Other

Grain milling and cereal processing machinery, residual category

CPCB CLEARANCE

HSN 8437 80 90 (Other grain and cereal milling machinery) is subject to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified vide G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022. The EPR requirement applies to equipment for milling or similar processing of wood, metal and other materials, with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools. Micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006 are exempt from the EPR authorisation requirement.

What this is

HSN code

8437 80 90

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

CPCB · E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022)

Customs documentation

EPR authorisation from CPCB
MSME micro-enterprise certificate from Udyam

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board

Compliance steps

1
Obtain Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before filing the bill of entry. The authorisation covers equipment for milling or similar processing of materials falling within Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022; large-scale stationary industrial tools are excluded from this requirement.
Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
2
If the importing entity qualifies as a micro-enterprise under the MSME Development Act, 2006, retain documentary evidence of that status (Udyam registration) to claim the EPR exemption at the bill of entry stage. Absence of valid Udyam registration at the time of import will result in the EPR authorisation being treated as mandatory.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022 · MSME Development Act, 2006

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is claiming the large-scale stationary industrial tool exclusion without verifying that the imported machinery meets that characterisation. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 Schedule I exclusion is narrow; milling and processing equipment that is not permanently fixed and large-scale will fall within the EPR scope, and a consignment presented without valid CPCB EPR authorisation is liable to detention pending regularisation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8437 80 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual milling and cereal processing machinery category. Import is governed by the Central Pollution Control Board's Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation requirement under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 notified vide G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022.

Does the EPR authorisation requirement apply to all importers of this machinery?

No. Micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006 are explicitly exempt from the EPR authorisation requirement; all other importers must hold a valid CPCB EPR authorisation before the bill of entry is filed.

Are large-scale stationary industrial milling tools covered by the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 for this HSN?

No. Large-scale stationary industrial tools are excluded from Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022; the EPR obligation applies only to non-stationary or smaller-scale equipment for milling or similar material processing under this tariff line.

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