Other, of bamboo

Bamboo-derived pulp from recovered fibrous cellulosic material

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4706 30 00 (Other, of bamboo) is subject to the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, administered by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), as the governing framework for recovered-fibre pulp imports. Import is permitted only to actual users or to traders acting on behalf of actual users, authorised by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on a one-time basis, subject to document verification under Schedule VIII of those Rules.

What this is

HSN code

4706 30 00

Chapter

47 · Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; recovered (waste and scrap) paper or paperboard

Primary regulator

MoEF&CC · Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016

Customs documentation

SPCB authorisation from State government
Schedule VIII documents from MoEF&CC
Compliance declaration from importer

Compliance steps

1
Obtain one-time authorisation from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) confirming actual-user status or, for trader imports, written authority from the actual user. The consignment must satisfy the conditions in Part D of Schedule III of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, and documents specified in Schedule VIII of those Rules must be verified at the bill-of-entry stage.
Part D of Schedule III and Schedule VIII of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 · Rules 12 and 13 of HWM Rules, 2016 · Para 8(B) of General Notes of Import Policy
2
Ensure the consignment conforms to the revised guidelines and specifications for non-paper materials in waste-paper consignments issued by MoEF&CC vide O.M. dated 10-01-2023 (F.No. 23/107/2022-HSMD). Non-conforming consignments are liable to detention and re-export under the HWM Rules, 2016.
MoEF&CC O.M. dated 10-01-2023, F.No. 23/107/2022-HSMD

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing a bill of entry without a current, consignment-specific SPCB authorisation — importers frequently carry a general environmental clearance that does not satisfy the one-time, actual-user basis required under Part D of Schedule III. A missing or mismatched SPCB authorisation triggers consignment detention under the HWM Rules, 2016, and re-export orders follow swiftly because recovered-fibre pulp falls within the transboundary-movement regime; retrospective authorisation is not available once the consignment is detained.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4706 30 00 require BIS certification?

No, bamboo-derived recovered-fibre pulp is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, administered by MoEF&CC, with SPCB authorisation as the operative clearance requirement.

Can a trader import under HSN 4706 30 00 without being the actual end-user?

Yes, but only if the trader holds written authority from the actual user and the SPCB authorisation is issued on that basis; trader imports without documented actual-user backing are not permitted under Part D of Schedule III of the HWM Rules, 2016.

What happens if a consignment contains non-paper materials that do not comply with the MoEF&CC revised specifications?

Non-conforming consignments are subject to detention and re-export under the HWM Rules, 2016; the revised guidelines and specifications are set out in MoEF&CC O.M. dated 10-01-2023 (F.No. 23/107/2022-HSMD) and apply to all waste-paper consignments at the bill-of-entry stage.

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