Dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon 2402)
Dibromotetrafluoroethanes, Halon 2402 ozone-depleting compound
HSN 2903 76 30 (Dibromotetrafluoroethanes / Halon 2402) is subject to Restricted-import controls under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), permissible only under policy conditions 1 and 4 of Chapter 29 per DGFT Notification 26/2015-20 dated 11-08-2020. Items falling within the schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 additionally require registration and an import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers and NDPS-framework conditions apply as further overlays at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Registration and import permit from CIB&RC
- Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC
- Import certificate from NDPS authority
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Confirm whether the specific Halon 2402 formulation figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee and route the consignment only through ports specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy conditions 1 and 4 of Chapter 29 · DGFT Notification 26/2015-20 dated 11-08-2020
- 2File the bill of entry with mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Absence of the required qualifiers will prevent out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023
- 3Where the substance is to be imported for medical or scientific purposes under the NDPS framework, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 through the Central Bureau of Narcotics (cbn.nic.in). All other NDPS-classified imports are governed by Appendix-I of the ITC (HS) Schedule per policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
The most common error on this tariff line is treating ITC (HS) Restricted-import compliance under policy conditions 1 and 4 as the complete clearance obligation, while overlooking the CIB&RC registration and port-restriction requirement that activates independently whenever the specific formulation falls within the Insecticides Act Schedule. An importer who has not checked CIB&RC schedule applicability before shipment faces detention at an unlicensed port even when the DGFT policy condition is otherwise satisfied; the port list under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 is narrower than general cargo ports and must be confirmed before the bill of lading is issued.