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Other vitamins, derivatives, and natural concentrates (residual)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2936 29 90 (Other vitamins and their derivatives) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, when imported for food or nutraceutical use. Where the substance falls within the schedules of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 is required as a concurrent obligation. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers apply as additional customs overlays.

What this is

HSN code

2936 29 90

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from CDSCO/drugs authority
Import certificate from NDPS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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
Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Registration Certificate for Drugs (document code 101dc1), Import Licence for Drugs (document code 9111dc), Certificate of Analysis — Drug (document code 0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030dc), Label of Consignment (document code 0110dc), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110fs) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all mandatory documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CCR mandatory document list · e-Sanchit document codes 911001, 101dc1, 9111dc, 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 0110fs
2
If the vitamin substance is an NDPS-scheduled compound, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes under Chapter VII-A of those Rules before shipment. Imports outside the medical/scientific category are governed by Appendix I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.
ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Chapter VII-A, NDPS Rules, 1985
3
Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Ensure the consignment enters through a food-import-designated port in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and confirm rectifiable-labelling compliance per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent compliance failure on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole gate and overlooking the NDPS import-certificate requirement when the specific vitamin derivative is a scheduled psychotropic substance. The NDPS overlay is substance-specific, not product-category-specific: importers must screen each CAS-level constituent against the NDPS schedule before shipment. A consignment cleared through FSSAI but lacking the Rule 53 NDPS import certificate is liable to seizure under the NDPS Act, 1985, a consequence that the standard drug-registration pathway does not remedy.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2936 29 90 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual vitamins and derivatives tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a concurrent NDPS import-certificate requirement where the substance is NDPS-scheduled, and DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this HSN?

Seven documents must be uploaded: Certificate of Analysis — Drug (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Specimen Copy of Label (0110fs), Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc); out-of-charge is withheld until all are verified.

What happens if the vitamin derivative is not NDPS-scheduled — does the NDPS import certificate still apply?

No; the NDPS import-certificate obligation under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 applies only where the specific substance falls within an NDPS schedule. Importers should confirm the scheduled status at CAS level before each shipment, as the residual CTI 2936 29 90 encompasses both scheduled and non-scheduled compounds.

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