Benzophenone
Benzophenone aromatic ketone for industrial and chemical use
HSN 2914 39 30 (Benzophenone) 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; import is restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 controls apply concurrently where the substance is classified under an NDPS schedule, and mandatory Chapter 29 chemical qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 apply at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- 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 benzophenone falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 for the intended import. If scheduled, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before shipment, and route the consignment only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2Where benzophenone is being 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 to the ITC (HS) Schedule.Rule 53 and Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Ensure the import declaration includes all mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Where the consignment quantity of a specified hazardous substance exceeds the prescribed threshold, take out a public liability insurance policy under 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
The dual-regime trap on this tariff line is the assumption that CIB&RC registration alone covers the import: where benzophenone also meets the NDPS schedule criteria, a separate import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 is independently required and cannot be substituted by the CIB&RC permit. Consignments arriving without the NDPS import certificate — even when the CIB&RC documentation is current — are liable to seizure and prosecution under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.