Import Licensing Notes 12
OIL SEEDS AND OLEAGINOUS FRUITS; MISCELLANEOUS GRAINS, SEEDS AND FRUIT; INDUSTRIAL OR MEDICINAL PLANTS;STRAW AND FODDER
(1) Plants and parts of plants (including seeds and fruits), of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh or dried, whether or not, crushed or powdered as covered under Exim Code 12.11, import of which has been shown as restricted and which are not covered by the list mentioned in licensing note 2 below, may be permitted freely by the Actual Users without an import license subject to plant protection quarantine certificate. However, import of opium (papaver species), cannabis(cannabis species) and coca(erythroxylon species) shall not be permitted. This free importability shall not be applicable to the items, poppy, flowers and unripe heads of dried poppy, psyllium husk (isobgul), psyllium seed (isobgul), poppy husk and jojoba seed.
(2) Import of Crude Drugs required for making Ayurvedic, Unani or any other system of medicine as listed below is permitted freely.
List of Crude Drugs required for the Manufacture of Ayurvedic, Unani or any other system of medicine Allowed for Import Without a Licence.
| Sl.No. | Ayurvedic/ Unani name of the crude drugs inclusive of parts | Scientific and/or English name of the drug |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| A. PLANT ORIGIN DURGS |
| 1. | Vansalochan Tabsheer (Manna) | Bambusa bambas Druce Sy. B. arundiracsa Wild Bamboo Manna. |
| 2. | Gaozeban (leaves, flowers) | Borago officinitis Linn. |
| 3. | Suranjan (Corams) | Colcheum Luteum Baker colchicum. |
| 4. | Bol. Mur Makki (Gum resin) | Commiphora myrtha (nees) engl. Myrth. |
| 5. | Saqmonia (Resin) | Convolvulus seammonia Linn. Scammony. |
| 6. | Yashtimadhu. Mulethi (Roots) | Glycyrthiza glabra Linn. Licorice. |
| 7. | Hauber Abhal (Bernes) | Juniperus communis Linn. Juniper Berries. |
| 8. | Todn (Seeds) | Mathiola incana R.Br. |
| 9. | Deleted | |
| 10. | Shaqaqul Misri (Root) | Pastinaca secacul Linn. Wild Parship secacu. |
| 11. | Kab abchini (Fruits) | Piper cubeba Linn. f. Cubed. |
| 12. | Mastagr | Pistcia lentiscus Linn. mastich. |
| 13. | Maya Phala. Mazu (Galls) | Quercus inbectoria Oliv. Oak. |
| 14. | Chobchini (Root) | Smilax china Linn. china Root. |
| 15. | Unnab (Fruits) | Zizyphus sativa gaerth Jujuba. |
| 16. | Aqarqarha (Root) | Anacyclus pyrothrum Dc. Pollitery. |
| 17. | Bahman safaid (Root) & surkh (Red & White vraz) | Contaurea bheen Linn. |
| 18. | Darronaj Aqrabi (Root) | Doronicum pardalianches Linn. Roman Leopard"s Bane. |
| 19. | Usara revand (Extract) revandchini (Root) | Rheum emodia Wall Rheum. Rhubarb. |
| 20. | Ustokhuddus (Plant) | Lavandula stoechas Linn. French Lavander. |
| 21. | habb-ul-Ghar (berries) | Paurus nobils Linn. Lourd. |
| 22. | abb-ul-Aas (Berries) | Myrtus communis Linn. Myrtle. |
| 23. | Ood-e-Saeeb (Root) | Paeonia officinalis Linn. Paeonia Root. |
| 24. | Bisfayej (Root, Rhizome) | Polypodium vulgare Linn. Polipody. |
| 25. | Ushbah Maghribi (Root) | Smliax aristole-chiaefolia Miller Maxician Sarsaparillao. |
| 26. | Turanjabeen (Manna) | Alnagi psoud-allhagi (Bieb) Desv Syn. A. Camelonum fiseb. |
| 27. | Zarishak (Fruit) | Berberts vulgaris Linn. Borbery. |
| 28. | Balsan (Habb Seeds Raughan-oil) | Commiphora opobalsamin, Linn. engl. Balsome Tree. |
| 29. | Sheez Khisht (manna) | Pracinus ornus Linn. |
| 30. | Ushaq (Olio-gum-resin) | Darema ammoniacum D. Don. Annoniacum. |
