Circular No. 24/2026-Customs
F. No. 401/04/2025-Cus.III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
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Room No. 16049, Kartavya Bhawan, New Delhi
14-05-2026
To,
All (Pr.) Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)/ Customs &
Central Tax,
All (Pr.) Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive),
All (Pr.) Director Generals/Director Generals under CBIC.
Subject: Identification and import clearance of Hazardous cargo -Reg.
References have been received from the trade requesting appropriate
identification and import clearance of Hazardous cargo. It was requested that the
Bills of Entry covering such goods may be flagged by the System so that the
assessing officers can identify and process the same expeditiously.
2. Consultations were undertaken by Board with Mumbai Customs Zone-II (NAC
Chemicals) and a list of selected hazardous cargo has been compiled based on
industry feedback (as detailed in Annexure-A).
3. As a measure to assist officers in the verification and processing of imported
Hazardous cargo, appropriate changes are being made in the system to identify
such cargo at the time of filing the Bill of Entry by the importer.
4. The importer will be required to mandatorily declare Hazardous cargo at the
item level in the Bill of entry, if the goods being imported fall under the
corresponding Chapters mentioned in Annexure-A. Such Bills of Entry will be
flagged by the system to the officer for expeditious clearance of such goods. At the
time of assessment, examination and out of charge, for such Bills of Entry, a
message will be displayed by system to the Customs Officer to indicate that the Bill
of Entry contains Hazardous cargo, so as to identify and ensure expeditious
processing of such shipments. A detailed Advisory in this regard shall be issued by
the DG Systems. This facility will be implemented across all customs formations by
01.07.2026.
5. NCTC shall also make suitable modifications in RMS for providing better
facilitation for such identified hazardous cargo.
6. These guidelines may be brought to the notice of the trade under your
jurisdiction by issuing suitable Trade / Public Notices. Suitable Standing Orders
may also be issued for the guidance of the field officers.
7. Difficulties faced, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board
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immediately.
Hindi version follows.
Yours faithfully,
(Anshuman Yadav)
OSD (Cus-III)
Email: uscus.3-dor@gov.in
Copy to: - The Webmaster, CBIC (for information and necessary action)
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Annexure-A
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No.
DESCRIPTION CTH
1 TRIFLIC ACID 2904 90 90
2 POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE 90 PCT MIN 2815 20 00
3 HYDRAZINE HYDRATE 64 PCT 2825 10 20
4 BROMINE ELEMENTAL 2801 30 20
5 BENZALDEHYDE 2912 21 00
6BENZALDEHYDE (ISO TANK CONTAINER) 2912 21 00
7 FURFURYL ALCOHOL 98% MIN 2932 13 00
8
FURFURYL ALCOHOL 98% MIN (ISO TANK
CONTAINER)
2932 13 00
9
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHYL ETHER
(DIGLYME) 99.5% MIN
2909 49 90
10 3,4 DICHLORO PHENYL ISOCYANATE 2929 10 90
11 N-PROPANOL 2905 12 10
12 MONOISOPROPYL AMINE 99.5% MIN 2921 19 90
13 MONOISOPROPYL AMINE 70% MIN 2921 19 90
14
1,2-DIMETHOXY ETHANE (MONOGLYME)
99.5% MIN
2909 49 90
15 ACETONITRILE 2926 90 00
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16 METHALLYL CHLORIDE 99.5% MIN 2903 29 90
17 MONOISOPROPYL AMINE 70% 2921 11 90
18 TERTIARY BUTANOL 99.5% MIN 2905 14 90
19 ACETONITRILE 2926 90 90
20 HEXAMINE UNSTABILISED GRADE 2921 29 10
21 N,N- DIISOPROPYLCAR BODIIMIDE 2925 29 90
22 METHANE SULFONYL CHLORIDE 2904 10 90
23 PARA AMINO PHENOL 98.5% MIN 2922 29 13
24 PHENYL HYDRAZINE 2928 00 90
25
TRICHLOROETHY LENE (APTA
CERTIFICATE ATTACHED)
2903 22 00
26 TRIPHOSGENE 99.5% MIN 2920 90 90
27 AMINOACETONIT RILE SULFATE 2926 90 90
28 PARA ANISIDINE 2922 29 90
29 GLACIAL ACRYLIC ACID 2916 11 00
30 DIETHYLENETRIA MINE (DETA) 2921 29 90
31 FORMIC ACID 99% 2915 11 00
32 MALEIC ANHYDRIDE 2917 14 00
33 P-TOLUENE SULFONYL CHLORIDE 2904 99 90
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34 CYANO ACETIC ACID 70% 2926 90 90
35
4-PHENOXY-2,6- DIISOPROPYL PHENYL
ISOTHIOCYANATE (DIPPI) 97% MIN
2930 90 99
36 N-METHYL PIPERAZINE 2933 59 90
37 N-METHYL PIPERAZINE 2933 59 90
38 1,2-DIPHENOXY ETHANE (DPE) 2909 30 90
39
DICHLOROTOLUE NE MIXTURE (ISO TANK
CONTAINER)
2903 99 90
40 ISOXADIFEN- ETHYL 98% 2934 99 90
41
CARTAP HYDROCHLORIDE TECHNICAL
98% W/W MIN
3808 91 99
42OXYFLUORFEN TECHNICAL 97% W/W MIN 3808 93 99
43 TERTIARY BUTANOL 99.5 PCT MIN 2905 14 90
44 DIBROMOMETHA NE 2903 69 00
45
MIBK (METHYL ISO BUTYL KETONE)
(KICEPA CERTIFICATE ATTACHED)
2914 13 00
46
MIBK (METHYL ISO BUTYL KETONE)
(KICEPA CERTIFICATE ATTACHED)
2914 13 00
47 MONOCHLORO ACETIC ACID 2915 40 10
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48 DI-TERT BUTYL DICARBONATE 2920 90 90
49 2- HYDROXYETHYL ACRYLATE 2916 12 90
50BENZALDEHYDE (ISO TANK CONTAINER) 2912 21 00
51 ISOVALERAL DEHYDE 2912 19 90
52 ALLYL CHLORIDE 2903 29 00
53 1,2,4-TRIAZOLE SODIUM 2933 99 90
54 HYDROXYLAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE 2825 10 90
55 ATRAZINE TECHNICAL 95% MIN 3808 93 99
56 NA-METHYLATE CRYSTALS 2905 19 90
57 N-HEXANE 99% MIN 2901 10 00
58
MONOCHLOROBE NZENE 99.9 (MCB) (ISO
TANK CONTAINER)
2903 91 10
59 TRIFLUOROETHA NOL (99.9%) 2905 59 90
60 CHLOROACETONI TRILE 2926 90 90
61
ORTHO PHENYLENE DIAMINE- WHITE
FLAKES
2921 51 10
62
ALLYL ALCOHOL (99.8 % MIN ) TECHNICAL
GRADE
2905 29 00
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63 ISOBUTYRALDEH YDE 2912 19 90
64
2-CHLORO-5- CHLORO METHYL THIAZOLE
98.5% MIN (CCMT)
2934 99 90
65
2-METHYL TETRAHYDROFUR AN ( ISO
TANK CONTAINER ) (ORIGIN:EUROPEA N
UNION )
2932 19 90
66 FLUORO BENZENE 99.9% MIN 2903 99 90
67
3-AMINOPROPYL TRIETHOXY SILANE ( GX-
550 )
2931 90 90
68
BENZALDEHYDE 99.9% MIN (ISO TANK
CONTAINER)
2912 21 00
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