Amfetamine (INN), benzfetamine (INN) dexamfetamine (INN), etilamfetamine (INN) fencamfamin(INN), lefetamine (INN), levamfetamine (INN), mefenorex (INN) and phentermine (INN); salts thereof

Amfetamine-group compounds and their salts (amphetamines, phentermine)

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2921 46 00 (amfetamine and related amine compounds) is subject to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, with a No Objection Certificate required from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior. Items falling within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 additionally require registration and an import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Import is otherwise Free subject to Policy Condition No. 3 to Chapter 29 of the ITC (HS) schedule as amended by DGFT Notification 39/2015-2020 dated 03-10-2018.

What this is

HSN code

2921 46 00

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

NDPS · NDPS Rules, 1985, Chapter VII-A (import certificate for medical/scientific use)

Customs documentation

Import certificate from NDPS
Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import licence for drugs from CDSCO

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

NDPSNDPS·Narcotics Control Bureau

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain an import certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior for imports of these compounds intended for medical or scientific use under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit along with document codes 0010dc (Certificate of Analysis — drug), 0030dc (Batch Release Certificate), 0110dc (Label of Consignment), 101dc1 (Registration Certificate — drugs), and 9111dc (Import Licence for drugs) before the bill of entry is filed.
NDPS Rules, 1985, Chapter VII-A · DGFT Notification 39/2015-2020 dated 03-10-2018 · ITC (HS) Policy Condition 3 to Chapter 29
2
Where the specific compound 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 before shipment. Import is restricted to specified ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; routing to any other port renders the consignment liable to seizure.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
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, with effect from 15 October 2023 as stipulated in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of that Circular. If the consignment exceeds specified quantities of scheduled hazardous substances, take out a public liability insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 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

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the NDPS import-certificate regime with the CIB&RC insecticide-registration requirement — importers obtain one clearance and assume the other is not needed. These are independent obligations triggered by different statutory criteria: the NDPS control applies by reason of the substance being scheduled under the NDPS Act, while the CIB&RC control applies only if the compound also appears in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968; a single consignment may require both simultaneously. Failure to upload all five e-Sanchit document codes (0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc) before out-of-charge will result in customs detention regardless of which PGA clearance is in hand.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2921 46 00 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this product family. Import of amfetamine-group compounds is governed by the NDPS Rules, 1985 administered through the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, with an additional CIB&RC registration and permit obligation where the compound falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge for this tariff line?

Five documents are mandatory: Certificate of Analysis — drug (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc), as specified in the CCR for PGA-facilitated bills.

Does the NDPS import-certificate requirement apply to imports for non-medical or non-scientific purposes?

For uses other than medical or scientific, the import may follow the ITC (HS) Schedule Appendix-I and ITC (HS) Policy Condition 2 to Chapter 29; however, the Narcotics Commissioner NOC and all applicable CBIC Chapter 29 qualifier requirements remain operative.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CIB&RC / NDPS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.