Propiram (INN) and its salt

Propiram and its salts, scheduled narcotic heterocyclic compound

CIB&RC CLEARANCE

HSN 2933 33 33 (Propiram (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 an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) where the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. Import is otherwise Free under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), subject to Policy Condition 3 of Chapter 29, and import locations are restricted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.

What this is

HSN code

2933 33 33

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 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 filing the bill of entry. This NOC is a pre-import mandatory clearance; consignments presented without it are liable to detention at customs pending regularisation or re-export.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · ITC (HS) Policy Condition 3 of Chapter 29
2
If the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of CIB&RC before import, and ensure the consignment is routed through a port at which insecticides may lawfully be imported.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
3
Within 30 days of import, notify the details of each consignment to the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (Cabinet Secretariat), Ministry of External Affairs (DANDISA), Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and DGFT, and submit a copy of the bill of entry to DGFT. Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15-10-2023.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the Narcotics Commissioner NOC and the CIB&RC registration as alternatives rather than potentially concurrent requirements. Where propiram falls within the Insecticides Act Schedule, both clearances are independently mandatory, and satisfying one does not waive the other. Additionally, the 30-day post-import notification obligation to four separate authorities under Policy Condition 3 is a continuing compliance requirement, not a one-time pre-import formality — failure attracts DGFT-policy enforcement separate from any customs-stage liability.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2933 33 33 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers this heterocyclic compound. Import is governed by the Narcotics Commissioner NOC requirement and, where the substance is scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968, by CIB&RC registration and permit, with the DGFT ITC (HS) Policy Condition 3 of Chapter 29 overlay.

Are there restrictions on the ports through which this HSN may be imported?

Yes. Where the substance falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, import is restricted to the locations specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; routing through an unlisted port renders the consignment liable to detention or seizure.

Does the Public Liability Insurance obligation apply to imports of this substance?

Yes, where the import of specified hazardous substances exceeds the quantities prescribed under S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 (Ministry of Environment and Forests), the owner is required to take out an insurance policy under the provisions of the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.

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