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Ergometrine salts and other ergot alkaloid derivatives
HSN 2939 61 90 (other ergometrine salts and derivatives) is subject to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) consignment-wise NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013, as ergometrine is a listed controlled substance. Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 apply where items falling under this tariff line figure in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968. Mandatory Chapter 29 additional qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus and drug-document uploads in e-Sanchit are required before customs out-of-charge.
- NOC from Narcotics Commissioner
- Registration certificate from CIB&RC
- Import licence from CDSCO
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Obtain a consignment-wise NOC from the Narcotics Commissioner before filing the bill of entry. Ergometrine and its salts are listed controlled substances; each consignment requires a fresh NOC under the NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013, as referenced in DGFT Notification 15/2015-20 dated 21-07-2015.NDPS (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013 dated 26-03-2013 · DGFT Notification 15/2015-20 dated 21-07-2015
- 2Where the specific item falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, secure registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, and ensure import only through ports permitted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Upload the registration certificate (drugs) under document code 101dc1 and import licence under code 9111dc in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971
- 3Upload all mandatory drug documents in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge: certificate of analysis — drug (0010dc), batch release certificate (0030dc), label of consignment (0110dc), registration certificate drugs (101dc1), and import licence for drugs (9111dc). Additionally, include the Chapter 29 mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration per CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15-10-2023.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the drug-import document set (registration certificate, import licence, batch release certificate) as the complete compliance requirement and overlooking the consignment-wise NDPS NOC, which is a separate, pre-shipment obligation that cannot be regularised after the consignment arrives at port. A consignment presenting all CDSCO drug documents but lacking the Narcotics Commissioner's NOC will be detained pending the NOC, with demurrage and ground rent accruing; there is no rectification pathway at the bill-of-entry stage.