Compounds containing in the structure a phenothiazine ring-system (whether or not hydrogenated) not further fused
Phenothiazine ring-system heterocyclic compounds (unfused)
HSN 2934 30 00 (phenothiazine ring-system compounds) 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) import-certificate conditions under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 apply concurrently for scheduled substances, alongside Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus.
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import permit from CIB&RC
- Import certificate from NDPS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Determine whether the specific phenothiazine compound is listed in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and verify that the port of import is a notified place under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
- 2If the compound is a scheduled NDPS substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes; imports outside that category are governed by Appendix I to the ITC (HS) Schedule. Upload mandatory e-Sanchit documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — before out-of-charge.Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 · CBIC e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
- 3Ensure the import declaration includes the mandatory additional qualifiers for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15 October 2023. Where the import quantity of specified hazardous substances exceeds notified thresholds, take out a public liability 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 failing to distinguish the two parallel regulatory tracks: the CIB&RC pesticide track applies only when the compound appears in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, while the NDPS track applies when the substance is a scheduled narcotic or psychotropic — and both tracks can apply simultaneously to a single consignment. Importers who clear the CIB&RC permit but neglect the NDPS import certificate face seizure and criminal liability under the NDPS Act, 1985 independently of any insecticide-related enforcement.