Gamma picoline (4-methyl pyridine)

Gamma picoline, 4-methyl pyridine, organic nitrogen heterocycle

HSN 2933 39 13 (gamma picoline, 4-methyl pyridine) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 16113:2013 (reaffirmed 2018) is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 13 March 2024, by virtue of the Gamma Picoline (Quality Control) Order, 2020. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances controls and Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee registration apply as separate regulatory overlays depending on end-use classification.

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

1. 1
   Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 16113:2013 (reaffirmed 2018) for gamma picoline. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
   Gamma Picoline (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · S.O. 1891(E) dated 16-06-2020 as amended by S.O. 3296(E) dated 21-07-2023
2. 2
   Ensure every consignment bears the ISI standard mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The mark must appear on the product or its immediate container, not on outer packaging alone.
   Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Gamma Picoline (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · S.O. 1891(E) dated 16-06-2020
3. 3
   If the gamma picoline is being imported for medical or scientific purposes under NDPS controls, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 prior to shipment. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC HS Schedule per ITC HS policy condition 2 to Chapter 29.
   Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC HS policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
4. 4
   If the product falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and a permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before import. Verify permitted ports of import per Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
   Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
5. 5
   File mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required for Chapter 29 commodities, and quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention.
   CBIC Circular 23/2023-CUS dated 30-09-2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962