L-cystine (alpha-amino beta-thiopropionic acid)- sulphur containing amino acid

L-cystine, sulphur-containing amino acid (organo-sulphur compound)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · CIB&RC CLEARANCE · +2 OTHER PGAS

HSN 2930 90 14 (L-cystine) carries a multi-PGA import framework: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements apply where the substance is imported for food or food-additive use, Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration or permit applies where imported for insecticidal purposes, and the NDPS Rules, 1985 govern any scheduled narcotic or psychotropic application. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025 places the tariff line under a Free import policy, subject to the overlay conditions of ITC (HS) Policy Condition No. 2 to Chapter 29 and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus.

What this is

HSN code

2930 90 14

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food/food-additive use); CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 (insecticidal use)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Certificate of Analysis from drug authority

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

MEFCCMEFCC·Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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
Before filing the bill of entry, determine the end-use category and upload the applicable mandatory documents in e-Sanchit: 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 specific import purpose.
CCR e-Sanchit mandatory-document instruction · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Registration Certificate (Drugs) document code 101dc1
2
Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by declaring the mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities in the import declaration. These qualifiers — covering chemical identity, CAS number, and intended use — are mandatory with effect from 15-10-2023 and are verified at the bill-of-entry stage; non-declaration attracts detention.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2
3
If the consignment is imported for use as an insecticide, fungicide, herbicide, or rodenticide, obtain prior registration or an import permit from CIB&RC under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968. Import is restricted to the source specified on the registration certificate or permit; import from any other source is unlawful under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
Insecticides Act, 1968, Section 9 · Insecticides Rules, 1971, Rule 45 · CBIC Circulars 35/2011 dated 09-08-2011 and 7/2014 dated 07-03-2014

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating L-cystine as a single-regime product when it is, in practice, a use-triggered multi-PGA product: the same physical consignment may require FSSAI clearance, CIB&RC registration, NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985, or all three simultaneously depending on the declared end-use. Submitting an incomplete e-Sanchit document set — even with the correct ITC (HS) Free-policy status confirmed under DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 — results in PGA-facilitated-bill verification, port detention, and demurrage until every applicable document code is uploaded and verified.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2930 90 14 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers organo-sulphur compounds or amino acids under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India for food-use imports, the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee for insecticidal-use imports, and the NDPS Rules, 1985 for any scheduled-substance application.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for HSN 2930 90 14?

The mandatory documents, as applicable to the end-use, are: 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 applicable codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

Does the Free import status under DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 remove the NDPS and insecticide compliance requirements?

No. The Free policy status under DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025 confirms no DGFT licence is required for import, but it does not displace PGA-level requirements. NDPS substances still require an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985, and insecticidal-use imports still require CIB&RC registration or permit under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968.

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