Dimethyl propylphosphonate
Dimethyl propylphosphonate, organo-inorganic phosphonate compound
HSN 2931 42 00 (Dimethyl propylphosphonate) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance figures in the Schedule to that Act. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import conditions under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Appendix-II ITC (HS) policy controls apply as additional clearance requirements, with port-of-import restrictions operative under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
- Registration and permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS
- 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.
- 1Verify whether the consignment falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If it does, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and route the import only through ports specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 to Chapter 29
- 2If the substance is classified as an NDPS, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes; imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I of the ITC (HS) Schedule. Confirm Appendix-II ITC (HS) import-policy compliance before filing the bill of entry.Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Ensure mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities are included in the import declaration per 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 notified threshold quantities, take out an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that the NDPS and CIB&RC regimes are mutually exclusive — in practice, both may apply simultaneously to a single consignment of dimethyl propylphosphonate, and clearance requires independent compliance with each regime. An importer who secures the CIB&RC permit but omits the NDPS import certificate faces detention and potential seizure under the NDPS Act, irrespective of the pesticide-registration status. Confirm scope under both the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 and the NDPS Rules, 1985 before dispatch.