Safrole

Safrole, a controlled heterocyclic oxygen compound

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2932 94 00 (Safrole) is subject to consignment-wise No Objection Certificate requirement from the Narcotics Commissioner under the NDPS Controlled Substances Order dated 26 March 2013, administered by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) authority, covering safrole and any essential oil containing 4% or more safrole. Where safrole falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, registration and a import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) are also required, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus apply at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2932 94 00

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

NDPS · NDPS Controlled Substances Order dated 26-03-2013; CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

NOC from Narcotics Commissioner
Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

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
Obtain a consignment-wise No Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner before each shipment of safrole or any essential oil containing 4% or more safrole. The NOC must be obtained per consignment — a standing or blanket authorisation does not satisfy the NDPS Controlled Substances Order dated 26 March 2013.
NDPS Controlled Substances Order dated 26-03-2013 · DGFT Notification 15/2015-20 dated 21-07-2015
2
If the consignment is classified as a pesticide under 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 route the consignment only through places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Upload mandatory e-Sanchit documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — before out-of-charge.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
3
Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by including mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities, as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where safrole quantities exceed the specified threshold under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, the owner must also take out an insurance policy 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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the NDPS NOC and the CIB&RC regime as mutually exclusive, when in practice both may apply simultaneously to the same consignment — the NDPS NOC governs safrole as a controlled substance, while the CIB&RC registration and restricted-port regime kicks in where safrole is scheduled as a pesticide under the Insecticides Act, 1968. A consignment that secures the Narcotics Commissioner's NOC but arrives at a non-notified port without CIB&RC clearance remains liable to seizure and detention under the Insecticides Rules, 1971, irrespective of the NDPS compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2932 94 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers safrole or heterocyclic oxygen compounds in this tariff line. Import is governed by the NDPS Controlled Substances Order dated 26 March 2013 (requiring a consignment-wise NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner) and, where applicable, by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968.

Does the NDPS NOC requirement apply to essential oils containing safrole, or only to pure safrole?

Both: safrole itself and any essential oil containing 4% or more safrole require a consignment-wise NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner, per DGFT Notification 15/2015-20 dated 21-07-2015 and the NDPS Controlled Substances Order.

When does the Public Liability Insurance obligation apply to a safrole import?

Where the imported quantity of safrole exceeds the specified hazardous-substance threshold, the owner must take out an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991, per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

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