Amino acetic acid (glycine)

Amino acetic acid (glycine) for food, agricultural or industrial use

FSSAI CLEARANCE · CIB&RC CLEARANCE · +1 OTHER PGAS

HSN 2922 49 10 (Amino acetic acid — glycine) is subject to concurrent oversight by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Act, 1968, and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime under the NDPS Rules, 1985. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers apply as additional clearance requirements. The applicable PGA track — FSSAI, CIB&RC, or NDPS — is determined by the end-use category of the specific consignment.

What this is

HSN code

2922 49 10

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food-use track); CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 (pesticide-use track); NDPS · NDPS Rules, 1985 (medical/scientific-use track)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import certificate from NDPS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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 the end-use track before filing the bill of entry. For food-grade glycine, obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit; for pesticide-use glycine, obtain a registration certificate and import permit from CIB&RC, routing the consignment only through ports specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; for medical or scientific use under the NDPS regime, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · NDPS Rules, 1985 Rule 53 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
2
Upload all mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry: Certificate of Analysis — drug (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Registration Certificate — drugs (101dc1), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc), as applicable to the consignment track. The proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 0110FS, 101dc1, 911001, 9111dc
3
Declare mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required by CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15 October 2023, per paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2. Also ensure compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 for food-import entry points and the rectifiable-labelling regime per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) Schedule I 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating glycine as a single-track import and uploading only the FSSAI licence, overlooking that the same 8-digit CTI can simultaneously trigger CIB&RC registration requirements if the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, and NDPS import-certificate requirements if the consignment is for medical or scientific purposes. A mismatch between the declared end-use and the PGA clearance uploaded in e-Sanchit results in consignment detention at the designated port; the proper officer is obligated to verify all applicable PGA documents before granting out-of-charge, and a missing CIB&RC permit or NDPS import certificate cannot be remedied post-arrival without formal Customs intervention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2922 49 10 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers amino acetic acid (glycine). Import is governed concurrently by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968, and the NDPS regime under the NDPS Rules, 1985, depending on the end-use of the consignment.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for glycine imports?

The CCR mandates, as applicable: Certificate of Analysis — drug (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Registration Certificate — drugs (101dc1), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc); all must be uploaded before out-of-charge.

When does the NDPS import-certificate requirement apply to glycine imports?

The NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 is required when the consignment is imported for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of those Rules; imports outside that category are governed by Appendix I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.

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