Melamine
Melamine, heterocyclic organic chemical with nitrogen heteroatoms
HSN 2933 61 00 (Melamine) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where the substance figures in the Schedule to that Act, with import restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime controls apply concurrently under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for any scheduled substance within this tariff line, and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus are required at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Where melamine 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 before shipment. Import is further restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; routing to an unnotified port renders the consignment liable to seizure.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 2If the substance is scheduled under the NDPS regime, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes. All other NDPS-categorised imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule; ensure mandatory documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
- 3Comply with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 by including mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2, effective 15 October 2023. Where the import quantity exceeds the specified threshold for hazardous substances, take out an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992
The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry without first resolving whether the specific melamine formulation or derivative is scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968 — the CIB&RC registration and restricted-port obligation attaches at the schedule-listing level, not at the 8-digit HSN level as a whole. A consignment cleared at an unnotified port without CIB&RC registration faces confiscation and monetary penalty under the Insecticides Act even if all NDPS and CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus documentation is otherwise in order.