Benzidine
Benzidine and related amine-function compounds
HSN 2921 59 10 (Benzidine) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968 read with Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971, where the substance falls within the schedule to that Act. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate conditions under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 and Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Schedule I restrictions administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) apply as additional clearance requirements, along with mandatory Chapter 29 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 benzidine or any co-classified 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 before filing the bill of entry. Import is restricted to ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; diversion to a non-notified port renders the consignment liable to seizure.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 2If the consignment contains a substance governed by the NDPS Rules, 1985, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of those Rules before shipment. NDPS substances imported for medical or scientific purposes must comply with Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules; all other imports are governed by 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
- 3File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required by CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 for commodities under Chapter 29, with effect from 15-10-2023. If the consignment includes nitrogen mustards or CWC Category IA/IB substances, import is restricted to state parties to the CWC and requires prior permission from the national authority per Appendix II to Schedule I of the ITC (HS) policy.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2 · Appendix II to Schedule I of ITC (HS) policy (Cat IA and Cat IB)
The single most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry without determining which of the overlapping sub-regimes — CIB&RC pesticide schedule, NDPS Rules, or CWC Appendix II — is triggered by the specific substance being imported. Benzidine and co-classified amine-function compounds are not uniformly subject to all three regimes; the applicable regime depends on whether the substance appears in the Insecticides Act schedule, the NDPS scheduled list, or the CWC Category I list. Importing under the wrong or absent PGA clearance attracts detention, confiscation, and, for NDPS-scheduled substances, criminal liability under the NDPS Act.