage under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus invites customs examination and potential detention irrespective of PGA clearance status.