Pyrazinamide (pyrazine carboxamide)

Pyrazinamide, pyrazine carboxamide (tuberculosis drug)

HSN 2924 29 60 (Pyrazinamide) 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, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985 import-certificate controls under Rule 53 apply where the substance is classified as an NDPS, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 governs all other imports. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus apply at the bill-of-entry stage.

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

1. 1
   Where Pyrazinamide figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before shipment. Import is restricted to notified places; confirm the intended port of import is an authorised insecticide-import point 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. 2
   Where the substance is classified under the NDPS regime, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes as per Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules. Imports outside the medical and scientific category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule. Upload all mandatory documents — certificate of analysis for drugs (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.
   Rule 53 of NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 · CBIC e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
3. 3
   Ensure mandatory additional qualifiers are declared in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where import of specified hazardous substances 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 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992