Other
Other saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and derivatives
HSN 2915 90 99 (residual saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and derivatives) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where items falling under this tariff line figure in the Schedule to that Act. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime applies concurrently for any scheduled substance, and a Minimum Import Price restriction on ATS-8 is operative under DGFT Notification 30/2025-26 until 30 September 2026.
- 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 substance being imported figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain CIB&RC registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC before shipment, and ensure the consignment arrives only at a port notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition for Chapter 29
- 2If the substance is a scheduled NDPS item imported for medical or scientific purposes, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 (Chapter VII-A). Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I of the ITC (HS) Schedule under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3File mandatory additional Chapter 29 qualifiers in the import declaration at the bill of entry as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, applicable with effect from 15 October 2023. For ATS-8 specifically, verify that the CIF value is at or above US$ 111 per kilogram unless the importer qualifies as an Advance Authorisation holder, EOU, or SEZ unit with confirmed non-DTA-sale end use.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · DGFT Notification 30/2025-26 dated 18-09-2025
The single most common error on this residual tariff line is assuming that because the 8-digit heading is a catch-all 'Other', no PGA clearance is triggered. CIB&RC scope is substance-specific, not heading-specific: even one scheduled insecticide within a mixed consignment classified here activates the Insecticides Act, 1968 registration and restricted-port obligations under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Verify the Schedule status of every chemical name before filing the bill of entry; a post-arrival discovery converts a routine import into a detained consignment pending CIB&RC permit.