Pivaloyl chloride
Pivaloyl chloride, saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid halide
HSN 2915 90 40 (Pivaloyl chloride) 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) Rules, 1985 controls apply concurrently under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching Restricted-import policy. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers in import declarations are required under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 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.
- 1Verify whether pivaloyl chloride figures in 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 before shipment. Route the consignment only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, as import at non-notified locations is not permitted.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2Upload the registration certificate for drugs (document code 101dc1) and the import licence for drugs (document code 9111dc) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed and before out-of-charge is granted. If the consignment carries an NDPS classification, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific-purpose imports per Chapter VII-A of those Rules.NDPS Rules, 1985 — Chapter VII-A, Rule 53 · e-Sanchit document codes 101dc1 and 9111dc
- 3File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15 October 2023. If the imported quantity of any specified hazardous substance exceeds the prescribed threshold, obtain a Public Liability Insurance policy under the provisions of the PLI 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 most frequent compliance failure on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry without confirming whether the substance falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — an omission that produces a missing-PGA-NOC hold at the port. The CIB&RC registration and permit requirements are triggered by the Schedule status of the specific substance, not by the heading; importers who classify pivaloyl chloride solely as an organic chemical intermediate and bypass CIB&RC risk consignment detention and monetary penalty under the Insecticides Act, 1968.