Diethanolamine and its salts
Diethanolamine and its salts, oxygen-function amino-compound
HSN 2922 12 00 (Diethanolamine and its salts) 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, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) rules apply concurrently where the substance meets NDPS criteria, and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs the broader import framework alongside 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.
- 1Determine whether the imported diethanolamine or its salts figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and ensure the consignment enters only through a place notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2Where the substance is classified as an NDPS-covered item, import for medical or scientific purposes requires an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Imports falling outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 3File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required under Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus for Chapter 29 commodities, effective 15 October 2023. Upload all mandatory e-Sanchit documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — before out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
The principal trap on this tariff line is the dual-regime exposure: importers focus on CIB&RC registration for the pesticide-schedule angle and overlook that a concurrent NDPS classification — which can apply to the same substance depending on end-use and chemical form — triggers a wholly separate import-certificate requirement under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. A consignment cleared under the CIB&RC route without an NDPS import certificate, where NDPS scheduling applies, faces seizure and criminal liability independent of the insecticide-permit compliance. Confirm the NDPS schedule status of the specific salt or formulation with the Central Bureau of Narcotics before placing the purchase order.