Dichloroacetic acid, their salts and esters
Dichloroacetic acid, its salts and esters
HSN 2915 40 20 (Dichloroacetic acid, their salts and esters) 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) import-certificate conditions under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 apply as additional overlays. Mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers in the import declaration are required under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus with effect from 15 October 2023.
- 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.
- 1Determine whether the specific dichloroacetic acid formulation or derivative figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain both a registration certificate and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before shipment, 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 to Chapter 29
- 2If the substance qualifies as an NDPS substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Ensure the bill of entry includes all mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus. If the imported quantity of specified hazardous substance exceeds the threshold in S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992, the owner must obtain a Public Liability Insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.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 bill of entry on the assumption that the substance is not scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968 without formally verifying the Schedule. Where the substance is scheduled, the absence of a CIB&RC registration certificate and import permit — irrespective of NDPS or DGFT compliance — results in detention at the restricted port of import, and release requires retrospective regularisation that is not available as of right under the Insecticides Rules, 1971.