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Of epoxide resins

Waste, parings and scrap of epoxide resins

CPCB CLEARANCE · MEFCC CLEARANCE

HSN 3915 90 49 (Of epoxide resins) is subject to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) registration and compliance under Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, and the Extended Producer Responsibility framework under the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and CPCB co-regulate plastic waste imports; the tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Mandatory IUPAC name and CAS number qualifiers for Chapter 39 imports apply at the bill-of-entry stage per Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 15/2023-Cus.

What this is
HSN code
3915 90 49
Chapter
39 · Plastics and articles thereof
Primary regulator
CPCB · Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016; Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022
Customs documentation
  • CPCB portal registration from CPCB
  • Hazardous waste import compliance from MoEFCC
  • Chapter 39 IUPAC/CAS qualifiers from CBIC
Applicable Partner Government Agencies
CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board
MEFCCMEFCC·Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Register on the CPCB centralised portal in the applicable capacity — Producer, Importer, Brand Owner, or Plastic Waste Processor — before filing the bill of entry. Compliance with Extended Producer Responsibility obligations under Rule 9(1) of Schedule II of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 is a pre-import requirement.
    GSR 133(E) dated 16-02-2022, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022; Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023, GSR 807(E) dated 30-10-2023
  2. 2
    Confirm compliance with Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and Para 8(b) of the General Notes on Import Policy in ITC (HS) before the consignment is shipped. Non-compliance with either provision renders the import unauthorised under the Restricted-import classification.
    Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, Rules 12 and 13 · ITC (HS) General Note Para 8(b)
  3. 3
    Declare the IUPAC name and CAS number of all constituent chemicals as mandatory qualifiers at the time of filing the import declaration under Chapter 39. Additionally, verify whether DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 imposes port restrictions under Para 19 of the General Notes for consignments originating from Bangladesh.
    CBIC Circular 15/2023-Cus dated 07-06-2023 · CBIC Circular 18/2023-Cus dated 30-06-2023 · DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025
A word of counsel

The most frequent compliance failure on this tariff line is registering on the CPCB portal but omitting the specific importer capacity category, or failing to update EPR obligations following the Plastic Waste Management (Second Amendment) Rules, 2023. A portal registration under the wrong capacity (e.g., Brand Owner instead of Importer) does not satisfy the compliance condition and can result in consignment detention; the GSR 807(E) amendments dated 30 October 2023 introduced revised EPR targets that supersede the original 2022 framework and must be independently verified.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 3915 90 49 require BIS certification?
No, plastic waste and scrap fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Central Pollution Control Board under the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022, with the ITC (HS) Restricted-import overlay administered by DGFT.
Are the IUPAC name and CAS number declarations mandatory at the time of filing, or can they be provided later?
They are mandatory at the time of filing the import declaration itself — not as a post-filing correction — for all bills of entry filed on or after 01-10-2023 under Chapter 39, per CBIC Circular 15/2023-Cus dated 07-06-2023 and CBIC Circular 18/2023-Cus dated 30-06-2023.
Does DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 impose port restrictions on this HSN for all origins?
No. DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 introduces port restrictions under Para 19 of the ITC (HS) General Notes specifically for imports from Bangladesh; consignments from other origins are not affected, subject to the exemptions stated in Paras 2 and 3 of that notification.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: CPCB / MEFCC / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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