1-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) propan-2-ol

1-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) propan-2-ol, ether-alcohol organic chemical

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2909 49 20 (1-(4-phenoxyphenoxy) propan-2-ol) 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 the Schedule to that Act, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime applies under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 where the substance is a scheduled NDPS, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs non-medical NDPS imports.

What this is

HSN code

2909 49 20

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
Import certificate from NDPS

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
Where the substance falls within 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 filing the bill of entry. Import is restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; consignments arriving at an unnotified port are liable to seizure.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
2
Where the substance is a scheduled NDPS, import for medical and scientific purposes requires an import certificate obtained under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. All other NDPS imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule, as set out in 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
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, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where import quantities of specified hazardous substances exceed prescribed thresholds, take out a public liability insurance policy under the provisions of the PLI Act, 1991 per 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 treating CIB&RC registration and the NDPS import certificate as mutually exclusive, when both regimes may apply simultaneously if the substance is both a scheduled insecticide and a scheduled NDPS. Additionally, the mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus are frequently omitted from the import declaration, triggering examination and detention at the port of entry — a corrective amendment to the bill of entry after out-of-charge does not cure the original non-compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2909 49 20 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this organic chemical tariff line. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968, and where the substance is a scheduled NDPS, by Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, with DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 as the policy overlay.

At which ports may insecticides under this CTI be imported?

Import of insecticides falling within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 is restricted to notified places specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; arrival at any other port exposes the consignment to seizure and CIB&RC enforcement.

When does the public liability insurance requirement apply to imports of this substance?

Where the import quantity of a specified hazardous substance exceeds the threshold prescribed under the PLI Act, 1991, the owner must take out a public liability insurance policy per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

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