Sodium bicarbonate, magnesium hydroxide (milk of magnesia), magnesium carbonate, magnesium trisilicate, aluminium hydroxide gel, magaldarate and combinations thereof

Antacid medicaments (sodium bicarbonate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminium hydroxide)

MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 3004 90 32 covers antacid medicaments put up for retail sale and is subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) import licensing and registration requirements under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers an ITC (HS) policy overlay, and mandatory document verification — including a Registration Certificate for Drugs (document code 101dc1) and an Import Licence for Drugs (document code 9111dc) — must be completed in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

3004 90 32

Chapter

30 · Pharmaceutical products

Primary regulator

CDSCO · Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (drug import licensing and registration)

Customs documentation

Import Licence for Drugs from CDSCO
Registration certificate from CDSCO
Certificate of Analysis from manufacturer

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

MEFCCMEFCC·Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid Import Licence for Drugs (document code 9111dc) and a Registration Certificate for Drugs (document code 101dc1) from CDSCO before the consignment ships. Both documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer verifies these uploads.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 · e-Sanchit document codes 9111dc and 101dc1 · CDSCO import licensing regime
2
Upload the Certificate of Analysis for Drugs (document code 0010dc), the Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030dc), and the Label of Consignment (document code 0110dc) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Non-upload of any mandatory document will result in detention pending PGA NOC resolution.
e-Sanchit mandatory document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc per CCR PGA facilitation requirement
3
Note that import of oxytocin is prohibited for this product family; import of oxytocin reference standards is permissible only for test and analysis purposes, subject to submission of a test licence issued by DGCI/CDSCO.
S.O. 2357(E) dated 23-05-2022 · DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the Import Licence and Registration Certificate while omitting the Batch Release Certificate (0030dc) or the Label of Consignment (0110dc), both of which are mandatory e-Sanchit documents independently verified by the proper officer. A PGA-facilitated bill that bypasses CDSCO routing does not relax this obligation — the proper officer must confirm all five document codes are present before granting out-of-charge, and a missing document triggers detention and demurrage regardless of the licence's validity.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3004 90 32 require BIS certification?

No, antacid medicaments in this tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by CDSCO under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, with DGFT administering the ITC (HS) policy overlay and mandatory e-Sanchit document verification at the bill of entry.

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

Five documents are mandatory: Certificate of Analysis for Drugs (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc) — all to be uploaded before customs out-of-charge.

Can oxytocin-containing products under this heading be imported commercially?

No. Import of oxytocin is prohibited under S.O. 2357(E) and DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022; the sole permitted exception is import of oxytocin reference standards exclusively for test and analysis, subject to a test licence from DGCI/CDSCO.

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