(-)-Heroin hydrochlorideCAS 1502-95-0 · import duty, licences and trade rules in India
For trade in India: Stop and check: narcotic or psychotropic: NDPS licences needed; export needs an NDPS authorisation. Import duty is about 27.73% (tariff item 2939 11 00). DGFT policy: import Free, export Free. NDPS listing: narcotic.
Checked 2026-11-12 against official Indian and international lists. Sources are given under each answer.
Every answer, with its source
Rules in IndiaSTOP
- Heroin is a narcotic drug (UN 1961 Convention, controlled in India as a manufactured drug) under India’s NDPS Act, 1985; its salts and preparations are covered too.
- Making, holding, selling or using it needs licences under the NDPS Rules; every import and export needs an authorisation from the Narcotics Commissioner.
- Trading it without these licences is a serious criminal offence.
- Not on the Indian banned-pesticide, drug-precursor, narcotic, psychotropic or new-drug lists we check.
- Normal factory, storage and GST rules still apply.
- Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) for tariff item 2939 11 00: Free, so no import licence is needed under trade policy.
Exporting from IndiaSTOP
- Every export of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance needs an export authorisation from the Narcotics Commissioner, matched to an import certificate from the buying country.
- Not on the SCOMET export-control list.
- The buyer’s country may still have its own import rules.
- Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) for tariff item 2939 11 00: Free.
Global treaties & export marketsOK
- Not listed by the Stockholm Convention (persistent pollutants), the Rotterdam Convention (prior consent before export) or the Montreal Protocol (ozone layer).
- No EU REACH registration found: an EU importer (or your only representative) must register it before importing a tonne or more a year. Medicines and pesticide actives follow their own EU rules.
- Not on the US TSCA Inventory, which does not cover medicines or pesticides; those are regulated by the FDA and EPA (FIFRA).
Import dutyOK
- About ₹27,730 duty on every ₹1,00,000 of import value (CIF).
- Made up of basic customs duty 7.5%, social welfare surcharge 0.75% and IGST 18%. IGST can usually be claimed back as input tax credit.
- Tariff item 2939 11 00: Concentrates of poppy straw; buprenorphine (INN) codeine, dihydrocodeine (INN), ethylmorphine etorphine (INN), heroin, hydrocodone (INN) hydromorphone (INN), morphine, nicomorphine pholcodine (INN), thebacon (INN) and thebaine salts thereof.
- No Indian tariff line names this chemical. The EU customs inventory (ECICS) classifies it under CN 2939 11 00, which is HS subheading 2939 11; India has one line under that subheading, so this is its line.
SafetySTOP
- Poisonous, even in small amounts
- Irritates skin, eyes or breathing
- Can cause long-term health damage
- Fatal if swallowed
- Harmful if swallowed
- Fatal in contact with skin
- May cause an allergic skin reaction
- Harmful if inhaled
- Always read the supplier’s safety data sheet (SDS) before handling.
Price and suppliersNO DATA
- India imported 12 tonnes in 2025-26 (down 79.5% on 2024-25) under tariff item 29391100, “Concentrates of poppy straw cmpnds of morphin, codeine, codone, the baine, salts thereof”.
- Post a requirement and we will find suppliers for you.
Key facts
| CAS number | 1502-95-0 |
|---|---|
| Formula | C21H24ClNO5 |
| Also called | Diamorphine hydrochloride, Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, Diacetylmorphine HCl, Heroine hydrochloride |
| Tariff item (HS) | 2939 11 00 |
| Total import duty | about 27.73% |
| Anti-dumping duty (most producers) | None found |
| DGFT import policy | Free |
| DGFT export policy | Free |
| SCOMET (export control) | Not listed |
| NDPS / precursor | narcotic |
Questions about (-)-Heroin hydrochloride
What is the import duty on (-)-Heroin hydrochloride in India?
The total import duty on (-)-Heroin hydrochloride is about 27.73% of the import value under tariff item 2939 11 00, including basic customs duty, the social welfare surcharge and IGST. Check the latest notifications before you import.
Is there anti-dumping duty on (-)-Heroin hydrochloride?
No anti-dumping duty on (-)-Heroin hydrochloride was found in the Customs (ADD) notifications in force.
What is the HS code (tariff item) of (-)-Heroin hydrochloride in India?
(-)-Heroin hydrochloride falls under tariff item 2939 11 00 of the Customs Tariff of India.
Is (-)-Heroin hydrochloride restricted or licensed in India?
Narcotic or psychotropic: NDPS licences needed. Heroin is a narcotic drug (UN 1961 Convention, controlled in India as a manufactured drug) under India’s NDPS Act, 1985; its salts and preparations are covered too. Making, holding, selling or using it needs licences under the NDPS Rules; every import and export needs an authorisation from the Narcotics Commissioner.
Can (-)-Heroin hydrochloride be imported freely into India?
Under DGFT's ITC(HS) import policy, (-)-Heroin hydrochloride is Free.
Does exporting (-)-Heroin hydrochloride from India need a licence?
Export needs an NDPS authorisation. Every export of a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance needs an export authorisation from the Narcotics Commissioner, matched to an import certificate from the buying country.
Is (-)-Heroin hydrochloride hazardous?
Very hazardous: strict controls needed. Poisonous, even in small amounts. Irritates skin, eyes or breathing. Can cause long-term health damage.
Is (-)-Heroin hydrochloride regulated under global treaties or in the EU and US?
No treaty or export-market restriction found. Not listed by the Stockholm Convention (persistent pollutants), the Rotterdam Convention (prior consent before export) or the Montreal Protocol (ozone layer). No EU REACH registration found: an EU importer (or your only representative) must register it before importing a tonne or more a year. Medicines and pesticide actives follow their own EU rules.
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Guidance from official lists, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with DGFT, customs or the regulator before you trade.