Push button type

Cordless handset line telephone sets, push button type

CPCB CLEARANCE

HSN 8517 11 10 (Push button type cordless-handset line telephone sets) is subject to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 notified vide G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022. Mandatory testing and certification under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Department of Telecommunications MTCTE notifications apply as a concurrent overlay, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administering an ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy on multichannel GSM/CDMA transceivers under General Note 16.

What this is

HSN code

8517 11 10

Chapter

85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and 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
MTCTE certification from DoT/TEC
ITC (HS) policy declaration to DGFT

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before filing the bill of entry. EPR authorisation is mandatory for importers of telephones, pay telephones, and cordless telephones listed in Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022; the exemption for micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006 must be documented if claimed.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, Schedule I · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
2
Ensure the cordless telephone has obtained mandatory testing and certification under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and the MTCTE product list notified by the Department of Telecommunications vide TEC/01/2017-TC dated 04-07-2019 and 23-06-2020, as amended by F.No.5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 dated 13-06-2022 and F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025. Consignments without a valid MTCTE certificate are liable to detention at the bill-of-entry stage.
Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 · CBIC Instruction 15/2020-CUS dated 24-07-2020
3
Confirm the device does not carry a duplicate, fake, or non-genuine IMEI number; import of GSM handsets without an IMEI or with all-zeroes IMEI is prohibited under ITC (HS) policy. Follow the Standard Operating Procedure (Version 1.1) issued under CBIC Instruction 12/2022-Customs dated 07-07-2022 and the Department of Telecommunications Office Memorandum F.No.5-2/2018/UDS dated 04-07-2022.
CBIC Instruction 12/2022-Customs dated 07-07-2022 · DoT F.No.5-2/2018/UDS dated 04-07-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the MTCTE certification as the sole pre-import requirement and overlooking the CPCB EPR authorisation, which is an independent obligation triggered by Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 regardless of whether the importer holds a valid DoT type-approval. An importer who cannot produce EPR authorisation at the bill-of-entry stage faces consignment detention and potential confiscation; the micro-enterprise exemption requires affirmative documentary proof under the MSME Development Act, 2006 and cannot be assumed.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8517 11 10 require BIS certification?

No, push-button cordless-handset line telephone sets are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Central Pollution Control Board under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 and by mandatory MTCTE certification under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

Which specific telecom products under this heading are subject to mandatory MTCTE certification?

The DoT MTCTE list covers cordless telephones, electronic telephone instruments, key telephone systems, NSD/ISD payphones, PABX, ISDN CPE, PSTN terminals, and related equipment per TEC/01/2017-TC dated 04-07-2019 and 23-06-2020, as amended through F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025.

Does the EPR authorisation requirement apply to all importers of cordless telephone sets?

Yes, except for micro-enterprises as defined in the MSME Development Act, 2006 — they are explicitly carved out from EPR obligations under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, but must substantiate their micro-enterprise status with documentary evidence at customs.

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