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Other derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols (organic chemicals)
HSN 2908 99 90 (Other derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols) 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. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 apply concurrently where the substance is a scheduled NDPS, and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs residual import entitlement.
- 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.
- 1Determine whether the specific substance (e.g., chlorfenson, fenson, or any pesticide appearing in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968) requires CIB&RC registration. Where it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC, and note that import is restricted to specified ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2Where the substance is a scheduled NDPS, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before shipment. Imports outside the medical and scientific purposes special provision in Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for all Chapter 29 commodities per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, with effect from 15-10-2023. Also upload all mandatory e-Sanchit documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — before customs out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
The most common error on this tariff line is filing a single-regime bill of entry when the substance straddles both the CIB&RC insecticide schedule and the NDPS schedule simultaneously. Both the CIB&RC import permit and the NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 are independent prerequisites; absence of either triggers detention and potential seizure even where the other is current. Additionally, the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 obligation under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 applies to imports of specified hazardous substances exceeding prescribed quantities — this is a separate compliance layer that is frequently overlooked at the bill-of-entry stage.