Chloroquine phosphate

Chloroquine phosphate, cinchona alkaloid derivative

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2939 20 40 (Chloroquine phosphate) 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. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) regime under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 applies concurrently, requiring an import certificate under Rule 53 for medical and scientific purposes. 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 apply as additional clearance overlays.

What this is

HSN code

2939 20 40

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import certificate from NDPS
Import licence for drugs from CBIC

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
If the substance figures in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC before shipment. Import is restricted to notified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; diversion to a non-notified port exposes the consignment to seizure.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
2
For import under the NDPS medical and scientific purposes track, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985. Imports outside this 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.
Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29
3
Include the mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers in the import declaration as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15 October 2023. Where import of specified hazardous substances exceeds specified quantities, 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

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is filing under a single regulatory track — NDPS or CIB&RC — without recognising that both may apply simultaneously to the same consignment depending on the end-use classification. A consignment cleared under the NDPS medical-purposes certificate but lacking CIB&RC registration, where the substance is scheduled under the Insecticides Act, 1968, remains non-compliant and liable to detention and confiscation independently of the NDPS clearance. Confirm the Schedule status of chloroquine phosphate with CIB&RC before finalising the import route.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2939 20 40 require BIS certification?

No, chloroquine phosphate falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers cinchona alkaloid derivatives. Import is governed by CIB&RC under the Insecticides Act, 1968 and concurrently by the NDPS Rules, 1985, with DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 as the policy overlay.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The mandatory uploads are certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc), all to be confirmed before customs out-of-charge.

Can chloroquine phosphate be imported outside the NDPS medical and scientific purposes track?

Imports outside the medical and scientific purposes category under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per policy condition 2 of Chapter 29, which may impose additional restrictions or prohibition depending on the substance's classification in that Appendix.

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