Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate
Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate, PFOS amino compound
HSN 2922 16 00 (Diethanolammonium perfluorooctane sulphonate) 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 ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 applies as a concurrent overlay, and the tariff line is governed by ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
- 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.
- 1Confirm whether the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before shipment, and route the consignment only through a port 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
- 2If the substance is to be imported for medical or scientific purposes under the NDPS regime, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Imports outside this medical/scientific category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule; non-compliant consignments are liable to seizure under the NDPS Act.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 by CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 for commodities under Chapter 29, operative from 15 October 2023. For imports of specified hazardous substances exceeding the prescribed quantities, obtain 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, paras 4.1 and 4.2 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the CIB&RC registration alone resolves the import compliance; the NDPS overlay is independent, and both conditions may apply simultaneously to the same physical consignment depending on end-use. An importer who obtains the CIB&RC permit but fails to secure the Rule 53 NDPS import certificate where required faces seizure under the NDPS Act — a criminal-liability exposure distinct from the Insecticides Act contravention. Verify applicability of both regimes with the relevant authorities before placing the purchase order.