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Customs - Board's Instructions17.04.2023

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

Document Text

Instruction No. 14/2023-Customs F. No. 401/11/2022-Cus-III Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) *** Room No. 229A, North Block New Delhi, Dated: 17th April, 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)) Subject: Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rues, 2016, as amended-reg 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 Portal in (https://eprplastic.cpcb.gov.in/). the National Dashboard centralized section EPR the of 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. Encl: as above (Manish Kumar Choudhary) OSD (Customs-III) Email: manish.irs@gov.in Tele: 011 23094012 3125411/2023/Cus-III Section File No. 401/11/2022-Cus.III (Computer No. 300524512) Generated from eOffice by MANISH KUMAR CHOUDHARY, CBIC-OSD(MKC)-CUSTOM POLICY WING, OSD, CBEC on 12/04/2023 09:47 AM 1

Source: Government of India — Customs - Board's Instructions, dated 17.04.2023. Text is machine-extracted for reference; the officially published version prevails. Not legal advice.

HS Codes Referenced

201620212022202323094012

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