Chloroheptafluoropropane
Chloroheptafluoropropane, perhalogenated fluorine and chlorine derivative
HSN 2903 77 31 (Chloroheptafluoropropane) is subject to registration and import permit requirements from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where this substance figures in the Schedule to that Act; import through designated ports only under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) per policy condition 1 of Chapter 29, and NDPS Rules, 1985 conditions apply concurrently as a secondary 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.
- 1Obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee if the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. Route the consignment only through the ports at which insecticides may be imported, as restricted 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
- 2Comply with mandatory additional qualifier declarations at the bill of entry 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. Ensure these qualifiers are correctly populated in the import declaration before out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023
- 3Where the substance is categorised as an NDPS substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for imports for medical and scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that because the CIB&RC registration covers the pesticide-schedule obligation, the NDPS overlay and the Chapter 29 mandatory qualifier requirement are automatically satisfied. All three regimes are independent: a missing CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus qualifier triggers bill-of-entry rejection at the system level from 15 October 2023, irrespective of the CIB&RC permit status, and an NDPS-scheduled substance imported without a Rule 53 certificate is liable to seizure and criminal prosecution regardless of CIB&RC clearance.