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Other butanols, acyclic alcohols (butanol variants)
HSN 2905 14 90 (Other butanols) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the specific substance falls within the Schedule to that Act. Imports that constitute Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) are concurrently governed by Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, requiring an import certificate under Rule 53. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus apply as additional 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 the butanol variant falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC before shipment. Import of scheduled insecticides is restricted to notified places of import under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; route the consignment accordingly.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2Where the substance qualifies as an NDPS substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes. Imports outside that category 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, Chapter 29
- 3Upload mandatory documents — Certificate of Analysis (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc) — in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Additionally, include mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers in the import declaration as required by CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15 October 2023.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2
The principal trap on this tariff line is the dual-regime overlap: a single butanol variant may simultaneously trigger CIB&RC registration (as a scheduled insecticide), NDPS import-certificate requirements, and the Chapter 29 mandatory-qualifiers overlay under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus. Importers who secure only the CIB&RC permit while overlooking the NDPS certificate — or vice versa — face consignment detention at the notified port; the restricted-places-of-import condition under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 further means that routing through an unlisted port independently invalidates an otherwise compliant clearance.