Obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes
Pulp from recovered paper via combined mechanical and chemical processes
HSN 4706 93 00 (pulp obtained by a combination of mechanical and chemical processes from recovered waste paper or paperboard) 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), classified under Part D of Schedule III as a waste-derived input. Import is permitted only to actual users or to traders acting on behalf of actual users, with authorisation from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on a one-time basis and subject to document verification under Schedule VIII of the Rules.
- SPCB authorisation from State Pollution Control Board
- Schedule VIII documents from MoEF&CC
- DGFT Import policy compliance declaration
- 1Obtain one-time import authorisation from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) as an actual user or as a trader acting on behalf of an actual user. The authorisation is product- and quantity-specific; import without a valid SPCB authorisation constitutes a contravention of Rules 12 and 13 of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.Part D of Schedule III, Rules 12 and 13, Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 · Para 8(B) of General Notes of ITC (HS) Import Policy
- 2Verify all documents specified in Schedule VIII of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 before the bill of entry is filed, and ensure the consignment contains non-paper materials only within the revised specifications issued by MoEF&CC vide O.M. dated 10-01-2023 (F.No. 23/107/2022-HSMD). Non-conforming consignments are liable to re-export or confiscation.Schedule VIII of the HWM Rules, 2016 · MoEF&CC O.M. dated 10-01-2023, F.No. 23/107/2022-HSMD
The one-time-basis nature of the SPCB authorisation is routinely misread as a general licence covering repeat shipments. Each import transaction requires its own authorisation tied to the actual user; a trader importing on behalf of multiple end-users must hold separate authorisations for each. Consignments arriving against an expired or mis-attributed SPCB authorisation face detention and potential re-export under the HWM Rules, 2016, with the importer exposed to monetary penalty under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.