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Other ionones and methylionones (cyclic ketones, fragrance intermediates)
HSN 2914 23 90 (Other ionones and methylionones) 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. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 controls 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 the broader import framework.
- Registration and 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.
- 1Verify whether the specific ionone or methylionone variant figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before filing the bill of entry, and note that import is restricted to ports specified 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 substance is a scheduled narcotic drug or psychotropic 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 under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3Ensure mandatory additional qualifiers are included in the import declaration in compliance with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, applicable to all Chapter 29 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023 per paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of that Circular. Additionally, if the consignment exceeds specified quantities of a hazardous substance, take out a public liability insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 as 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
The most common error on this tariff line is filing a single-regime bill of entry when in fact two independent licensing tracks — CIB&RC under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the NDPS import-certificate regime under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 — may both be triggered by the same substance. Neither clearance substitutes for the other; a consignment cleared by NDPS but lacking the CIB&RC permit for a scheduled insecticide, or vice versa, remains liable to seizure at the port of import, which is itself restricted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.