Diphenoxylate (INN) and its salt

Diphenoxylate and its salts, scheduled narcotic piperidine derivative

CIB&RC CLEARANCE

HSN 2933 33 17 (Diphenoxylate (INN) and its salt) is subject to a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, as a prerequisite to import, alongside registration and import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) where the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Restricted-import overlay requires post-import notification to multiple authorities within 30 days under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29. Import is additionally restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.

What this is

HSN code

2933 33 17

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

NOC from Narcotics Commissioner Gwalior
Registration and permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

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

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 No Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior before the consignment is shipped. Where the substance also 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 and confirm that the port of import is among the notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · Insecticides Act, 1968
2
File the bill of entry with mandatory additional Chapter 29 qualifiers as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15 October 2023. Submit a copy of the bill of entry to DGFT within 30 days of import and notify import details to the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (Cabinet Secretariat), Ministry of External Affairs (DANDISA), and the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals within the same 30-day window.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29 · DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022
3
Where import quantity of hazardous substances exceeds the specified threshold, take out a public liability insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 before the consignment is released from customs.
S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992, Ministry of Environment and Forests · Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the CIB&RC registration as the sole pre-import clearance and overlooking the independent NOC requirement from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior. Both clearances are prerequisites and neither substitutes for the other; a consignment arriving without the Narcotics Commissioner's NOC is liable to seizure regardless of CIB&RC registration status. The 30-day post-import notification obligation to four separate authorities under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29 is a recurring compliance deadline that attracts DGFT enforcement if missed.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2933 33 17 require BIS certification?

No, diphenoxylate and its salts are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968, with a mandatory No Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, and an ITC (HS) policy condition 3 post-import notification obligation under DGFT Notification 54/2015-20.

Which ports or places are permitted for importing this substance?

Import is restricted to the notified places specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; routing the consignment through any non-notified port exposes it to detention and seizure irrespective of the validity of the CIB&RC permit.

What happens if the post-import notification to DGFT and other authorities is not filed within 30 days?

Failure to notify the National Authority CWC, DANDISA, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and DGFT within 30 days of import, and to submit the bill of entry copy to DGFT within that window, constitutes a breach of ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29 and attracts DGFT enforcement action under DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022.

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