Cefadroxil and its salts

Cefadroxil and its salts, antibiotic pharmaceutical intermediate

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2942 00 11 (Cefadroxil and its salts) is primarily subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation-aligned drug-import controls, with registration certificate and import licence requirements under document codes 101dc1 and 9111dc, operative at the bill-of-entry stage. The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) overlay and Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) schedule-check apply as concurrent clearance requirements. The tariff line is Free subject to policy condition 08 of Chapter 29 under the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy, operative until 30 November 2026.

What this is

HSN code

2942 00 11

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

NDPS · NDPS Rules, 1985, Chapter VII-A; CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CDSCO
Import licence for drugs from CDSCO
Batch release certificate from exporter

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
Upload all mandatory drug-import documents in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry: Certificate of Analysis — Drug (document code 0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc). Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until each code is verified.
CBIC CCR PGA-facilitated-bills instruction · document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 9111dc
2
Verify whether the consignment is subject to NDPS controls: if imported for medical or scientific purposes, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 (Chapter VII-A); imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.
ITC (HS) policy condition 2, Chapter 29 · Rule 53, NDPS Rules, 1985
3
Confirm compliance with CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023: mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration are required for all Chapter 29 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023, as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of that Circular.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating Cefadroxil solely as a drug-import matter and overlooking the parallel CIB&RC schedule check: if the substance or a formulation containing it appears in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, a separate CIB&RC registration and import permit are required, and import is restricted to specified ports under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Importers who clear the drug-licence stack but arrive at a non-notified port face consignment detention regardless of the validity of their drug registration.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2942 00 11 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers Cefadroxil or its salts. Import is governed by drug-import registration and licensing requirements enforced at the bill of entry, with concurrent NDPS Rules, 1985 controls and CIB&RC schedule verification under the Insecticides Act, 1968.

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

Five codes are mandatory: 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 uploaded before customs out-of-charge is granted.

Does the DGFT Free-import status under policy condition 08 of Chapter 29 remove the NDPS import-certificate requirement?

No. The Free-import status under DGFT Notification 50/2025-26 dated 18-12-2025 governs the ITC (HS) trade-policy condition only; the NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 is an independent statutory requirement that remains operative regardless of the ITC policy classification.

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