Meta nitrochlorobenzene
Meta nitrochlorobenzene, nitrated halogenated hydrocarbon derivative
HSN 2904 99 30 (Meta nitrochlorobenzene) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit 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 controls apply concurrently where the substance is categorised under NDPS provisions, and mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus apply at the bill of entry.
- 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.
- 1Where meta nitrochlorobenzene figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before the consignment departs the country of export. Route the consignment only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2At the bill of entry, furnish the mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities in the import declaration in compliance with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, with effect from 15-10-2023. Failure to provide complete qualifiers will result in detention of the consignment pending rectification.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2
- 3Where the substance is categorised as an NDPS substance, import is permitted only for medical and scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 with an import certificate under Rule 53 of those Rules; all other imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule and ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29. Additionally, for import of specified hazardous substances exceeding stipulated quantities, obtain a public liability insurance policy under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the CIB&RC registration as the sole clearance and overlooking the dual-regime trap: if meta nitrochlorobenzene simultaneously falls within an NDPS schedule, the NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 is a separate and independent prerequisite — not subsumed by the CIB&RC permit. Consignments arriving without both clearances where both apply face seizure under the NDPS Act and detention under the Insecticides Act; neither PGA's NOC cures the other's absence.