Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride

Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride, cyclic acid derivatives

HSN 2916 32 00 (Benzoyl peroxide and benzoyl chloride) is subject to registration and import permit requirements from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) 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) conditions and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 apply as additional overlays.

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

1. 1
   Where benzoyl peroxide or benzoyl chloride figures in 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 dispatch. Route the consignment only through notified places of import under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
   Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
2. 2
   Comply with the mandatory additional qualifiers for import declarations covering commodities under Chapter 29 as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Upload all required documentation in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
   CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023
3. 3
   If the substance is an NDPS-scheduled item imported for medical or scientific purposes, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 as per Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.
   Rule 53 and Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29