Customs - Import of Ammonium Nitrate - Compliance of Ammonium Nitrate Rules - CBEC Instructions
AS per Rule 8 of the Ammonium Nitrate Rules, 2012, no person shall import, export, transport, possess or sell Ammonium Nitrate unless;
(i) iit is duly packed in a suitable waterproof bag or container or is suitably bagged by stevedore or converter;
(ii) the container or package is marked in accordance with the provisions of rule 8;
(iii) the package conform to the relevant standard of Bureau of Indian Standards or other standards accepted and approved by the Chief Controller; and
(iv) the packages of Ammonium Nitrate for export or import conform to the requirements of the tests as specified under International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) or United Nations recommendations on the transport of Dangerous Goods.
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.
CBEC Instruction in F.No.450/37/2014-Cus.IV, Dated: March 5, 2014