Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated : June 27 , 2005
POLICY CIRCULAR NO. 11 RE-02005) 2004-2009
Subject : – Re-assignment of 8 digit Codes of ITC(HS) to the Scheduled Chemicals
of CWC as given against Category 1 B and 1 C to Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) Classification of Export & Import items, 2004-2009 –regarding .
Attention is invited to provisions contained in ITC(HS) Classification of Export and Import items, 2004-2009 relating to the export and import of Scheduled Chemicals of CWC.
2. The Government has re-assigned 8 digit of ITC(HS) Codes to the Scheduled Chemicals of CWC and notified them in the Customs Tariff. Some of the commercially important Schedule 2 Chemicals are given at Annexure ‘A’ of this Circular. It is reiterated that the export of these chemicals is allowed only as per provisions in Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) after due consideration by the IMWG at DGFT (Hqrs) and not under the Advance Licence and other Export Promotion Scheme. Also the import of these chemicals is allowed freely, except from the 25 countries given at Annexure ‘C’ of this Circular.
3. Most of the chemicals at Schedule 3 of CWC as given at Category 1C under Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) are also re-assigned 8 digit codes of ITC(HS) and given at Annexure ‘B’ of this Circular. It is also reiterated that the import of these chemicals is freely allowed. Exports of these chemicals is also freely allowed except to the countries as given at Appendix ‘C’ of this Circular. The exports of these chemicals to the countries at Annexure ‘C’ is permissible only against an export licence issued after due consideration by the IMWG at DGFT (Hqrs) and not against any advance licence. In cases of applications for exports under Advance Licence and other Export Promotion Scheme, except for countries as at Annexure ‘C’, the firms should be advised to follow the policy in detail as given against Category 1C of Appendix 3 to Schedule 2 of ITC(HS).
4. This issues with the approval of competent authority.
(Ashutosh Jindal)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
Encl : as above.
(Issued from File No.01/91/180/903/AM03/PC-III)
Annexure A
List of commercially important Schedule-2 Chemicals of CWC
| S.No. | Name of Chemical | Entry into Schedule | CAS Numbers | Existing ITC(HS) Classification codes | New ITC(HS) codes now incorporated by DOR in Customs Tariff. |
| 1. | 2-Chloro N, N-Di-isopropyl ethylamine | 2B10 | 4261-68-1 | 29211900 | 29211911 |
| 2. | Diethyl amino Ethanethiol | 2B12 | 100-38-9 | 292219.00 | 29221910 |
| 3. | O, O, Dimethyl Methyl Phosphonate | 2B04 | 756-79-6 | 292090.90 | 29209045 |
| 4. | 2-Hydroxy N, N-Diisopropyl Ethylamine | 2B11 | 96-80-0 | 292211.00 | 29221111 |
| 5. | N, N-Diethyl Amino ethyl Chloride Hydrochloride | 2B10 | 869-24-9 | 292211.00 | 29221112 |
| 6. | Di-ethyl Amino ethanethiol Hydrochloride | 2B12 | 1942-52-5 | -do- | 29221113 |
| 7. | Di-Methyl Amino ethyl chloride Hydrochloride | 2B10 | 4584-46-7 | -do- | 29221114 |
| 8. | Di-Methyl Amino ethanethiol | 2B12 | 108-02-1 | -do- | 29221115 |
| 9. | Di-Methyl Amino ethanethiol Hydrochloride | 2B12 | 13242-44-9 | -do- | 29221116 |
| 10. | Phosphorothioic acid, S [2-(diethylamino) ethyl] O, O – diethyl ester | 2A01 | 78-53-5 | 292010.00 | 29201010 |
| 11. | 1-Propene, 1,1, 3, 3, 3, – Pentafluoro – 2- (trifluoromethyl) (PFIB)
|
2A02 | 382-21-8 | 290330.10 | 29033011 |
| 12. | Benzeneacetic acid, alphahydroxy – alpha-phenyl, 1 – azabicyclo [2.2.2.] oct-3-yl ester | 2A03 | 6581-06-2 | 292090.90 | 29392910 |
| 13. | Phosphonic Acid, Methyl-compound with (aminoimino methyl) urea (1: 1) | 2B04 | 84402-58-4 | -do- | 29209047 |
| 14. | 1-Propanaminium N, N, N-trimethyl – 3- [1-oxo-9 octadecenyl) amino]-. (Z)- methyl methylphosphonate | 2B04 | 70055-71-9 | -do- | 29209048 |
| 15. | Phosphonic acid, [methyl bis (5-ethyl-2-methyl-2-oxido-1, 3, 2- dioxaphosphorinan-5-yl) methyl] ester | 2B04 | 42595-45-9 | -do- | 29209051 |
