L-caravone
L-carvone, cyclic ketone of organic chemicals
HSN 2914 29 10 (L-carvone) 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. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 apply where the substance is scheduled, and mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 are required at the bill-of-entry stage.
- 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.
- 1Where L-carvone figures in 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 places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; consignments arriving at non-notified ports are liable to detention and seizure.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2If the substance is scheduled under the NDPS framework, import for medical or scientific purposes requires an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 as per Chapter VII-A. All other imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule; upload mandatory documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.Chapter VII-A, Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Ensure the import declaration includes mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus with effect from 15 October 2023. Non-submission of the required qualifiers will result in the bill of entry being held for remediation prior to out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a clean certificate of analysis and drug-registration documents are sufficient without separately verifying whether L-carvone falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — which triggers the entirely separate CIB&RC registration and port-restriction regime under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Importers who clear the NDPS and drug-documentation pathway but overlook the CIB&RC port restriction face consignment detention at the port of arrival, as the two regimes operate in parallel and neither clearance substitutes for the other.