Saflufenacil

Saflufenacil herbicide, perfluorooctane sulphonamide

CDSCO CLEARANCE · CIB&RC CLEARANCE · +3 OTHER PGAS

HSN 2935 50 20 (Saflufenacil) is subject to mandatory registration with the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968, as saflufenacil is a listed insecticide under Section 3(e) of the Schedule to that Act. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) apply where the substance falls within G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025 classifies import as Free subject to policy condition 7 of Chapter 29.

What this is

HSN code

2935 50 20

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CDSCOCDSCO·Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

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

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

MEFCCMEFCC·Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

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 valid Certificate of Registration or Import Permit from the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before dispatch. No consignment of saflufenacil may be imported from a source other than the one specified on the Certificate of Registration or Import Permit; a source change requires prior amendment of the certificate.
Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · CBIC Circular 35/2011 dated 09-08-2011 · CBIC Circular 7/2014 dated 07-03-2014
2
Ensure 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 dated 30-09-2023, applicable from 15 October 2023. Declarations filed without these qualifiers are liable to be held at the bill-of-entry stage pending amendment.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025 · policy condition 7 of Chapter 29
3
Where the quantity imported exceeds the threshold for specified hazardous substances, take out a Public Liability Insurance policy as required under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991. Additionally, confirm compliance with the Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 and policy conditions 1, 4 and 5 of Chapter 29 if any ozone-depleting substance characterisation applies.
S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992 by MOEF · Ozone Depleting Substances (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 · General Note 8(a) of ITC (HS) Import Policy

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is importing saflufenacil from a supplier not named on the CIB&RC Certificate of Registration or Import Permit. The registration committee specifies the permitted source of import as a licence condition, and a consignment arriving from an unlisted source is treated as imported without registration — attracting seizure under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and detention pending re-export or destruction, irrespective of the Free import policy status under DGFT Notification 44/2025-26.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2935 50 20 require BIS certification?

No, saflufenacil falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968, with concurrent CDSCO and MOHFW oversight where the substance is notified under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020.

Is saflufenacil imported for a non-insecticidal purpose subject to the same CIB&RC registration requirement?

Where the substance is imported for a non-insecticidal purpose, a separate Import Permit from the Registration Committee under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation is required in place of a Certificate of Registration; the permit likewise specifies the permitted source and import conditions.

Which ports are permitted for import of insecticides under this tariff line?

Places of import for insecticides are restricted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; the approved entry points must be confirmed against the current list published by CIB&RC before routing the consignment, as entry at a non-approved port constitutes a violation of the Insecticides Rules.

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