| 16. | Phosphonic acid, [methyl-(5-ethyl-2-methyl 2-oxido-1,3,2-dioxaphosphorinan-5-yl) methyl] ester | 2B04 | 41203-81-0 | -do- | 29209052 |
| 17. | Phosphonic acid, propyl-dimethyl ester | 2B04 | 18755-43-6 | -do- | 29209053 |
| 18. | Phosphonous acid, methyl-diethyl ester | 2B04 | 15715-41-0 | -do- | 29209054 |
| 19. | Phosphonic acid, ethyl- | 2B04 | 6779-09-5 | -do- | 29209055 |
| 20. | Phosphonic acid, propyl- | 2B04 | 4672-38- | -do- | 29209056 |
| 21. | Phosphonic acid, methyl- | 2B04 | 4206-94-4 | -do- | 29209057 |
| 22. | Phosphonochloridic acid, methyl-, methyl ester | 2B04 | 1066-52-0 | -do- | 29209058 |
| 23. | Phosphonothioic dichloride, ethyl- | 2B04 | 993-43-1 | -do- | 29209061 |
| 24. | Phosphonic acid methyl- | 2B04 | 993-43-1 | -do- | 29209062 |
| 25. | Phosphonic acid, methyl-, dimethyl ester | 2B04 | 756-79-6 | -do- | 29209062 |
| 26. | Phosphonic dichloride, methyl- | 2B04 | 676-97-1 | -do- | 29209064 |
| 27. | Phosphonous dichloride, methyl- | 2B04 | 676-83-5 | -do- | 29209065 |
| 28. | Phosphonic acid, ethyl-, diethyl ester | 2B04 | 78-38-6 | -do- | 29209066 |
| 29. | Arsenous trichloride | 2B07 | 7784-34-1 | 281210.90 | 28121060 |
| 30. | Benzeneacetic acid, alpha-hydroxy-alpha-phenyl | 2B08 | 76-93-7 | 291819.00 | 29181910 |
| 31. | 1-Azabicyclo (2.2.2.) octan-3-01 | 2B09 | 1619-34-7 | 292240.08 | 29333930 |
| 32. | Ethanamine, 2-Chloro-N, N-dimethyl- | 2B10 | 107-99-3 | -do- | 29211914 |
| 33. | Ethanol, 2-[bis(1-methylethyl)amino]- | 2B11 | 96-80-0 | 292219.00 | 29221920 |
| 34. | Ethanethiol, 2-(diethylamino)- | 2B12 | 100-38-9 | 292219.00 | 29221930 |
| 35. | Ethanol, 2, 2’-thiobis- | 2B13 | 111-48-8 | 293090.90 | 29309091 |
| 36. | 2-Butanol, 3, 3-dimethyl- | 2B14 | 464-07-3 | 290514.90 | 29051910 |
Annexure B
Schedule 3 Chemicals of CWC
| S.No. |
Name of Chemical |
Entry into Schedule | CAS Numbers | Existing Classification codes | New ITC (HS) codes now incorporated by DOR in the Customs Tariff. |
| 1. | Carbonic dichloride | 3A01 | 75-44-5 | 281210.01 | 28121010 |
| 2. | Cyanogen chloride [(CN) C1] | 3A02 | 506-77-4 | 285100.00 | 28510091 |
| 3. | Hydrocyanic acid | 3A03 | 74-90-8 | 281119.01 | 28111910 |
| 4. | Chloropicrin: Trichloronitro-Methane | 3A04 | 76-06-2 | 290490.08 | 29049080 |
| 5. | Phosphorus Oxychloride | 3B05 | 10025-87-3 | 281210.03 | 28121030 |
| 6. | Phosphorus trichloride | 3B06 | 7719-12-2 | 281210.20 | 28121021 |
| 7. | Phosphorous Pentachloride | 3B07 | 10026-13-8 | 281210.11 | 28121022 |
| 8. | Trimethyl Phosphite | 3B08 | 121-45-9 | 292090.06 | 29209041 |
| 9. | Triethyl Phosphite | 3B09 | 122-52-1 | 29209008 | 29209042 |
| 10. | Dimethyl Phosphite | 3B10 | 868-65-9 | 292090.04 | 29209043 |
| 11. | Diethyl Phosphite | 3B11 | 762-04-9 | 292090.07 | 29209044 |
| 12. | Sulphur monochloride | 3B12 | 10025-67-9 | 281210.07 | 28121042 |
| 13. | Sulphur dichloride | 3B13 | 10545-99-0 | 281210.08 | 28121043 |
| 14. | Thionyl Chloride | 3B14 | 7719-09-7 | 281210.04 | 28121047 |
| 15. | Ethyldiethanolamine | 3B15 | 139-87-7 | 292219.02 | 29221211 |
| 16. | Methyldiethanolamine | 3B16 | 105-59-9 | 292219.01 | 29221212 |
| 17. | Triethanolamine | 3B17 | 102-71-6 | 292213.01 | 29221300 |
ANNEXURE C
States Not Party to CWC (as on date)
(a) States that had neither signed nor acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention
| 1. | Angola |
| 2. | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 3. | Barbados |
| 4. | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| 5. | Egypt |
| 6. | Iraq |
| 7. | Lebanon |
| 8. | Somalia |
| 9. | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 10. | Vanuatu |
(b) Signatory States which have not yet ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention
| 1. | Bahamas |
| 2. | Bhutan |
| 3. | Cambodia |
| 4. | Central African Republic |
| 5. | Comoros |
| 6. | Congo |
| 7. | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 8. | Djibouti |
| 9. | Dominican Republic |
| 10. | Guinea-Bissau |
| 11. | Haiti |
| 12. | Honduras |
| 13. | Israel |
| 14. | Liberia |
| 15. | Myanmar |
