Other
Other printing machinery, offset and letterpress types
HSN 8443 19 90 (Other printing machinery) is subject to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified by G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022. Second-hand capital goods in this tariff line — including photocopier and digital multifunction print-and-copy machines — are Restricted under Para 2.31 of the Foreign Trade Policy, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
- EPR authorisation from CPCB
- DGFT licence for second-hand goods
- MSME micro-enterprise certificate
- 1Obtain EPR authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before importing printers including cartridges. The authorisation is required under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. EPR authorisation is not required for micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006.Schedule I, E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
- 2If importing second-hand capital goods — specifically photocopier machines or digital multifunction print-and-copying machines — obtain the requisite DGFT licence or authorisation, as such imports are Restricted under Para 2.31 of the Foreign Trade Policy. New-unit imports are not subject to this restriction.Para 2.31 of the Foreign Trade Policy
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the MSME micro-enterprise EPR exemption is self-executing: customs will require documentary proof of micro-enterprise status under the MSME Development Act, 2006 — typically a current Udyam registration certificate — at the bill-of-entry stage. Absence of this proof means the EPR authorisation from CPCB remains the binding requirement, and a consignment presented without either document is liable to detention pending regularisation.