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Other hormones and structural analogues, synthetic or natural

NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2937 90 19 covers residual hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, and their structural analogues governed by the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate regime under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Import of oxytocin is prohibited outright under S.O. 2357(E) and DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022, with a narrow carve-out for oxytocin reference standards for test and analysis only. 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 dated 30-09-2023 apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

2937 90 19

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

NDPS · NDPS Rules, 1985, Chapter VII-A (medical and scientific import certificate, Rule 53)

Customs documentation

Import certificate from NDPS
Registration certificate from CDSCO
Import licence for drugs from CDSCO

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

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
For any substance falling within the NDPS schedule, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical or scientific purposes. Verify whether the specific hormone is listed in Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule; substances governed there are subject to ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 rather than the Chapter VII-A medical-purpose route.
Rule 53, Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
2
Upload all mandatory e-Sanchit documents before filing the bill of entry: Certificate of Analysis – Drug (document code 0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate – Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc). Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until each document code is verified in e-Sanchit.
CCR e-Sanchit requirement · document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
3
Include mandatory additional Chapter 29 qualifiers in the import declaration as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, effective 15-10-2023. For oxytocin reference standards only, additionally submit a test licence issued by DCGI/CDSCO to establish the test-and-analysis end-use carve-out under S.O. 2357(E) and DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, paras 4.1 and 4.2 · S.O. 2357(E) · DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is failing to distinguish the prohibition on oxytocin imports from the narrow carve-out for oxytocin reference standards: a standard commercial shipment of oxytocin — even with a valid drug import licence — will be confiscated, as the prohibition under S.O. 2357(E) is absolute for non-reference-standard consignments. Additionally, importers of other NDPS-schedule hormones under the medical-purpose route routinely overlook the parallel obligation to comply with ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29, which governs substances listed in Appendix-I independently of the NDPS Rules certificate.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2937 90 19 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers hormones or structural analogues under this tariff line. Import is governed by the NDPS Rules, 1985 import-certificate regime under Chapter VII-A, with the DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and the drug-registration framework as overlays.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for a bill of entry under this HSN?

Five documents are mandatory: Certificate of Analysis – Drug (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate – Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc); out-of-charge will not be granted until all five are verified.

Is any import of oxytocin permitted under this tariff line?

Only oxytocin reference standards imported exclusively for test and analysis are permitted, and solely on production of a test licence issued by DCGI/CDSCO; all other oxytocin imports are prohibited under S.O. 2357(E) and DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022.

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