Aminorex (INN), brotizolam (INN), clotiazepam (INN), cloxazolam (INN), dextromoramide (INN), haloxazolam (INN), ketazolam (INN), mesocarb (INN), oxazolam (INN), pemoline (INN), phendimetrazine (INN), phenmetrazine (INN) and sufentanil (INN); salts thereof

Scheduled psychotropic substances and heterocyclic compounds, salts thereof

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2934 91 00 covers named psychotropic and heterocyclic compounds — including sufentanil, dextromoramide, phenmetrazine and brotizolam — whose import is Free subject to Policy Condition 3 of Chapter 29, with a mandatory No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Rules, 1985. Items falling within the schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 additionally require registration and an import permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC), and consignments are restricted to notified import ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.

What this is

HSN code

2934 91 00

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

NDPS · Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 (Chapter VII-A); CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968

Customs documentation

Import certificate from NDPS
Registration certificate and permit from CIB&RC
Import licence for drugs from CDSCO

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

NDPSNDPS·Narcotics Control Bureau

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. For medical or scientific use, an import certificate under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 is separately required; for other uses, compliance with ITC (HS) Policy Condition 2 to Chapter 29 and Appendix-I of the ITC (HS) Schedule applies.
DGFT Notification 39/2015-2020 dated 03-10-2018 · NDPS Rules, 1985 Chapter VII-A · ITC (HS) Policy Condition 3 to Chapter 29
2
Where the substance falls within the schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee and route the consignment only through ports notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Upload mandatory documents — Certificate of Analysis for drugs (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1) and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
3
Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in Para 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where the consignment exceeds specified hazardous quantities, take out a Public Liability Insurance policy under the provisions of the PLI Act, 1991 in terms of 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 (Ministry of Environment and Forests)

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the NDPS NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner as sufficient clearance without separately evaluating whether the specific compound also appears in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 — which triggers a completely independent CIB&RC registration, import permit, and port-restriction regime. A consignment arriving at an unnotified port for a scheduled insecticide is liable to seizure regardless of the currency of the NDPS import certificate, and the Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus must be present in the declaration or the bill of entry will be held for amendment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2934 91 00 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this product family. Import is governed by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 (NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior), with a concurrent CIB&RC registration and permit requirement where the substance falls within the schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968.

Are all compounds listed under this HSN subject to the same NDPS import certificate requirement, or does use purpose change the obligation?

Use purpose determines the applicable track: imports for medical or scientific use require an import certificate under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, while imports for other purposes follow ITC (HS) Policy Condition 2 to Chapter 29 and Appendix-I of the ITC (HS) Schedule per DGFT Notification 39/2015-2020.

What happens if the consignment exceeds the specified hazardous quantities under the PLI Act, 1991?

The importer (owner) must take out a Public Liability Insurance policy under the PLI Act, 1991 as mandated by S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests; failure to do so constitutes a separate statutory contravention independent of NDPS and CIB&RC compliance.

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