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Other unsaturated acyclic and cyclic monocarboxylic acid derivatives

CDSCO CLEARANCE · CIB&RC CLEARANCE · +3 OTHER PGAS

HSN 2916 19 59 falls under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) registration regime for medical-device chemicals under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, and under Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) mandatory registration where the substance is imported for insecticidal use under the Insecticides Act. NDPS policy conditions 2 and 3, ozone-depleting substance controls, and CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers apply as additional clearance requirements, with import otherwise free per DGFT Notification 44/2025-26.

What this is

HSN code

2916 19 59

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CDSCO · G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 (medical device chemicals); CIB&RC · Insecticides Act and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CDSCO or CIB&RC
Import permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CDSCOCDSCO·Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

MEFCCMEFCC·Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

NDPSNDPS·Narcotics Control Bureau

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Determine end-use before filing the bill of entry. Where the substance is a medical device listed in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, obtain CDSCO registration as a condition of import. Where the substance is intended for insecticidal, fungicidal, herbicidal, or rodenticidal use, obtain CIB&RC registration or an import permit from the Registration Committee under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act; import is restricted to the source specified on the certificate or permit.
G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 (MOHFW/CDSCO) · Section 9 of the Insecticides Act · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC Circulars 35/2011 dated 09-08-2011 and 7/2014 dated 07-03-2014
2
Submit mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required by CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 for all commodities under Chapter 29, effective 15-10-2023. Verify whether the substance is an ozone-depleting substance subject to policy conditions 1, 4 and 5 of Chapter 29, and comply with the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 as amended, per General Note 8(a).
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 (paras 4.1 and 4.2) · Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 · General Note 8(a) of ITC (HS) import policy
3
Where the substance is a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance under Chapter 29, comply with ITC (HS) policy conditions 2 and 3 as applicable. Where hazardous substances are imported in quantities exceeding the specified threshold, take out a public liability insurance policy under the PLI Act, 1991, per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992, and comply with Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 for any waste imports.
ITC (HS) policy conditions 2 and 3, Chapter 29 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 (MoEF) · Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry under the 'free' ITC (HS) status per DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 without recognising that multiple conditional PGA regimes are triggered by end-use — not tariff classification alone. A substance free for general chemical use becomes a Restricted or controlled import the moment it is destined for insecticidal application, scheduled narcotic or psychotropic use, or is a notified medical device; the absence of the correct CDSCO registration, CIB&RC permit, or NDPS authorisation at the bill-of-entry stage results in consignment detention and potential confiscation, regardless of the 'free' import status.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2916 19 59 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this product family of unsaturated acyclic and cyclic monocarboxylic acid derivatives. Import is instead governed by CDSCO for notified medical-device chemicals under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, by CIB&RC under the Insecticides Act for insecticidal-use substances, and by NDPS policy conditions where narcotic or psychotropic substances are involved.

Is import under this CTI free, and do the Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers still apply even for a free import?

Import is free per DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025, but the CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory additional qualifiers required by Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 are compulsory in every import declaration under Chapter 29 regardless of import-policy status, effective 15-10-2023.

What applies if the substance is imported for non-insecticidal purposes but falls within the Insecticides Act scope?

An import permit from the CIB&RC Registration Committee under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is required even for non-insecticidal-purpose imports of a substance that falls within the Act's scope; the permit specifies approved source(s), and import from any other source is not permitted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CDSCO / CIB&RC / MOHFW / MEFCC / NDPS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.