Trichloropentafluoropropane
Trichloropentafluoropropane, perhalogenated fluorochloropropane
HSN 2903 77 33 (Trichloropentafluoropropane) is subject to registration and import-permit requirements administered by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971, where the substance figures in the Schedule to that Act. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime applies under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, and the tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) policy of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) subject to policy condition 1 of Chapter 29.
- 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 trichloropentafluoropropane formulation is listed in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain both a registration certificate and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before shipment, 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 condition 1, Chapter 29
- 2Where the substance is classified as an NDPS substance, import is permitted only for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985; obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 from the Central Bureau of Narcotics (cbn.nic.in). Imports falling outside category (a) are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2, Chapter 29
- 3File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as prescribed under paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 for commodities under Chapter 29, effective 15-10-2023. Additionally, where imports of specified hazardous substances exceed prescribed quantities, procure a public liability insurance policy under 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 that the NDPS overlay and the CIB&RC pesticide regime are mutually exclusive — in practice, both may trigger simultaneously depending on the end-use declaration and the substance's Schedule listing. An importer who secures only the CIB&RC permit but fails to obtain the NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 where the substance is NDPS-scheduled faces consignment seizure and criminal liability under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, regardless of the pesticide clearance status.