Amino butanol
Amino butanol, other butanol derivatives
HSN 2905 14 30 (Amino butanol) 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) controls apply concurrently where the substance is scheduled, requiring an import certificate under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985. CBIC mandatory additional qualifiers under Chapter 29 and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 to Chapter 29 apply as customs-level overlays.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Where amino butanol 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 shipment. Confirm that the port of import is among the places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, as import through non-notified locations is prohibited.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2Where the substance is scheduled under the NDPS framework, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985, for medical or scientific purposes (Chapter VII-A). Imports outside the medical or scientific category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 to Chapter 29.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3File the bill of entry with mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15-10-2023. Upload all mandatory e-Sanchit documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — before out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
The most common error on this tariff line is failing to assess dual-regime applicability before shipment: amino butanol may simultaneously trigger CIB&RC registration requirements as a pesticide precursor and NDPS import-certificate requirements as a scheduled substance, yet importers often prepare documentation for only one regime. An incomplete submission at the bill of entry — even where one PGA NOC is current — results in consignment detention and accumulating demurrage until the missing clearance is uploaded in e-Sanchit. Additionally, the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 obligation for specified hazardous substances imported in excess of notified quantities (S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992) is routinely overlooked and constitutes a separate statutory default.