Amfepramone (INN), methadone (INN) and normethadone (INN); salts thereof
Amfepramone, methadone and normethadone salts (narcotic amino-compounds)
HSN 2922 31 00 (Amfepramone, methadone and normethadone; salts thereof) is subject to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate requirements under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical and scientific use, with ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governing other uses. Items within this CTI that figure in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 additionally require registration and an import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC), and import of such insecticides is restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
- Import certificate from NDPS
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import licence for drugs from CDSCO
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Obtain an NDPS import certificate under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 before shipment. For substances falling under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29, confirm the applicable use category — medical/scientific or otherwise — and ensure the certificate or applicable ITC authorisation is current at the time of filing the bill of entry.NDPS Rules, 1985, Chapter VII-A · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2Where the imported substance also figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from CIB&RC and route the consignment only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Upload mandatory documents — batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), import licence for drugs (9111dc), and certificate of analysis for drugs (0010dc) — in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · e-Sanchit document codes 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc, 0010dc
- 3Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required for Chapter 29 commodities under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where import of the specified hazardous substance exceeds the quantities prescribed under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992, take out a public liability insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.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 frequent error on this tariff line is treating the NDPS import certificate and the CIB&RC permit as mutually exclusive — importers assume one regime displaces the other depending on end use. Both frameworks apply concurrently when the substance appears in both the NDPS schedules and the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968; a consignment cleared under NDPS authorisation but lacking a CIB&RC permit for its insecticidal application remains unlawfully imported, exposing the importer to seizure and prosecution under the Insecticides Act independently of NDPS liability.