Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Excise and Customs)
Room No. 227-B, North Block
New Delhi, dated 5th March, 2014
Instruction
To,
All Chief Commissioners of Customs
All Chief Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
All Commissioners of Customs
All Commissioners of Customs and Central Excise
All Director Generals under CBEC
Sir / Madam,
Subject: Import of Ammonium Nitrate-Compliance of Ammonium Nitrate
Rules, 2012- reg.
Attention is invited to provisions of Ammonium Nitrate (AN) Rules, 2012 which
lays down the guidelines for import /export of Ammonium Nitrate.
- Rule 8 of the AN Rules, 2012 stipulates standard and procedure for packing of
Ammonium Nitrate as under:-
No person shall import, export, transport, possess or sell Ammonium Nitrate
unless;
- it is duly packed in a suitable waterproof bag or container or is suitably
bagged by stevedore or converter;
- the container or package is marked in accordance with the provisions of
rule 8;
- the package conform to the relevant standard of Bureau of Indian Standards
or other standards accepted and approved by the Chief Controller; and
- the packages of Ammonium Nitrate for export or import conform to the
requirements of the tests as specified under International Maritime Dangerous
Goods Code (hereinafter referred to as the IMDG Code in these rules) or United
Nations recommendations on the transport of Dangerous Goods.
- Further, Rules 16 to 19 under Chapter IV of the said Rules lay down
restrictions on transport, delivery/dispatch, handling and also provide for
recovery of spillage during handling for import and export of Ammonium Nitrate.
- Considering the sensitive nature of import/export of Ammonium Nitrate, Board
desires that guidelines contained in Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012 for
import/export of ammonium nitrate be scrupulously followed by the field
formations. All Commissioners of Customs concerned should ensure that
consignment of Ammonium Nitrate is allowed clearance only in bagged form as
specified in the subject Rules and not in loose form.
- Difficulty, if any, in implementation of these guidelines may be brought to
the notice of the Board.
Yours faithfully,
( R.P.Singh)
Director (Customs)
F. No.450/37/2014-Cus.IV