Adipic acid, its salts and esters
Adipic acid, its salts and esters
HSN 2917 12 00 (Adipic acid, its salts and esters) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the product figures in the Schedule to that Act. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime applies concurrently for any scheduled substance, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs all other imports under this tariff line.
- 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.
- 1If the specific adipic acid derivative imported figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC before filing the bill of entry. Import is restricted to places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; consignments routed through non-notified ports are liable to seizure.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2If the product is a scheduled NDPS substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules; all other NDPS imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3Ensure the bill of entry includes mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Where import of specified hazardous substances exceeds the specified quantities, an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 must be in place 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 common error on this tariff line is assuming that adipic acid in its standard commercial form falls outside the Insecticides Act, 1968 Schedule and therefore needs no CIB&RC clearance — only to have the consignment detained at the notified port pending registration verification. The Schedule coverage must be confirmed against the current CIB&RC Schedule before placing the purchase order, since the notified-port restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 applies irrespective of whether the importer believes the product to be non-scheduled.