Braille typewriters, electric
Electric Braille typewriters, assistive office machines
HSN 8472 90 93 (Braille typewriters, electric) 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. EPR authorisation must be held by the importer before the consignment is cleared at the bill of entry. Micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006 are exempt from the EPR requirement.
- EPR authorisation from CPCB
- MSME micro-enterprise certificate from MSME Ministry
- 1Obtain Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before importing electric Braille typewriters. This product is listed under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022; importing without a current EPR authorisation exposes the consignment to detention and the importer to prosecution under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
- 2If the importing entity qualifies as a micro-enterprise under the MSME Development Act, 2006, retain documentary evidence of that registration at the time of filing the bill of entry. The EPR obligation does not apply to such enterprises, but the exemption must be substantiated with the Udyam registration certificate — the exemption is not self-declaring.E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · MSME Development Act, 2006
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that EPR authorisation is a post-import, annual-return obligation rather than a pre-clearance condition. Customs out-of-charge is contingent on the EPR authorisation being valid at the date of the bill of entry; an authorisation that has lapsed or is pending renewal at the time of import results in consignment detention and accruing demurrage, not merely a downstream compliance shortfall.