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Other halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives, residual category
HSN 2903 79 90 (Other halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons) is subject to mandatory registration or import permit under the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) for any chemical intended for use as an insecticide, rodenticide, fungicide, or herbicide under the Insecticides Act, 1968. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) registration requirements apply where the substance is a notified medical device under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, and narcotic or psychotropic substances under this chapter are subject to NDPS policy conditions 2 and 3. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy per DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025, with mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers required in import declarations from 15 October 2023.
- Registration certificate or import permit from CIB&RC
- CDSCO registration from CDSCO
- 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.
- 1If the halogenated compound is intended for use as an insecticide, rodenticide, fungicide, or herbicide, obtain a certificate of registration or an import permit from the CIB&RC under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968. The permit specifies the approved source of import; no consignment may be imported from a source not named on the certificate or permit, and import is restricted to notified ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC Circulars 35/2011 dated 09-08-2011 and 7/2014 dated 07-03-2014
- 2File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 for commodities under Chapters 28, 29, 32, 39 and CTH 3808, effective 15 October 2023. Confirm compliance with the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition 1 of Chapter 29 as amended by DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025 and the Finance Bill 2025 with effect from 01-05-2025.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025
- 3Where the substance is an ozone-depleting substance, comply with Para 8(a) of the General Notes to the ITC (HS) import policy and the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000. Where hazardous substances are imported in quantities exceeding the specified threshold, obtain a public-liability insurance policy under the PLI Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.Para 8(a) of ITC (HS) General Notes · Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 (MOEF)
The most common error on this tariff line is applying a single regulatory track to a residual HSN that carries at least five concurrent PGA regimes depending on the end-use of the specific substance. An importer who correctly obtains a CIB&RC registration for an insecticidal use but overlooks the CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus will face bill-of-entry rejection at first check; equally, a substance registrable as a medical device under G.S.R. 102(E) requires CDSCO compliance entirely independent of any CIB&RC or NDPS pathway — conflating or omitting one track while complying with another can result in detention, demurrage, and prosecution under the applicable Act.