Sodium vapour lamps

Sodium vapour lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps

CPCB CLEARANCE

HSN 8539 32 20 (Sodium vapour lamps) 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 via G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022. EPR authorisation must be in force at the time of import; the exemption for micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006 applies where that status is documented.

What this is

HSN code

8539 32 20

Chapter

85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

Primary regulator

CPCB · E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 — Schedule I (EPR authorisation)

Customs documentation

EPR authorisation from CPCB
MSME micro-enterprise certificate from MSMED
Import declaration to CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CPCBCPCB·Central Pollution Control Board

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid EPR authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board covering low-pressure sodium lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps, and metal halide lamps before filing the bill of entry. The authorisation is required under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified via G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022.
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 MSME Development Act, 2006, document that status at the bill of entry stage to claim the EPR exemption. Upload supporting Udyam registration evidence in e-Sanchit; absence of documentation will result in EPR authorisation being treated as mandatory.
E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · MSME Development Act, 2006 (micro-enterprise definition)

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the EPR authorisation requirement with a product-quality or safety certificate — EPR is an end-of-life producer-responsibility obligation, not a conformity mark, and its absence at the bill of entry triggers detention and ground rent regardless of whether the lamps themselves meet any applicable technical standard. Importers who source sporadically and have not registered on the CPCB EPR portal are caught most often; authorisation is entity-level, not shipment-level, and must pre-exist each import.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8539 32 20 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers sodium vapour lamps under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Central Pollution Control Board's Extended Producer Responsibility framework under Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022, notified via G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022.

Does the EPR authorisation requirement apply to all importers of sodium vapour lamps?

No. The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 exempt micro-enterprises as defined in the MSME Development Act, 2006; all other importers must hold a current CPCB EPR authorisation before filing the bill of entry.

Does the EPR obligation under Schedule I cover only low-pressure sodium lamps or all types under this HSN?

Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 expressly covers low-pressure sodium lamps, high-intensity discharge lamps including high-pressure sodium lamps, and metal halide lamps — the full scope of HSN 8539 32 20.

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