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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-10072026-274338
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 539]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 2026/ASHADHA 17, 1948
5129 GI/2026
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
(Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th July, 2026
G.S.R. 597(E).—Whereas the draft rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, was published, as
required by section 36 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), vide notification of the Government of India in the
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) number G.S.R. 855
(E), dated the 18th November, 2025, and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i), dated the 19th November, 2025, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected
thereby, before the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which
the said notification was published, were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said notification were made available to the public on 19th day of November, 2025;
And whereas, objections or suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been
considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 36 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby
makes the following rules further to amend the Insecticides Rules, 1971, namely:-
1. Short title and Commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Insecticides Third (Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Insecticides Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 4, after clause (b), the
following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(c) grant import permit to any person desirous to import an insecticide for non-insecticidal use.".
3. In the said rules, after Chapter III, the following Chapter shall be inserted, namely:-
"Chapter III A
MANNER OF IMPORT OF AN INSECTICIDE FOR NON-INSECTICIDAL PURPOSE
8A. Manner of import.- (1) An application for import of an insecticide for non-insecticidal purpose shall be made to
the Registration Committee in Form IA.
(2) The application under sub-rule (1) shall be accompanied by a fee of rupees five thousand only.
(3) The Registration Committee shall have the power to conduct an enquiry to verify the information furnished by the
applicant.
(4) An application which is complete in all respect shall be considered and disposed by the Registration Committee
preferably within a period of forty-five days which may further extend to a period not later than fifteen days.
(5) The import permit granted under sub-rule (4) shall be valid for one year.
(6) If an applicant holds a certificate of registration for the pesticide for which the imported goods are intended to be
used as raw material, the import permit shall be valid for three years.".
4. In the said rules, in "THE FIRST SCHEDULE", after "FORM I, the following FORM shall be inserted, namely:
"FORM IA
APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF PERMISSION FOR IMPORT OF INSECTICIDES FOR NON-INSECTICIDAL
USE
[see rule 4(c)]
1. Name of the applicant along with complete address:.
2. Address of premises, where the imported insecticide shall be stocked or used:
3. Name of the insecticide proposed to be imported along with the minimum purity:
4. Source of import with complete address:
5. (i) Name of the Item being manufactured using the imported insecticide:
(ii) Licensed Capacity of item proposed to be manufactured:
(iii) Installed Capacity of item proposed to be manufactured:
(iv) Function of the insecticide in the process of manufacture of the item and the percent required:
6. Annual quantity (in MT) of the insecticide proposed to be imported:
7. Copy of valid industrial license / approval (enclosed a copy of factory license) / Industrial Entrepreneur
Memorandum (IEM) issued by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion / State Director of Industry certificated
/ District Industry Centre)
[Attach self-certified copy (along with English Version, If not in English Language)- Please attach as Annexure-I]
8. Whether-
(a) Clearance or consent from Pollution Control Board (PCB) for the current year:...........
(b) If no, whether renewal has been applied for current year:
(Attach legal self-certified document for existence of manufacturing facility at the address provided by applicant.
Please attach as Annexure-II)
9. Self-Certified Year-wise quantity of the insecticide imported and consumed during the last three years along with
corresponding production of end- product.
[ Please attach self-certified duly filled Proforma provided at S. No. 13 as Annexure III]
10. Self-Certified affidavit for the quantity requested with justification for first time application thereafter, verification
of the claim as per Registration Committee decision.
11. (a) Whether the imported material is for Domestic consumption or export or both:
(b) If for domestic consumption then declaration certified by jurisdictional Industrial Health and Safety Office
that the imported insecticide shall be stored in a separate area away from all other material to avoid poisoning.
(c) If for export, name and address of foreign buyer to whom the finished product is to be exported, enclosing a
copy of the advance license, if applicable.
12. In case, the difference between quantity imported (S.No.9) and average consumption during last three years
(Annexure-III) is more than 30 percent, detailed justification of the Nodal Ministry/ Department/State Department of
Industry is required to import fresh quantity.
13. Details of purchase and consumption:
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Year (Financial) | Quantity of the Insecticide (in MT) | Corresponding Final Product |
| | +-----------+-----------+ |
| | | Imported | Consumed | |
+==================+=============+===========+===========+=============================+
| (1) | | (2) | (3) | (4) |
+------------------+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------------------------+
| | Total Quantity | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| | Average consumption of last three years | |
+------------------+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------+
Place:
Date:
Signature of the applicant
with seal
Verification
I............. D/o or S/o
...in my capacity as
.......do
hereby solemnly verify that I am competent to make this application and that the information given in the application
and the annexure(s) and statements, accompanying it, are correct and complete. I further undertake that imported
material is not for sale but for use as per our own requirement as stated in this application. I clearly understand that in
the event of any information, or part thereof, being found incorrect, the import permit shall be liable to be
cancelled without any notice and the whole losses/responsibility shall be ours.
Place:
Date:
Signature of the applicant
with seal
Notes:
(1) Attach copy of each document, wherever indicated in this application.
(2) Fill up each column even if the information is 'Nil' or 'Not Applicable'.
(3) Attach all relevant Annexure even if the information is 'Nil'.
(4) Application shall be processed and decided in a time bound manner preferably in 30 days (4-6 weeks as per
Registration Committee meeting) from the receipt of complete application form in all respect on online portal.
(5) Incomplete application is liable to be rejected, without prior notice.
(6) For import of unit packs of 5 gm or less quantity of Certified Reference Material or Reference Standards of
insecticides/pesticides, import permit is not required.".
[F. No. 13035/11/2019-PP-I]
MUKTANAND AGRAWAL, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),
vide number G.S.R. 1650 (E), dated the 19th October, 1971 and was last amended vide G.S.R 493 (E), dated the18th
June, 2026.
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