| 31. | Gul-e-Ghans (Flower) | Gentianaoilvueri Griseb Gentian. |
| 32. | Habb-uo-Mahlab (Fruits, Seeds) | Prunus mahaleb Linn. Mahalab Tree. |
| 33. | Faranj Mushk (Fruits, Seeds) | Dracocophalum moldivica Linn. |
| 34. | Badiyan Khatal (Fruit) | Illcium verum Hook F. |
| 35. | Biranjasif | Achillea Millifolium Linn. Milfoil. |
| 36. | Jadwar Nirbisi (Root) | Delphinium Denudatum Wall. |
| 37. | Turmus safed | Lupinus albus Linn. White lupin. |
| 38. | Gulnar Farsi (Flower) | Punica granatum Linn. Pom-Granate |
| 39. | Satar fars (Plant) | Zataria multiflora Boiss. |
| 40. | Omitted | |
| 41. | Kahruba (Resin in fossil form) | Pinus succinifora Gopport Amber (Fossilised). |
| 42. | Damm-ul-Akhwain (Resineus exudate) | Draecona cinnablri balf.f. Bragon"s Blood Plant. |
| 43. | Naryal daryaee | Ladoicoa moldivica Pors. syn. L. Seychellarum labill. |
| 44. | Gul-e Pista (Flower) | Pistacia yera Linn. Pistachio Plant. |
| 45. | Loban (Balsamic resin Benzoin) | Styrax benzoin Dryand Olibanum or benzoin Tree. |
| 46. | Anisoon (Fruit) | Pimpinalla anisum Linn. Ani fruits. |
| 47. | sarjarsam (Gum - resin) | votoria indica Linn. |
| 48. | Rotanjot (Rhizome) | Onosma echiodes Linn. |
| 49. | Zoofa (Plant) | Nyssopus offcinalis Linn. Hyssop. |
| 50. | Shaqiqoon (Mushroom) | Polyprous officinalis Fries Edible Mushroom. |
| 51. | Guggulu | Commiphora wightil (Arn.)/Mukul |
| 52. | Pippali | Piper longun linn. |
| 53. | Kesara (kumkum) | Crocus sativus Linn. |
| 54. | Priyala | Buchanania lanzen Sprong |
| 55. | Musali Shveta | Asparagen adsedence |
| 56. | Black Cumin (Kala Zeera/Siaha Zeera) | Carumcarvi or Carum bulbocastanum |
| 57. | Nutmeg | |
| 58. | Mace | |
| B. MINERAL ORIGIN DRUGS |
| 1. | Shilajit | Black Bitumen, Mineral Pitch Bitumen. |
| 2. | Boora-e-Armani | Bole Amreniac, Amrenian Bole. |
| 3. | Hajr-ul-Yahud | Fossil Enerinate. |
| 4. | Sahar Mohra | serpentine |
| 5. | Yaqoot (Choora) | Ruby. |
| 6. | Parwala, Munga, Shaakh-e-Marjan, bekh-e-Marjan, byssad | Coral (Colralium rubram.) |
| 7. | Mukta, Moti | Pearl. |
| 8. | Sang yashab | Jade. |
| 9. | Hingul, Shangraf | Cinnabar. |
| 10. | Gil-e-Makhtoom | Clay. |
| 11. | Anjana | Lead sulphide, Black antomony |
| 12. | Malla | Arsenic |
| 13. | Manahshila | Realgar |
| 14. | Hartala | Orpiment |
| 15. | Parada | Mercury |
(3) Import of Poppy Seeds (Exim Code No. 120791 00) shall be allowed subject to the following conditions :
(a) Import permitted only from Australia, Austria, France, China, Hungry, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and Czech Republic;
(b) The importer shall produce an appropriate certificate from the competent authority of the exporting country that Opium Poppy have been grown licitly /legally in that country as per requirements of International Narcotics Control Bureau; and
(c) All import contracts for this item shall compulsory be registered with the Narcotics Commissioner, Gwalior prior to import.
(4) Import permitted for sowing without a licence subject to the new Policy on Seed Development, 1988 and in accordance with import permit granted under Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Imports into India) Order, 2003.
(5) Import of Salab misri (Orchis laxiflora) required for the manufacture of Ayurvedic, Unani or any other system of medicine shall be subject to the provisions of Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora (CITES).