Beta-ionone
Beta-ionone, ionones and methylionones (organic ketones)
HSN 2914 23 10 (Beta-ionone) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance falls within the Schedule to that Act, with imports restricted to notified ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 controls apply concurrently for any scheduled NDPS use, and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs the broader import framework.
- Registration and import permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS
- 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.
- 1Determine whether the Beta-ionone 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 ports notified 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
- 2Where the consignment involves a substance scheduled under the NDPS Rules, 1985, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes. Imports falling outside that 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
- 3File the bill of entry with mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required for Chapter 29 commodities. If import of the specified hazardous substance exceeds the stipulated quantity, take out a Public Liability Insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paras 4.1 and 4.2, effective 15-10-2023 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The critical trap on this tariff line is the dual-regime overlap: importers who confirm the substance is not a scheduled insecticide sometimes overlook the NDPS Rules overlay, or vice versa, treating one clearance as sufficient. Both the CIB&RC permit (where the Schedule applies) and the NDPS import certificate (where Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules applies) are independent clearances — absence of either at the bill-of-entry stage results in consignment detention and potential seizure, not merely a documentation deficiency.