Tetrachlorodifluoroethane
Tetrachlorodifluoroethane, perhalogenated chlorofluorocarbon solvent
HSN 2903 77 24 (Tetrachlorodifluoroethane) is subject to registration and import-permit requirements from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance figures in the Schedule to that Act, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 conditions apply concurrently under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29, and the tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy subject to policy condition 1 of Chapter 29 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
- 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 substance 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 shipment, and route the consignment only through notified import places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 29
- 2Where the substance is classified as an NDPS substance, import for medical and scientific purposes requires an import certificate obtained under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985; all other NDPS imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under 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
- 3File 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 dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Where import of specified hazardous substances exceeds prescribed quantities, take out a public liability insurance policy under the provisions of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 per 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
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the substance does not fall under the Insecticides Act, 1968 schedule without formal verification — the CCR explicitly flags that items under this CTI may figure in the Schedule, and importing without the CIB&RC registration and permit where the substance is scheduled constitutes an offence under the Insecticides Act, 1968, attracting seizure and prosecution. The port-of-import restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 is equally binding: routing a scheduled substance through an unnotified port voids the lawful import basis regardless of whether the CIB&RC permit itself is current.