CIB&RC · Indigenous manufacture
Manufacturing in India engages two authorities, not one — central registration with CIB&RC, then a State manufacturing licence before you can produce.
What is TIM and FIM registration?
TIM is registration of technical grade active ingredient manufactured in India; FIM is registration of a formulation manufactured in India. Both are granted under Section 9 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 on application in Form I. Registration authorises the product — actual manufacture additionally requires a licence from the State licensing authority.
Two approvals, in this order
| Step | Authority | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Registration (TIM or FIM) | CIB&RC, centrally | Approves the product — composition, specification, claim, label |
| Manufacturing licence | State licensing authority | Permits manufacture at a specific premises |
| Sale and stocking licences | Each State of distribution | Permits sale in that State |
Companies routinely underestimate the second and third rows. A central registration is necessary but not sufficient: without the State manufacturing licence you cannot produce, and without sale licences in each distribution State you cannot sell there. Where a national launch slips, this sequencing is usually why.
What the State licensing authority looks at
The Insecticides Rules, 1971 set out requirements for manufacturing premises, and the Registration Committee has issued minimum infrastructure guidelines. The licensing file addresses:
- Premises, layout and segregation of manufacturing, storage and packing areas
- Whether the premises is situated in a residential area, with an undertaking as required
- Whether food articles are stored on the premises, with an undertaking as required
- Quality control laboratory facilities and equipment
- Qualification of the applicant or of technical personnel employed, against the minimum qualifications prescribed by the Rules
- Effluent treatment and pollution control consents
- Safety, first aid and welfare facilities for workers
- Storage arrangements appropriate to the toxicity of the products
The qualification requirement catches new entrants most often. A manufacturing licence is not granted to a facility without appropriately qualified technical personnel in place, and recruiting them is not something that can be compressed into the final fortnight.
TIM: manufacturing technical in India
A TIM registration requires you to establish your own manufacturing process and the impurity profile it produces. You are not relying on an overseas producer's chemistry; you are the source. That means five-batch analysis from your own routine production, validated analytical methods, and a process description that explains the impurities observed.
It also means that if you later supply technical to other registrants, your five-batch data becomes the reference against which their equivalence is assessed. Indian technical manufacturers who expect to sell to third-party formulators should build their chemistry file to that standard from the outset.
FIM: formulating in India
The most common route. An FIM registration covers a formulation manufactured in India, typically from technical that is itself registered — whether imported under a TI registration or manufactured domestically under a TIM.
The technical you formulate from must be from an approved source. Formulating from unregistered or unapproved technical is a compliance failure regardless of how sound the formulation is, and it is the kind of issue that surfaces during inspection rather than at registration.
Data required
- Source of supply of technical grade material and its registration status
- Chemical composition — kind and name of active and other ingredients, and percentage of each
- Five-batch analysis, for TIM from your own production
- Physico-chemical properties and validated analytical methods
- Stability in storage and shelf-life claim
- Packaging specification, compatibility and manner of packing
- Toxicity data as applicable to the route
- The diseases, insects, noxious animals and weeds against which the product is intended to be used
- Seven copies of proposed labels and leaflets with the Form I application
How JDR handles manufacturing registrations
We run the central registration and the State licensing in parallel rather than in series, which usually saves a quarter or more. That means preparing the Form I dossier while the facility file is assembled, flagging infrastructure or qualification gaps early enough to fix them, and coordinating with the State authority so the licence is in hand when the registration is granted rather than months afterwards.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does registration let me start manufacturing?
No. Registration with CIB&RC approves the product. Manufacture requires a licence from the State licensing authority for the specific premises, and sale requires licences in each State of distribution.
What is the difference between TIM and FIM?
TIM covers technical grade active ingredient manufactured in India; FIM covers a formulation manufactured in India. A company formulating from imported technical typically needs a TI registration for the technical and an FIM for the formulation.
Can I formulate from any technical?
No. The technical must be from a registered and approved source. Formulating from unregistered technical is a compliance failure that typically surfaces at inspection.
What qualifications do my technical staff need?
The Insecticides Rules, 1971 prescribe minimum qualifications for the applicant or technical personnel employed, and the State licensing authority checks this. Recruit against the requirement early, since a licence will not be granted without it.
Should I apply for registration or the State licence first?
Run them in parallel where possible. The registration approves the product and the licence approves the premises; treating them as sequential typically adds a quarter or more to a launch timeline.
Reviewed: 22 September 2026 · Reflects the Insecticides Act, 1968 and Insecticides Rules, 1971 as amended, including the Insecticides Third (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (G.S.R. 597(E) dated 8 July 2026). General guidance only — confirm current requirements before acting.
Setting up manufacture in India?
Tell us the product and the site. We will sequence the central registration and State licensing so they land together.
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