Containing hydrobromofluorocarbons(HBFCs)

Mixtures containing hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs)

MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 3827 12 00 (Mixtures containing hydrobromofluorocarbons) is subject to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC) Ozone Cell oversight and is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), permissible only for actual users holding a DGFT licence. Import is permitted exclusively from countries that are parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; import from non-party countries is prohibited.

What this is

HSN code

3827 12 00

Chapter

38 · Miscellaneous chemical products

Primary regulator

MEFCC · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 38 (Montreal Protocol regime)

Customs documentation

Import licence from DGFT
Montreal Protocol country declaration to CBIC
Bill of entry copy for MEFCC Ozone Cell

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 an import licence from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade as an actual user before filing the bill of entry. The consignment must originate from a country listed as a party to the Montreal Protocol (accessible at www.unep.org/ozone and in Appendix IV to the ITC (HS) Schedule); import from a non-party country is absolutely prohibited.
ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 38, policy conditions 3 and 5; DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022
2
Within 30 days of each consignment's clearance, submit a copy of the bill of entry to the Ozone Cell, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi. Failure to comply with this post-clearance reporting obligation constitutes a breach of the licence conditions.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is failing to verify the exporting country's Montreal Protocol party status before the purchase order is placed. A consignment shipped from a non-party country cannot be regularised at the port of import — it is a prohibited import regardless of whether a valid DGFT licence is held — and will face confiscation and monetary penalty under the Customs Act, 1962. The 30-day post-clearance bill-of-entry submission to the Ozone Cell is a licence condition, not a discretionary filing.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3827 12 00 require BIS certification?

No, mixtures containing HBFCs are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the DGFT Restricted-import licence regime and MEFCC Ozone Cell oversight under the Montreal Protocol framework, per ITC (HS) Chapter 38 policy conditions 3 and 5.

Who qualifies as an 'actual user' entitled to import under this tariff line?

The ITC (HS) policy condition restricts import to actual users, meaning the importing entity must itself use the HBFCs in its industrial process; trading and re-sale without end-use are not permitted under the DGFT licence for this Restricted CTI.

What happens if the 30-day bill-of-entry submission to the Ozone Cell is missed?

Late or omitted submission is a breach of the DGFT licence condition imposed by Notification 54/2015-20; this can trigger licence suspension or cancellation and expose the importer to enforcement action by MEFCC for non-compliance with Montreal Protocol reporting obligations.

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