Propyl gallate
Propyl gallate, antioxidant organic chemical compound
HSN 2918 29 30 (Propyl gallate) 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. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate conditions under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition No. 2 of Chapter 29 apply as additional overlays, alongside mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers in customs declarations under Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus.
- 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.
- 1Confirm whether the specific formulation of propyl gallate figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If scheduled, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and note that import is restricted to ports specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45, Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition No. 2 to Chapter 29
- 2If the substance is also subject to NDPS conditions, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical and scientific-purpose imports per Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.Rule 53, NDPS Rules, 1985 · Chapter VII-A, NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition No. 2 to Chapter 29
- 3File the bill of entry with mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Paras 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15-10-2023. Ensure that the certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) are uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Paras 4.1 and 4.2
The most common error on this tariff line is importing propyl gallate without first verifying whether the specific product formulation is listed in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — an omission that converts an otherwise routine chemical import into an unregistered-pesticide import, attracting seizure and prosecution under the Insecticides Act. CIB&RC registration must be in place before the vessel departs the origin port, as retrospective registration is not accepted at the bill-of-entry stage; the port-of-import restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 is a concurrent hard constraint that cannot be remedied by diversion after arrival.