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Other alkaloids, their salts, ethers, esters and derivatives

CIB&RC CLEARANCE

HSN 2939 59 00 (Other alkaloids and derivatives) is subject to Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968, where items falling under this tariff line figure in the Schedule to that Act. A No-Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, is also required under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers must accompany the import declaration per CBIC Circular 23/2023-CUS.

What this is

HSN code

2939 59 00

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 (Schedule items); DGFT · ITC (HS) policy condition 3, Chapter 29

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Import permit from CIB&RC
NOC from Narcotics Commissioner

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

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

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Determine whether the specific alkaloid or derivative falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. If so, obtain registration and an import permit from the secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and route the consignment only through ports specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
2
Obtain a No-Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior, as required by ITC (HS) policy condition 3 to Chapter 29. Upload mandatory documents — certificate of analysis (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate for drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc) — in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
DGFT Notification 39/2015-2020 dated 03-10-2018 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3, Chapter 29
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, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where import quantities of specified hazardous substances exceed the prescribed threshold, take out an insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-CUS dated 30-09-2023 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the narcotics NOC and the CIB&RC permit as mutually exclusive obligations — assuming that only one applies to a given consignment. Both requirements may attach simultaneously: the narcotics NOC is a policy-level overlay on the entire CTI, while the CIB&RC registration and port restriction trigger whenever the specific alkaloid appears in the Insecticides Act Schedule. Failure to verify Schedule status before shipment routinely results in consignment detention at the port of import and demurrage accumulation pending permit regularisation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2939 59 00 require BIS certification?

No, alkaloids and their derivatives under this residual tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Act, 1968 for Schedule items, and by DGFT's ITC (HS) policy condition 3 requiring a Narcotics Commissioner NOC.

Which document codes are mandatory in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

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

When does the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 obligation arise for imports under this HSN?

The insurance requirement under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 is triggered when the import quantity of a specified hazardous substance exceeds the quantities prescribed under S.O. 227(E) dated 24 March 1992 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

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