4,4 –isopropylidenediphenol (bis-phenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts

Bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane and its salts

HSN 2907 23 00 (4,4-isopropylidenediphenol, also known as Bisphenol A) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance or a formulation thereof appears in the Schedule to that Act. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime applies concurrently under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs imports outside the medical and scientific-purpose carve-out.

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

1. 1
   Where the substance 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 shipping. Note that import of insecticides is restricted to designated ports 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. 2
   If the substance is imported for medical or scientific purposes under the NDPS regime, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before filing the bill of entry. Imports outside this category 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. 3
   Upload mandatory documents — certificate of analysis (drug) [0010dc], batch release certificate [0030dc], label of consignment [0110dc], registration certificate (drugs) [101dc1], and import licence for drugs [9111dc] — in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed, and ensure mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers are declared in the import entry per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus effective 15 October 2023.
   CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2