Potassium compounds of unsaturated acyclic monoacids
Potassium compounds of unsaturated acyclic monoacids
HSN 2916 19 30 (Potassium compounds of unsaturated acyclic monoacids) is subject to registration and import permit requirements of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) 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 apply where the substance is so scheduled, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Notification 50/2025-26 imposes a Chapter 29 policy condition operative until 30 November 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.
- 1Where the imported substance falls within 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 permitted only at the places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; routing through a non-notified port renders the consignment liable to seizure.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023: mandatory additional qualifiers under Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 must be declared in the import declaration for all Chapter 29 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023. Non-submission or incorrect qualifiers will result in the bill of entry being held for manual examination.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · DGFT Notification 50/2025-26 dated 18-12-2025 · ITC (HS) policy condition 08 of Chapter 29
- 3Where the substance is a scheduled narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes as per Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside this category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
The most common error on this tariff line is importing under the assumption that a single compliance pathway — either CIB&RC or NDPS — exhausts the regulatory requirement, when the substance may simultaneously trigger both regimes and the Chapter 29 CBIC qualifiers obligation. Importers must determine at the pre-shipment stage which schedules apply to the specific compound; a consignment that clears the NDPS certificate requirement but lacks a CIB&RC permit for a scheduled insecticide is detained at the notified port, attracting demurrage and ground rent pending regularisation.