Summary: CBIC has issued Instruction No. 18/2026-Customs dated 01.10.2026 regarding the requirement of an import permit for non-insecticidal use of insecticides. The Instruction refers to a communication dated 21.09.2026 from the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, concerning the Gazette Notification dated 08.07.2026 amending the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The Registration Committee, at its 474th meeting held on 30.07.2026, considered the Insecticides Third Amendment Rules, 2026 and observed that the notification is statutory and has the force of law. Accordingly, applicants seeking to import substances included in the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968 for non-insecticidal purposes are required to comply with the import permit requirement. The Registration Committee has also decided that all applications for import permits must henceforth be made in the stipulated Form and that the notification should be placed in the public domain for stakeholder information and compliance. The Instruction specifically clarifies that, following the amendment to the Insecticides Rules, 1971, obtaining an import permit is a statutory requirement for substances proposed to be imported for non-insecticidal uses, including acrylonitrile. CBIC has directed field formations to bring these requirements to the notice of all concerned officers for information and compliance.
F. No. 450/51/2018-Cus.III
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs
Instruction No. 18/2026-Customs | Dated: 01-10-2026
To,
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive)/Customs & Central Tax;
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive);
All Principal Director Generals/Director Generals under CBIC.
Subject: Requirement of import permit for non-insecticidal use of insecticides – reg.
Madam/Sir,
Reference is invited to the communication dated 21.09.2026 received from the Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine & Storage (DPPQ&S), Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, regarding the Gazette Notification dated 08.07.2026 amending the Insecticides Rules, 1971 and mandating the requirement of an import permit for non-insecticidal uses.
2. The Registration Committee, in its 474th meeting held on 30.07.2026, considered the Gazette Notification dated 08.07.2026 issued by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, namely the Insecticides Third Amendment Rules, 2026, stipulating the requirement of an import permit for non-insecticidal uses.
3. The Registration Committee observed that the said notification is statutory in nature and has force of law and is required to be adhered to by all applicants desiring to import any of the substances included in the Schedule to theInsecticides Act, 1968, for non-insecticidal purposes.
4. The Registration Committee has further decided that henceforth all applications for import permit are to be made in the stipulated Form and that the notification is required to be put in the public domain for information and compliance of all stakeholders.
5. It has also been specifically conveyed that, since the import permit requirement has now been stipulated in the Insecticide Rules, 1971 by way of the Gazette Notification dated 08.07.2026, the requirement of obtaining an import permit is a statutory requirement and is required to be complied with by all applicants for substances proposed to be imported for non-insecticidal uses, including acrylonitrile.
6. Accordingly, the above may be brought to the notice of all concerned officers under your jurisdiction for information and compliance.
Difficulties, if any, in implementation of these instructions may be brought to the notice of the Board.
Yours faithfully,
(Anshuman Yadav)
OSD, Customs Policy Wing, CBIC
