Streptomycin

Streptomycin medicaments in measured doses for retail sale

MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 3004 90 54 (Streptomycin) is subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) import licensing and registration under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, with mandatory document verification at the bill-of-entry stage. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) classifies this tariff line under the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy, requiring a current import licence for drugs before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

3004 90 54

Chapter

30 · Pharmaceutical products

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

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

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 filing the bill of entry. Both documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify their presence before granting out-of-charge.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 · e-Sanchit document codes 9111dc and 101dc1
2
Upload in e-Sanchit the Certificate of Analysis for the drug batch (document code 0010dc), the Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030dc), and the Label of Consignment (document code 0110dc) before the bill of entry is assessed. Absence of any of these documents at the PGA-facilitated bill stage results in consignment detention pending out-of-charge verification.
e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the drug registration certificate with the import licence: they are independent instruments issued separately by CDSCO, and the absence of either — even when the other is current and uploaded — blocks out-of-charge. Additionally, note that the oxytocin prohibition under S.O. 2357(E) and DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022 applies to a distinct product on adjacent CTIs; importers of streptomycin must nonetheless ensure their consignment documentation is product-specific and does not commingle batch records across drug categories.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3004 90 54 require BIS certification?

No, streptomycin medicaments are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, with an ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy overlay administered by DGFT requiring a valid import licence for drugs.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Five documents must be uploaded before out-of-charge: Certificate of Analysis (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc).

Does the oxytocin import prohibition under S.O. 2357(E) affect streptomycin imports?

No. The prohibition under S.O. 2357(E) and DGFT Notification 09/2015-2020 dated 23-05-2022 is specific to oxytocin; streptomycin is a distinct antibiotic and its import under HSN 3004 90 54 is governed by the standard CDSCO drug-import licensing and registration regime.

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