Dipipanone (INN) and its salt

Dipipanone and its salts, scheduled narcotic compound

CIB&RC CLEARANCE

HSN 2933 33 18 (Dipipanone (INN) and its salt) requires a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, before import, and 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. Import is subject to ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus apply at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2933 33 18

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

NOC from Narcotics Commissioner Gwalior
Registration and import permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers declaration to 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. This NOC is a pre-import condition under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29 and must be secured per DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022; import without it renders the consignment liable to seizure.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29
2
Where dipipanone or its salt figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee. Route the consignment only through a port at which insecticides may lawfully be imported under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
3
Within 30 days of import, notify the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (Cabinet Secretariat), the Ministry of External Affairs (DANDISA), the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and DGFT of the import details, and submit a copy of the bill of entry to DGFT. Ensure mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities are declared in the import entry per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, effective 15-10-2023.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the post-import 30-day notification obligation as optional or administrative. It is a binding ITC (HS) policy condition: 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 — constitutes a policy-condition breach attracting DGFT enforcement action independently of any CIB&RC or narcotics-commissioner clearance already obtained. The CIB&RC port restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 also operates independently; verify the designated import port before vessel departure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2933 33 18 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers dipipanone or its salts. Import is governed by a mandatory NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, and by CIB&RC registration and permit requirements under the Insecticides Act, 1968, with ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29 administered by DGFT.

Is the CIB&RC permit required for every consignment, and are all ports open for import?

CIB&RC registration and an import permit are required where the substance is scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968, and import is restricted to ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 — not all Indian customs ports are eligible.

Does the post-import notification to multiple authorities apply even when the NOC and CIB&RC permit are already in hand?

Yes. ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 29, per DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022, requires separate notifications to the National Authority CWC, DANDISA, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and DGFT, plus submission of the bill of entry to DGFT, within 30 days of each import consignment — regardless of other clearances held.

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