Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays

Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, mounts and heads

MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 9616 10 10 (Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays) is subject to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MEFCC) oversight where the spray formulation contains Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), with import of such products Restricted under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Cosmetics registration documentation — including a Registration Certificate, Certificate of Analysis, and Batch Release Certificate — must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

9616 10 10

Chapter

96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Primary regulator

MEFCC · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy (ODS-containing toilet sprays)

Customs documentation

Registration Certificate from CDSCO
Certificate of Analysis from issuing authority
Batch Release Certificate from issuing authority

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
Verify whether the imported scent spray or toilet spray contains any Ozone Depleting Substance. If it does, the consignment is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy and requires an MEFCC NOC before the bill of entry is filed; shipments lacking this clearance are liable to detention and re-export.
ITC (HS) import policy · MEFCC (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change)
2
Upload all mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry: Certificate of Analysis — Drug (document code 0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030DC), Label of Consignment (document code 0110DC), and Registration Certificate — Cosmetics (document code 101DC2). The proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
e-Sanchit document codes 0010DC, 0030DC, 0110DC, 101DC2 · regulatory record CCR

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is importing spray products that are propellant-driven without first confirming whether the propellant is an ODS — and then discovering at the port of entry that the consignment falls under the Restricted-import limb requiring an MEFCC NOC. The ODS determination must be made at the purchase-order stage, not at the bill-of-entry stage; a consignment detained for ODS non-compliance cannot be remedied by a post-arrival NOC application and typically faces re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9616 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers scent sprays or toilet sprays under this tariff line. Import is instead regulated by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for ODS-containing variants under the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy, with cosmetics registration documentation required at the bill of entry.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for this tariff line?

Four documents must be uploaded before out-of-charge: Certificate of Analysis — Drug (0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (0030DC), Label of Consignment (0110DC), and Registration Certificate — Cosmetics (101DC2).

Does the ODS restriction apply to all scent sprays under this HSN, or only to specific formulations?

The Restricted-import status applies specifically to toilet sprays containing Ozone Depleting Substances; products that use ODS-free propellants or mechanical pump mechanisms are not captured by the restriction, though the cosmetics-documentation requirements at e-Sanchit apply regardless of propellant type.

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