Glycerol

Glycerol, acyclic alcohol for food, pharma and chemical use

FSSAI CLEARANCE · CIB&RC CLEARANCE · +1 OTHER PGAS

HSN 2905 45 00 (Glycerol) is subject to concurrent regulation by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) authority under the NDPS Rules, 1985, depending on end-use. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus apply as additional customs overlays.

What this is

HSN code

2905 45 00

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food-use regime); CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 (pesticide-use regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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
Determine the end-use category before filing the bill of entry: food-grade glycerol requires an FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) uploaded in e-Sanchit; pesticide-schedule glycerol requires registration and an import permit from CIB&RC; NDPS-schedule glycerol requires an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Upload all applicable documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), specimen copy of label (0110fs), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — before out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29; Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985; Insecticides Act, 1968
2
Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus with effect from 15 October 2023. Non-compliance with the qualifier requirement triggers bill-of-entry rejection at assessment.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2
3
Where glycerol falls within the pesticide schedule under the Insecticides Act, 1968, route the consignment only through ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. If import quantity of a specified hazardous substance exceeds the prescribed threshold, obtain a public-liability insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 as directed by S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.
Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating glycerol as a single-regime import and uploading only the FSSAI Import Licence, overlooking that the same CTI triggers CIB&RC registration and port-of-import restrictions where the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, or an NDPS import certificate where the substance falls under Appendix I of the ITC (HS) Schedule. A bill of entry that names glycerol without the Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers required by CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus from 15 October 2023 will be returned for amendment, and an incomplete e-Sanchit upload of any of the seven required document codes delays out-of-charge and accrues demurrage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2905 45 00 require BIS certification?

No, glycerol is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for food-grade use, CIB&RC for pesticide-schedule use, and the NDPS authority under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for controlled-substance purposes, with DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 applying as the overarching import-policy overlay.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this CTI?

The customs officer verifies upload of certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), specimen copy of label (0110fs), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — all as applicable to the end-use category — before issuing out-of-charge.

Are there port-of-import restrictions for glycerol imported as a pesticide-schedule substance?

Yes. Where glycerol figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, import is restricted to ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; consignments arriving at unlisted ports are liable to detention and seizure.

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