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Metal-cutting milling and boring machines, other types

CPCB CLEARANCE

HSN 8459 69 90 (other metal-cutting milling and boring machine-tools) 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. The EPR obligation applies to importers of equipment for milling or similar processing of metal and other materials, with the exception of large-scale stationary industrial tools.

What this is

HSN code

8459 69 90

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 from importer

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board

Compliance steps

1
Obtain EPR authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 before filing the bill of entry. The authorisation must cover equipment for milling or similar processing of metal and other materials and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit.
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 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, retain documentary evidence of that status at the bill of entry stage. Micro-enterprises are exempt from the EPR authorisation requirement under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · MSMED Act, 2006 (micro-enterprise definition)

A word of counsel

The EPR exemption for micro-enterprises is frequently misapplied: it covers only entities that meet the MSMED Act definition of a micro-enterprise at the time of import, not small or medium enterprises. Importers who cannot produce current Udyam registration confirming micro-enterprise status are treated as EPR-obligated parties; a missing or expired CPCB EPR authorisation at the bill of entry results in consignment detention pending regularisation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8459 69 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual category of metal-cutting machine-tools. The operative compliance requirement is Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified vide G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022.

Do large-scale stationary industrial tools under HSN 8459 69 90 require CPCB EPR authorisation?

No. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 Schedule I explicitly excepts large-scale stationary industrial tools from the EPR authorisation obligation; importers of such equipment should retain technical documentation supporting that classification.

What happens if an importer obtains EPR authorisation after the goods have arrived at port?

Absence of a valid CPCB EPR authorisation at the time of filing the bill of entry renders the consignment liable to detention and demurrage; retrospective authorisation does not automatically regularise a consignment that has already been flagged as non-compliant.

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