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Other cosmetic, toilet and room deodoriser preparations

MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 3307 90 90 (miscellaneous cosmetic, toilet and room-deodoriser preparations) is subject to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC) controls under Rule 10 of the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Rules, 2000, where the product is an aerosol. Aerosol products falling under Schedule VII of the ODS Rules require an import licence from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administered under General Note 8(a) of the ITC (HS) Import Policy; non-aerosol presentations under this tariff line are free to import subject to labelling compliance.

What this is

HSN code

3307 90 90

Chapter

33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

Primary regulator

MEFCC · Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Rules, 2000 (Rule 10, Schedule VII)

Customs documentation

Import licence from DGFT
ODS-free label declaration from importer
Schedule VII compliance from MEFCC

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
Determine whether the product is an aerosol presentation. If so, verify whether it falls under Schedule VII, Group as specified in Column 3 of the ODS Rules, 2000. Medical aerosols are exempt; all other Schedule VII aerosol products require an import licence from DGFT before the bill of entry is filed.
Rule 10 of the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Rules, 2000 · General Note 8(a) of the ITC (HS) Import Policy
2
Where the aerosol product does not contain ozone depleting substances, ensure the product carries a label explicitly stating that it does not contain ODS before import. Absence of this label renders the consignment non-compliant under Rule 10, regardless of whether an ODS is actually present.
Rule 10 of the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Rules, 2000

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is importing Schedule VII aerosol products under the assumption that an ODS-free formulation eliminates all regulatory obligations. Rule 10 of the ODS Rules, 2000 imposes a mandatory ODS-free label as a pre-import condition independent of the licence requirement — a consignment that is genuinely ODS-free but arrives without the prescribed label declaration is liable to detention at the bill-of-entry stage, and the labelling deficiency is not treated as rectifiable in the same manner as food or cosmetic label errors.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3307 90 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual cosmetic and toilet preparations tariff line. Import is governed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under Rule 10 of the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Rules, 2000, with a DGFT import licence required for Schedule VII aerosol products.

Are all products under HSN 3307 90 90 subject to the ODS licence requirement?

No. The licence requirement applies only to aerosol products falling under Schedule VII of the ODS Rules, 2000 (excluding medical aerosols); non-aerosol presentations are free to import, though ODS-free aerosols must still carry the prescribed label before import.

What happens if a Schedule VII aerosol is imported without the DGFT licence?

Import without the required licence constitutes a breach of Rule 10 of the ODS Rules, 2000 and the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy, exposing the consignment to detention, confiscation, and monetary penalty under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Customs Act, 1962.

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