Other
Vacuum cleaners other than with self-contained electric motor
HSN 8508 19 00 (vacuum cleaners, other) is subject to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation administered by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) 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 in place before the bill of entry is filed; the obligation does not apply to micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006.
- EPR authorisation from CPCB
- MSME micro-enterprise certificate from MSME Ministry
- 1Obtain EPR authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board covering vacuum cleaners and carpet sweepers as listed in Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, before filing the bill of entry. Upload the authorisation document in e-Sanchit; consignments without a valid EPR authorisation are liable to detention at the port of import.Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
- 2If the importer qualifies as a micro-enterprise under the MSME Development Act, 2006, document that status at the bill-of-entry stage. The EPR obligation is explicitly inapplicable to such entities, but the exemption claim must be supported by a valid Udyam registration evidencing micro-enterprise classification.E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · MSME Development Act, 2006
The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that EPR authorisation is a post-import compliance task. CPCB EPR authorisation must be active at the time of import, not applied for afterwards; a consignment cleared without it remains a Rules violation even if authorisation is obtained later. Additionally, importers who hold an authorisation for a related electrical category should confirm that vacuum cleaners and carpet sweepers under Schedule I are explicitly covered — category-level specificity in the authorisation certificate is verified at the port.