Machines for cleaning

Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading agricultural produce

CPCB CLEARANCE

HSN 8433 60 10 (Machines for cleaning) is subject to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified vide G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) classification oversight applies as a policy overlay, including a binding ruling on transmission shaft classification.

What this is

HSN code

8433 60 10

Chapter

84 · Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Primary regulator

CPCB · E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (Schedule I, EPR authorisation)

Customs documentation

EPR authorisation from CPCB
MSME micro-enterprise declaration to CBIC
Classification compliance from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before filing the bill of entry, unless the importing entity qualifies as a micro-enterprise under the MSME Development Act, 2006. EPR authorisation is required for appliances for cleaning listed under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, Schedule I · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
2
Verify that any transmission shafts or power take-off (PTO) shafts supplied with the machine are separately classified under tariff item 8483 10 99 and not declared under 8433 60 10. Incorrect aggregation of PTO shafts into the machinery entry attracts CBIC classification correction and potential short-levy proceedings.
CBIC Circular 02/2014-Cus dated 09-01-2014

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is overlooking EPR authorisation on the assumption that cleaning machinery is purely mechanical and therefore outside the e-waste regime. Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 captures electrical and electronic appliances for cleaning, and the exemption applies only to micro-enterprises as defined under the MSMED Act, 2006 — importers who cannot produce a valid Udyam registration as a micro-enterprise remain subject to the full EPR authorisation requirement.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8433 60 10 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers machines for cleaning, sorting or grading agricultural produce. Import is governed by the Central Pollution Control Board's Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, with CBIC classification oversight as a policy overlay.

Which entities are exempt from EPR authorisation for this tariff line?

Micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006 are exempt from EPR authorisation; importers claiming this exemption should retain Udyam registration documentation to support the exemption claim at the bill of entry.

Are PTO shafts imported together with the cleaning machine classified under 8433 60 10?

No. Per CBIC Circular 02/2014-Cus dated 09-01-2014, transmission shafts and power take-off shafts are classifiable under tariff item 8483 10 99 and must be declared separately, not bundled under the machinery entry.

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