2-Chloro N, N-Dimethyl ethanamine

2-Chloro N,N-dimethyl ethanamine, CWC Schedule 2 amine

HSN 2921 19 12 (2-Chloro N,N-Dimethyl ethanamine) is subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) registration and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) conditions under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, alongside Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) import permit requirements under the Insecticides Act, 1968. As a Category 1B commercially important Schedule 2 chemical under the Chemical Weapons Convention, import is restricted to state parties to the CWC, with mandatory post-import notification to the National Authority CWC and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

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

1. 1
   Obtain CDSCO registration satisfying the conditions in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 before filing the bill of entry. Where the substance is imported for insecticidal use, secure CIB&RC registration under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968; for non-insecticidal use, obtain a CIB&RC import permit, which will specify the permitted source of import — no import from an unlisted source is permissible.
   G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 (MOHFW) · Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC Circulars 35/11 dated 09-08-2011 and 7/14 dated 07-03-2014
2. 2
   As a Category 1B CWC Schedule 2 chemical, import is permitted only from state parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention. Within 30 days of each import, notify the National Authority CWC (Cabinet Secretariat, Ministry of External Affairs — D&ISA), the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and DGFT, and submit a copy of the bill of entry to DGFT within the same 30-day window.
   Appendix II to Schedule 1 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025
3. 3
   Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by including mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities, effective 15-10-2023. Where the consignment exceeds the specified quantities of hazardous substances, obtain a Public Liability Insurance policy under the PLI Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.
   CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 (para 4.1 and 4.2) · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992