Printers’ rollers

Hard rubber printers' rollers and articles

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 4017 00 30 (Printers' rollers) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under which imports of waste forms of hard rubber must comply with Para 8(b) of the General Notes of the ITC (HS) import policy. Waste consignments additionally attract Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 as a mandatory overlay.

What this is

HSN code

4017 00 30

Chapter

40 · Rubber and articles thereof

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Notes Para 8(b), Chapter 40

Customs documentation

Import compliance declaration from DGFT
Hazardous waste consent from State authority

Compliance steps

1
Verify at the bill-of-entry stage whether the consignment constitutes waste or scrap of hard rubber. If it does, confirm compliance with Para 8(b) of the General Notes of the ITC (HS) import policy before filing; non-compliant waste consignments are treated as Restricted imports and are liable to detention and re-export.
Para 8(b) of General Notes of ITC (HS) Import Policy
2
Ensure that any waste or scrap component of the consignment satisfies Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, covering transboundary movement consent and documentation. Finished articles of hard rubber that are not waste are not subject to this overlay.
Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is failing to distinguish finished articles of hard rubber (such as printers' rollers in serviceable condition) from waste and scrap of hard rubber, which carry materially heavier import controls. A single mixed consignment containing any waste or scrap triggers the Para 8(b) General Notes restriction and the Hazardous Waste Rules overlay for the entire shipment; segregation and separate invoicing by product form before shipment is essential to avoid consignment-wide detention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4017 00 30 require BIS certification?

No, printers' rollers and other articles of hard rubber under this tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed solely by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a waste-specific overlay under the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Does the Hazardous Waste Rules overlay apply to new printers' rollers or only to waste and scrap?

Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 apply only to consignments constituting waste or scrap; finished serviceable articles such as new printers' rollers are not subject to this overlay.

What is the consequence of importing hard rubber waste without Para 8(b) General Notes compliance?

Non-compliant waste imports are treated as Restricted imports under the ITC (HS) policy, exposing the consignment to customs detention, mandatory re-export, and potential monetary penalty under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.