Key Weedicide Glufosinate Restricted with Minimum Price at Rs. 1144 per kg

·         United Phosphorus and other Gujarat Cos to Gain as Anti-dumping Protection Deemed Insufficient

·         China is No. 1 in the World Followed by India

Policy Condition (7): The import of the pesticides will be subject to a Certificate of Registration issued by Central Insecticides Board & Registration Committee (CIB&RC) under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and also non-prohibition for import under Insecticides Act, 1968.

 

[DGFT Notification No. 10 /2026-27 dated 13 April, 2026]

Effect of the Notification: The import of Glufosinate and its salts falling under HS Codes 38089193, 38089199, 38089361 , 38089391, 38089399, 380899 12, 38089991 and 38089999 of Chapter 38 of Schedule I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022, shall be Restricted where the combined amount of the CIF value and applicable anti-dumping duty, calculated on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154; such restriction shall be operative for a period of six months from the date of publication of this notification.

Subject: Amendment in Import Policy of Glufosinate and its salts covered under Chapter 38 of Schedule -I (Import Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022

S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 read with Section 5 of Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992, read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby revises the Import Policy and Import Policy Condition of the following ITC(HS) Codes covered under Chapter 38 of ITC (HS) 2022 , Schedule-I (Import Policy), up to six months from the date of publication of this notification, as under:

ITC(HS) Code

Item Description

Existing Import Policy

Revised Import Policy

Existing Policy condition

Revised Policy condition

38089193

Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089199

Other

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089361

Goods specified in Supplementary Note 7 and 8 to his Chapter

Free

Free

(a) The import of the pesticides will be subject to a Certificate of Registration issued by Central Insecticides Board & Registration (CIB&RC) under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and also non-prohibition for import under Insecticides Act. 1968.

(b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' (Purity- Minimum 95% w/w) is “Restricted” for ClF value below Rs. 1289/- per Kg.

(c) However, import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' is "Free" for CIF value of Rs. 1289/- or above per Kg.

(d) The said policy condition shall be reviewed after a period of one year w.e.f. the date of publication of Notification No. 54/2024.

a) The import of the pesticides will be subject to a Certificate of Registration issued by Central Insecticides Board & Registration (CIB&RC) under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and also non-prohibition for import under Insecticides Act. 1968; and

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089391

Other: ---- Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromochloromethane

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089399

Other

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089912

--- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 15 and 16 to this Chapter: ---- Goods specified in Supplementary Note 16 to this Chapter

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089991

-- Other: ---- Containing bromomethane (methyl bromide) or bromoch loromethane

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

38089999

Other

Free

Free

Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter

a) Subject to Policy condition no. 07 of this Chapter; and

 

 

 

 

 

b) Import of 'Glufosinate and its salts' shall be Restricted if the combined amount of the CIF value and anti- dumping duty, if any, on a per kilogram basis, is less than INR 1,154 per kg.

This is issued with the approval of the Minister of Commerce & Industry

(Issued from F. No. 01/89/180/16/AM-23/PC-2[A]/e-38206)