NDPS Rules, 1985 — Issue of import certificate

Official text

(1) The Narcotics Commissioner shall issue or deny the import certificate referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule 55 within a period of twenty-one working days from the date of receipt of an application completed in all respects, and in case the import certificate is not issued within the stipulated time or is denied, the Narcotics Commissioner or any other officer authorised by him shall inform the applicant of the reasons.

(1A) The issuing authority shall prepare seven copies of the import certificate and deal with them as follows:—

(a) (i) the original and duplicate copies shall be supplied to the importer, who shall transmit the original to the exporting country and produce the duplicate at the Customs House, Land Customs Station or Airport where the consignment arrives or, for imports by parcel post, at the post office of delivery, to obtain delivery of the consignment;

(ii) the Commissioner of Customs or Postmaster shall state on the copy presented by the importer that the narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances have actually been imported and return it to the importer, who shall indicate on it that he has received the goods;

(iii) the importer shall return that duplicate copy, bearing both endorsements, to the issuing authority — through the State excise authorities for a narcotic drug, or through the State Drugs Controller for a psychotropic substance;

(b) the triplicate copy shall be supplied to the Commissioner of Customs concerned, who shall return it to the issuing authority along with the copy of the export authorisation received with the consignment from the exporting country, endorsed with the actual quantity cleared;

(c) the quadruplicate copy shall be supplied to the State excise authorities (narcotic drug) or the State Drugs Controller (psychotropic substance) for comparison with the importer's copy;

(d) the quintuplicate copy shall be supplied to the Government of the exporting country for comparison;

(e) the sextuplicate copy shall be supplied to the Drugs Controller, Government of India;

(f) the septuplicate copy shall be retained by the issuing authority.

(2) An import certificate may allow importation of the quantity of the drug or substance in more than one consignment.