1) Hazardous chemicals; Import permitted without a licence in accordance with the provisions of the Manufacture, Storage and Import Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1986 (made under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986).

2)Interim PIC Procedure of Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent procedure for hazardous chemicals and pesticides.

3)Import is permitted by actual users against a licencce from a country which is a party to the "Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer". However, import from countries, which are not parties to the Montreal Protocol is 'Prohibited'

4) Under section [9] of the insecticides Act, 1968 all chemicals intended to be used as insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides etc. [referred as 'insecticides' under the Act] require mandatory registration for import. In cases, where the 'insecticide' is imported for non-insecticidal purpose, an import permit is necessary from the Registration Committee under the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation. The Registration Committee while granting registration or a permit for import of an insecticides spells out the conditions for import which inter alia, may include reference to the source of import. No 'insecticide; can be imported from a source other than specified on the certificate of registration or the permit, as the case may be. In addition, the Registration Committee may issued regulatory guidelines from time to time with respect to safely, efficacy, quality etc. which warrant full compliance from importers.