Containing bromochlorodifluoromethane (Halon-1211), bromotrifluoromethane (Halon-1301) or dibromotetrafluoroethanes (Halon-2402)

Halon mixtures containing Halon-1211, Halon-1301 or Halon-2402

MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 3827 20 00 (Halon-containing mixtures) is subject to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC) ozone-layer protection regime and is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Import is permitted only by actual users holding a licence, and only from countries that are parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; import from non-party countries is prohibited outright.

What this is

HSN code

3827 20 00

Chapter

38 · Miscellaneous chemical products

Primary regulator

MEFCC · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 38, policy condition 3

Customs documentation

Import licence from DGFT
Actual-user declaration to CBIC
Montreal Protocol party confirmation 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
Obtain an import licence from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade as an actual user before shipment. The licence must reflect the specific Halon compound — Halon-1211, Halon-1301, or Halon-2402 — and comply with ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 38.
DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 38
2
Verify that the exporting country appears on the list of Montreal Protocol parties published at www.unep.org/ozone and reproduced in Appendix IV of the ITC (HS) Schedule. Consignments originating from any country not on that list are prohibited at the bill of entry and are liable to seizure and re-export.
ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 38 · DGFT Notification 54/2015-20 dated 09-02-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the 'actual user' licence condition with a general importer licence: the ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 38 permits import only by actual users — trading houses or distributors that are not end-users of Halon substances cannot hold a qualifying licence. A consignment cleared against a non-actual-user licence is treated as an unlicensed Restricted-import, attracting confiscation and monetary penalty under the Customs Act, 1962, in addition to DGFT enforcement action.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3827 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, Halon-containing mixtures are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change ozone-layer protection framework and the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under DGFT Notification 54/2015-20.

Can Halon mixtures be imported from any country, or are there origin restrictions?

Import is permitted only from countries that are parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, as listed in Appendix IV of the ITC (HS) Schedule; import from non-party countries is expressly prohibited under policy condition 3 of Chapter 38.

Who qualifies as an 'actual user' for the purpose of obtaining the import licence?

The ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 38 restricts the licence to actual users of Halon substances; traders or intermediaries reselling the goods without direct end-use cannot qualify, and any attempt to import under a non-qualifying licence exposes the consignment to detention and confiscation.

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