Meta aminophenol

Meta aminophenol, amino-phenol organic chemical intermediate

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2922 29 12 (Meta aminophenol) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance falls within the Schedule to that Act; import of insecticides is restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 and ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) apply as additional overlays, alongside mandatory Chapter 29 chemical-qualifier declarations required by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) from 15 October 2023.

What this is

HSN code

2922 29 12

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import permit from CIB&RC
Import certificate from NDPS

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
Determine whether the specific meta aminophenol formulation or preparation figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain CIB&RC registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC, and route the consignment only through places 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
2
Where the substance qualifies as an NDPS-controlled substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for imports for medical or scientific purposes; all other imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule. Upload mandatory documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.
Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Appendix-I to ITC (HS) Schedule
3
Include all mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, operative from 15 October 2023. Additionally, if the import quantity of any specified hazardous substance exceeds the threshold prescribed under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992, the owner must take out a Public Liability Insurance policy under the provisions of the PLI Act, 1991.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is failing to make the threshold determination — whether the imported meta aminophenol falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — before shipment. An importer who proceeds without CIB&RC registration on the assumption that a pure amino-compound intermediate is outside the pesticide schedule risks consignment detention at the port of import and potential confiscation under the Insecticides Act, since the restricted-places condition under Rule 45 also applies; a consignment arriving at an unnotified port is in breach independently of the registration question.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2922 29 12 require BIS certification?

No, meta aminophenol is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this oxygen-function amino-compound. Import is governed by CIB&RC registration and permit requirements under the Insecticides Act, 1968, with NDPS and DGFT ITC (HS) policy overlays applicable depending on end-use.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry?

Where the NDPS and drug-licence regime applies, the mandatory e-Sanchit uploads are: certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc), all required before customs out-of-charge.

When does the Public Liability Insurance obligation arise for imports of meta aminophenol?

The owner must obtain a Public Liability Insurance policy under the PLI Act, 1991 when the import quantity of a specified hazardous substance exceeds the threshold quantities prescribed under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

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