Anthranilic acid and its salts
Anthranilic acid and its salts, oxygen-function amino-compound
HSN 2922 43 00 (Anthranilic acid and its salts) is subject to consignment-wise NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order dated 26 March 2013, administered by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) authority. Where the product falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, registration and import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 applies as a concurrent obligation. CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers and DGFT policy controls apply as additional clearance requirements.
- Consignment-wise NOC from NDPS
- Registration certificate 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.
- 1Obtain a consignment-wise NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner before filing the bill of entry. Anthranilic acid is a controlled substance under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order dated 26 March 2013, and each shipment requires a fresh NOC — a single standing authorisation does not satisfy this requirement.NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order dated 26-03-2013 · DGFT Notification 15/2015-20 dated 21-07-2015
- 2Where the consignment 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 and ensure the consignment enters only through ports permitted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 3Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by declaring mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023. Verify that all mandatory documents — including certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate (101dc1), and import licence (9111dc) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · Para 4.1 and 4.2 thereof
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the NDPS NOC as a periodic or annual authorisation: the order requires a consignment-wise NOC, meaning each shipment demands a discrete approval from the Narcotics Commissioner before arrival. A consignment landing without its own NOC — even where a prior NOC for an earlier shipment exists — is liable to detention and seizure under the NDPS framework, independent of any CIB&RC or CBIC compliance already in place. Importers sourcing anthranilic acid for insecticide manufacture should also verify the current Schedule position under the Insecticides Act, 1968, as the dual-regime trigger is product-composition-specific.