Notification benefit

[MK Singh]

What is difference between Drugs and Bulk Drugs?

In Notification Number 50/2017 at Sr no. 167(A), for availing notification benefit, IGCRD certificate is required for bulk drugs, however some importers were treating bulk drugs as drugs. Guidance is solicited.

AI Summary

Definition of drugs: umbrella concept includes bulk drugs, but bulk drugs (APIs) are a distinct subset for regulatory treatment.
The term drugs functions as an umbrella category that includes bulk drugs and formulations, while bulk drugs (APIs) are a specific subset serving as primary therapeutic raw ingredients; thus an import notification directed at bulk drugs requiring IGCRD certification targets that subset and remains distinct from general references to drugs.