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Octanol isomers and other octyl alcohol variants

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2905 16 90 (Other octanol isomers and octyl alcohol variants) 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 its Schedule, with import restricted to designated ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) controls apply where the substance is scheduled under the NDPS Rules, 1985, and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs residual import eligibility.

What this is

HSN code

2905 16 90

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

NDPSNDPS·Narcotics Control Bureau

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Verify whether the specific octanol isomer being imported falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before filing the bill of entry, and route the consignment only through ports designated 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
2
If the substance is scheduled under the NDPS Rules, 1985, import for medical or scientific purposes requires an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. All other NDPS-scheduled imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.
Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
3
Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by including mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, effective 15 October 2023. For consignments of specified hazardous substances exceeding stipulated quantities, take out a public liability insurance policy under 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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is importing on the assumption that the substance does not fall within the Insecticides Act Schedule without conducting a formal pre-shipment schedule-verification. An octanol isomer used as a solvent or intermediate may be classified as a pesticide-related substance under the Schedule, and a consignment arriving without a CIB&RC permit at a non-designated port faces detention, ground rent, and potential confiscation under the Insecticides Act, 1968 — a risk compounded when the CBIC Chapter 29 qualifiers are simultaneously absent from the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2905 16 90 require BIS certification?

No, octanol isomers and octyl alcohol variants are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968 where the substance is scheduled, with NDPS Rules, 1985 controls applicable where the substance is NDPS-scheduled.

Are all octanol isomers under this CTI subject to CIB&RC registration and port restrictions?

Only those isomers that figure in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 attract CIB&RC registration, import permit, and the designated-port restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; substances not in the Schedule are governed by DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and the CBIC Chapter 29 qualifier requirement.

What is the consequence of omitting the Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers from the import declaration?

CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 requires mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023; declarations lacking these qualifiers are liable to examination, detention, and demurrage pending rectification at the bill-of-entry stage.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CIB&RC / NDPS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.