Dinoseb (ISO) and its salts
Dinoseb and its salts, nitrated phenol derivatives
HSN 2908 91 00 (Dinoseb (ISO) and its salts) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, which restricts the ports at which insecticides may be imported. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 conditions apply as a concurrent overlay for any scheduled substance, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs residual import eligibility.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before filing the bill of entry. If the substance appears in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, import must be routed through a port notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; diversion to an unnotified port renders the consignment liable to seizure.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2Where the consignment also 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 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3Upload 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 out-of-charge. Additionally, ensure mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers are included in the import declaration per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15-10-2023.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · para 4.1 and 4.2
The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating CIB&RC clearance and NDPS compliance as mutually exclusive tracks. Dinoseb and its salts may attract both regimes simultaneously — the insecticide registration governs the product category, while a scheduled-substance determination under the NDPS Rules, 1985 independently requires an import certificate under Rule 53. Operating under a current CIB&RC permit without checking NDPS schedule applicability can result in consignment detention and referral for prosecution under the NDPS Act, 1985.