Meta toluidine
Meta toluidine, aromatic amine-function organic chemical
HSN 2921 43 40 (Meta toluidine) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and port-restricted import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, 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 Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) category controls under the ITC (HS) policy apply as additional clearance requirements, alongside mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under 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.
- 1Where the substance falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee. Import must be effected only through ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; import at any other port is not permitted.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2If the consignment involves an NDPS-listed substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before shipment. Imports for medical and scientific purposes are governed by Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985; all other imports are subject to Appendix I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29.Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by including mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, with effect from 15-10-2023. Where the consignment contains CWC-scheduled substances (nitrogen mustards, Category 1A or 1B), import is restricted to State Parties to the CWC and requires prior national authority permission per Appendix II to Schedule I of the ITC (HS) policy.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · Appendix II to Schedule I (Cat 1A and Cat 1B) of ITC (HS) policy
The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that CIB&RC controls are inapplicable because the commercial description does not use the word 'insecticide': any substance appearing in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 triggers registration and permit requirements regardless of the declared end-use. A consignment that clears NDPS and CWC checks but lacks the CIB&RC import permit will be detained at the notified port, and diversion to a non-notified port under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 constitutes a separate statutory violation independent of the CIB&RC permit status.