Goods specified in Supplementary Note 8 to this Chapter

Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators (Supplementary Note 8)

CIB&RC CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 3808 93 62 (herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators specified in Supplementary Note 8 to Chapter 38) is subject to an import permit issued by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under the Insecticides Rules, 1971, as required by DGFT policy condition 04 of Chapter 38. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985 apply where scheduled substances are present, and mandatory Chapter 38 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus are required at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

3808 93 62

Chapter

38 · Miscellaneous chemical products

Primary regulator

CIB&RC · Insecticides Rules, 1971 (import permit, policy condition 04 of Chapter 38)

Customs documentation

Registration and import permit from CIB&RC
Import certificate from NDPS
Chapter 38 qualifiers from CBIC

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
Obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee before the consignment is shipped. Import is free under the ITC (HS) policy but is conditional on this permit under policy condition 04 of Chapter 38; consignments arriving without a current CIB&RC permit are liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge.
DGFT Notification 08/2023 dated 29-05-2023 · policy condition 04, Chapter 38 · Insecticides Rules, 1971
2
Route the consignment only through the places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 — import through any non-notified port is not permitted regardless of permit validity. Where the consignment contains any NDPS-scheduled substance, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 (Chapter VII-A special provisions for medical and scientific purposes) before filing the bill of entry.
Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · DGFT Notification 44/2025-26 dated 15-10-2025
3
File mandatory additional qualifiers for CTH 3808 in the import declaration as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus with effect from 15 October 2023. Where the import quantity of specified hazardous substances exceeds the prescribed threshold, take out a public liability insurance policy under the Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991 per S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · S.O. 227(E) dated 24-03-1992

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the 'free' ITC (HS) import status as removing all barriers to entry: the CIB&RC permit is a mandatory pre-condition under policy condition 04, and the port restriction under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 operates independently. A consignment that is both permit-compliant and port-compliant may still face detention if the mandatory Chapter 38 qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus are absent from the import declaration — customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three requirements are satisfied simultaneously.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3808 93 62 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers herbicides, anti-sprouting products or plant-growth regulators in this sub-heading. Import is governed by the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee under the Insecticides Rules, 1971, with NDPS controls applying where scheduled substances are present and CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus qualifiers required at the bill of entry.

Which ports are notified for the import of insecticides and pesticides under this tariff line?

The permissible import points are restricted to places notified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; the current list should be verified directly with CIB&RC before placing the purchase order, as diversion to a non-notified port voids the import regardless of permit validity.

When does the NDPS import certificate requirement apply to this HSN?

The NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 is required only where the goods contain a substance listed in the schedule to the NDPS Act; imports falling outside that schedule are governed solely by the CIB&RC permit regime and ITC (HS) Appendix-I conditions per policy condition 02 of Chapter 29.

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