Parts of fluorescent tube lamps
Parts of fluorescent and mercury-containing lamps
HSN 8539 90 10 (Parts of fluorescent tube lamps) is subject to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) authorisation under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 notified via G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022. EPR authorisation is mandatory at the bill of entry for importers of parts, consumables, and spares of fluorescent and other mercury-containing lamps, with an exemption for micro-enterprises as defined under the MSME Development Act, 2006.
- EPR authorisation from CPCB
- MSME micro-enterprise certificate from MSMED
- Schedule I compliance declaration from CPCB
- 1Obtain Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before importing parts, consumables, or spares of fluorescent and other mercury-containing lamps. The authorisation must be current and presented at the bill of entry; consignments without a valid EPR authorisation are liable to detention.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, document and retain the Udyam registration as evidence of the exemption. The EPR requirement does not apply to such micro-enterprises, but the classification must be established before customs out-of-charge.E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · MSME Development Act, 2006
The most common error on this tariff line is importing on the assumption that EPR authorisation is a post-import registration rather than a pre-clearance requirement. Customs officers verify the CPCB EPR authorisation at the bill of entry stage; a consignment arriving without it faces detention and potential ground rent accumulation while the importer pursues retroactive authorisation — which CPCB does not ordinarily grant. The micro-enterprise exemption is narrow and requires contemporaneous Udyam registration, not a retrospective claim.