MANU/CUST/0044/2023

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Instruction No. : 14/2023-Customs

Date : 17.04.2023

To,

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners
(Customs/Customs (Preventive)/CGST & Customs)
All Principal DGs/DGs under CBIC
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners (Customs/Customs (Preventive))

Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended

Madam/Sir,

Kind attention is invited to letter No. CP-20/94/2021-UPC-II-HO-CPCB-HO dated 24.03.2023 received from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the subject mentioned above (Copy enclosed).

2.1 As a background, importers of plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multi-layered packaging or plastic sheets or like require registration with CPCB/SPCB/PCC at the time of clearance.

2.2. The communication has brought out that difficulties are being faced by several importers, as their consignment is held up, as the registration on Centralised EPR portal is still under process.

2.3 In view of above, CPCB has requested concerned authorities to consider clearance of above-mentioned import consignments, based on the proof of submission of application for registration on the portal. The real-time status of the submitted application is also available in the National Dashboard section of the centralized EPR Portal (https://eprplastic.cpcb.gov.in/).

3. It is requested to sensitize the officers under your jurisdiction to take necessary action.

4. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may please be brought to the notice of the Board.

Hindi version follows.

[F. No. 401/11/2022-Cus-III]
(Manish Kumar Choudhary)
OSD (Customs-Ill)

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File No.: CP-20/94/2021-UPC-II-HO-CPCB-HO

Dated: 24.03.2023

To,

The Chairperson,
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
North Block, Secretariat Building,
New Delhi-110001

Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended

Ref: B-17011/7/UPC-II-PWM(MLP)/2021 dated 01-12-2021

This has reference to the CPCB letter vide F. No. B-17011/7/UPC-II-PWM(MLP)/2021 dated December 01, 2021 wherein it was requested to ensure verification of registration obtained from CPCB/SPCB/PCC (as applicable) at the time of clearing the consignment of Importers of plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multilayered packaging or plastic sheets or like.

However, it has been brought to our notice that the import consignments of several importers are held up at the customs, while their application for Registration on Centralized EPR Portal is under process in CPCB/SPCB/PCC, affecting smooth functioning of the business activit........