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Other halogenated hydrocarbon derivatives (residual category)
HSN 2903 99 90 (other halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit requirements under the Insecticides Act, 1968, for any substance figuring in the Schedule to that Act. Where the tariff line covers Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) scheduled substances, import is additionally governed by Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 apply at the bill-of-entry stage.
- 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.
- 1Determine whether the specific halogenated compound 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 note that the ports at which insecticides may be imported are restricted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45, Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2If the substance is a scheduled NDPS compound imported for medical or scientific purposes, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before filing the bill of entry. All other NDPS imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53, NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by declaring mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities, as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, with effect from 15-10-2023. Also verify whether the consignment triggers the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 obligation for specified hazardous substances exceeding prescribed quantities 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 residual tariff line is filing a single bill of entry without first resolving which of the two independent PGA regimes — CIB&RC under the Insecticides Act, 1968, or NDPS under the NDPS Rules, 1985 — is triggered by the specific compound. A substance that is neither scheduled as an insecticide nor an NDPS substance still requires Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus; omitting these qualifiers after 15 October 2023 renders the declaration deficient and attracts detention pending rectification at the port.