Heliotropin (piperonyl aldehyde)

Heliotropin (piperonyl aldehyde), aromatic aldehyde organic chemical

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2912 49 20 (Heliotropin / piperonyl aldehyde) 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 and ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), apply as concurrent overlays. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 are required at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2912 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 licence for drugs 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
Determine whether the consignment falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and route the consignment only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Upload the registration certificate (document code 101dc1) and import licence for drugs (document code 9111dc) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC e-Sanchit document codes 9111dc and 101dc1
2
Where 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 per Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I of 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
3
Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, applicable to all commodities under Chapter 29, with effect from 15-10-2023. Where the import of the specified hazardous substance exceeds notified quantities, take out a public liability insurance policy under the provisions of the Public Liability Insurance 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 assuming the CIB&RC pathway and the NDPS pathway are mutually exclusive: a consignment of heliotropin may simultaneously engage both regimes if the substance appears in the Insecticides Schedule and the shipment involves a quantity or application that triggers NDPS scrutiny. Failing to upload both the CIB&RC registration certificate (101dc1) and the NDPS import licence (9111dc) in e-Sanchit results in detention and ground rent accumulation pending NOC, because customs out-of-charge is withheld until both document codes are verified.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2912 49 20 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers heliotropin or piperonyl aldehyde. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968, with a concurrent NDPS regime overlay under the NDPS Rules, 1985 and ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.

Are there port restrictions on importing heliotropin under this tariff line?

Yes. Where the substance falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, import is restricted to places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; consignments arriving at non-notified ports are liable to detention and seizure.

Does the public liability insurance requirement apply to every shipment of heliotropin?

No. The insurance requirement under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 is triggered only when the import of the specified hazardous substance exceeds the quantity thresholds specified in that notification.

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