Allobarbital (INN), amobarbital (INN), barbital (INN), butalbital (INN), butobarbital (INN), cyclo-barbital (INN), methylphenobarbi-tal (INN), pentobarbital (INN), secbutabarbital (INN), phenobar-bital (INN), secobarbital (INN), and vinylbital (INN); salts thereof

Barbiturate compounds (allobarbital, phenobarbital, pentobarbital, secobarbital) and salts

HSN 2933 53 00 covers specified barbiturate compounds whose import is governed concurrently by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime — requiring an import certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, for medical or scientific use under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 — and by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 3 to Chapter 29. Where any substance under this tariff line also figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, registration and an import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) are additionally required, and import locations are restricted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.

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

1. 1
   Obtain an import certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, before filing the bill of entry for any barbiturate listed under this CTI intended for medical or scientific use. The import is free subject to ITC (HS) policy condition 3 to Chapter 29; non-medical or non-scientific imports must comply with ITC (HS) Schedule Appendix-I and policy condition 2 to Chapter 29.
   NDPS Rules, 1985 Chapter VII-A · DGFT Notification 39/2015-2020 dated 03-10-2018 · ITC (HS) policy conditions 2 and 3 to Chapter 29
2. 2
   If the substance also falls under the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the CIB&RC Secretariat before shipment. Route the consignment only through ports permitted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; import at any other location is a statutory violation.
   Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
3. 3
   Upload all mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge: Certificate of Analysis — Drug (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate — Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc). Additionally, include mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers in the import declaration per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, applicable with effect from 15-10-2023.
   CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, Para 4.1 and 4.2 · e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc