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Plastic carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles (feeding bottles)
HSN 3923 30 90 (plastic carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 14625 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 16 February 2022, with particular applicability to plastic feeding bottles regulated under the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992. Extended Producer Responsibility registration under the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 and IUPAC/CAS number declarations administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 14625. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.IS 14625 · ISI Mark Scheme under Scheme-I of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · G.S.R. 133(E) dated 16-02-2022
- 2Ensure every article bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. For plastic feeding bottles, verify the marking also satisfies the requirements of the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act, 1992 and General Note 2 of the ITC (HS) import policy.Scheme-I of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 · General Note 2 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy
- 3Register as an importer on the centralised portal of the Central Pollution Control Board under the Extended Producer Responsibility framework before the consignment ships. Registration is required under Rule 9(1) of Schedule-II of the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022.G.S.R. 133(E) dated 16-02-2022 · Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 807(E) dated 30-10-2023
- 4Declare the IUPAC name and CAS number of the constituent chemicals on the bill of entry for Chapter 39 imports. These additional qualifiers are mandatory for all bills of entry filed on or after 01-10-2023.CBIC Circular 15/2023-CUS dated 07-06-2023 · CBIC Circular 18/2023-CUS dated 30-06-2023 · Bill of Entry (Electronic Integrated Declaration and Paperless Processing) Regulations, 2018
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the CPCB EPR registration reference on the bill of entry. If the consignment originates in Bangladesh, verify whether port restrictions under General Note paragraph 19 apply; consult the carve-outs at paragraphs 2 and 3.BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · DGFT Notification 7/25-26 dated 17-05-2025
The most consequential error on this tariff line is assuming IS 14625 is a generic residual standard with light-touch enforcement and failing to recognise that plastic feeding bottles under this HSN attract concurrent scrutiny under the Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Foods Act, 1992 — a statute with its own regulatory regime entirely separate from BIS. An importer presenting a valid CM/L licence but lacking the infant-food-act compliance documentation faces detention on the IMS Act ground even where the BIS obligation is satisfied, resulting in demurrage and ground rent while the documentary gap is resolved.