Dimethyl terephthalate
Dimethyl terephthalate, aromatic polycarboxylic acid ester
HSN 2917 37 00 (Dimethyl terephthalate) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968 where the substance figures in the Schedule to that Act, with imports restricted to notified ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. An import certificate under Rule 53 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 is required if the consignment falls within the NDPS regime, and CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers under Circular 23/2023-Cus apply at the bill of entry.
- 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.
- 1Verify whether the imported dimethyl terephthalate consignment figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain CIB&RC registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and route the consignment only through ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2If the consignment is to be used for medical or scientific purposes and the substance is governed by the NDPS regime, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before shipment. All other NDPS-category 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 to Chapter 29
- 3Ensure the bill of entry declaration includes mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15 October 2023. Where the consignment exceeds specified quantities of a hazardous substance, an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 is also required 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 importing dimethyl terephthalate without first checking whether the specific formulation or grade is scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968 — a determination that must precede shipment, not follow it. If the substance is scheduled and no CIB&RC import permit is held at the time of arrival, the consignment is liable to detention and seizure at the port; the port-restriction under Rule 45 compounds the risk, as diversion to an unnotified port constitutes a separate violation even where the permit itself is valid.