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Other halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives (insecticides, solvents, refrigerants)

HSN 2903 69 00 covers other halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons and is subject to registration and import permit requirements administered by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Act, 1968, for substances listed in the Schedule to that Act. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime controls apply concurrently for any scheduled psychotropic substances under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) impose additional ITC (HS) policy conditions and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers.

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

1. 1
   Confirm whether the substance falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain a valid registration certificate and import permit from the secretariat of CIB&RC before filing the bill of entry; import of unregistered scheduled insecticides is prohibited and attracts seizure. Where the substance is imported for a non-insecticidal purpose, a separate import permit is still required from the Registration Committee under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
   Insecticides Act, 1968 · Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC Circular 07/2014-Cus dated 07-03-2014
2. 2
   Route the consignment exclusively through ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; import through an unnotified port is a standalone regulatory violation independent of licence compliance. Simultaneously ensure the mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities are declared in the import declaration with effect from 15 October 2023.
   Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paras 4.1 and 4.2
3. 3
   Where the imported substance is or contains an NDPS-scheduled psychotropic substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before shipment. Imports outside the medical and scientific purposes category (Chapter VII-A) are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29. Note that ethylene dibromide (1,2-dibromoethane) is banned from import under S.O. 682(E) dated 17-07-2001 and must not be included in the consignment.
   Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29 · S.O. 682(E) dated 17-07-2001