A CIBRC import permit is written permission from the Registration Committee of the Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee to import a scheduled insecticide for a non-insecticidal, industrial purpose. Since July 2026 it is applied for on Form IA, and a complete application is decided preferably within 45 days, and is usually valid for one year.
What is a CIBRC import permit?
The Insecticides Act, 1968 controls every substance listed in its Schedule. Many of those substances are also ordinary industrial inputs: boric acid in ceramic glazes, sodium cyanide in gold extraction and electroplating, IPBC and DCOIT as preservatives in paints. When one of them is imported to be used up in manufacturing rather than sold as a pesticide, the Act does not require full registration. It requires an import permit from the Registration Committee.
Customs verifies three particulars on that permit: that it is still valid on the date of import, that the chemical matches, and that the consignment comes from the source named on it.
What changed in 2026?
The Insecticides (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026, notified on 8 July 2026, inserted a new Chapter III-A into the Insecticides Rules, 1971 dealing specifically with import for non-insecticidal purposes. The Registration Committee accepted the terms and conditions at its 474th meeting on 30 July 2026, and a public notice dated 6 August 2026 told applicants to use the new Form IA. Applications already in the CROP portal are being scrutinised under the new guidelines.
The practical effect is a more structured file. Form IA asks for installed capacity, the function and percentage of the chemical in your process, year-wise import and consumption, and an affidavit backing the quantity. Read our full guide to the 2026 rules.
Who needs one?
- Ceramic, glass and fibreglass makers importing boric acid
- Paint, coating, adhesive, leather, textile and wood-treatment firms importing biocides
- Mining, electroplating and metal-finishing units importing cyanides
- Chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers importing scheduled intermediates
- Pesticide registrants importing a scheduled substance as a raw material for a registered product
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How do we handle the file?
We start by reconciling your numbers: capacity, production and three years of consumption must be mutually consistent, since the Committee examines precisely this correspondence. We then prepare Form IA and its annexures, draft the affidavit and declarations, complete portal KYC if needed, file and pay the fee, and answer any inquiry the Secretariat raises until the permit is issued.
Which documents are needed?
- Applicant name and address, and the premises where the chemical will be stored or used
- Name of the chemical, its minimum purity and the source of import (overseas manufacturer or exporter)
- The product you manufacture with it, the function it performs and the percentage used
- Valid industrial licence, factory licence or other specified proof of the manufacturing facility
- Licensed and installed production capacity
- Pollution Control Board consent (Consent to Establish / Operate)
- Quantities imported and consumed in each of the last three financial years, with the final product made from them (a CA certificate is the usual evidence)
- Self-certified affidavit supporting the quantity requested, and a declaration that the material is for your own use and not for sale
- For domestic use: declaration certified by the jurisdictional Industrial Health & Safety office that the chemical will be stored separately
- For export-linked use: foreign buyer details and advance licence, where applicable
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS/SDS)
The exact list depends on your product and business; we confirm it before filing.