Phenazone (antipyrin) and its derivates
Phenazone (antipyrin) and its derivatives, heterocyclic nitrogen compounds
HSN 2933 11 00 (Phenazone (antipyrin) and its derivatives) 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. Where the substance qualifies as a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, import is additionally governed by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985, and DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 applies as the overarching trade-policy overlay.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Where the substance falls within 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. Consignments must enter only through restricted ports as specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2Where the substance is classifiable as a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes (details at http://cbn.nic.in). Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Upload mandatory documents in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry: certificate of analysis — drug (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc). Ensure mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers are included in the import declaration per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15-10-2023.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2
The most common error on this tariff line is failing to assess whether the specific phenazone derivative being imported is scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968 or notified under the NDPS framework — triggering the wrong clearance track or no PGA clearance at all. The two regimes are not mutually exclusive: a derivative could simultaneously require CIB&RC registration and an NDPS import certificate. Importers who treat the CIB&RC clearance as the sole requirement and overlook the NDPS-route for scheduled psychotropics face consignment detention and potential prosecution under the NDPS Act.