Sorted by chemical type and not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
Sorted electronic waste not containing lead, cadmium or mercury
HSN 8549 13 00 (sorted electrical and electronic waste, free of lead, cadmium and mercury) is governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) as a Restricted import under the ITC (HS) policy, with mandatory compliance with Para 8(b) of the ITC (HS) General Notes and the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. Schedule-specific conditions — actual-user certification, Prior Informed Consent, and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change permissions — apply depending on which Schedule of those Rules covers the waste stream. Import of hazardous waste listed in Schedule VI is absolutely prohibited.
- MoEF permission from Central government
- Actual-user declaration from importer
- Form 6 with accredited test report
- 1Determine under which Schedule of the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 the consignment falls. For waste in Schedule III Part A, obtain Prior Informed Consent and MoEF permission and confirm actual-user status. For Schedule III Part B, obtain MoEF permission and confirm actual-user status. For Schedule III Part D, verify documents as specified in Rule 13(2) and Schedule VIII.Para 8(b) of ITC (HS) General Notes on Import Policy · Hazardous Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 — Schedule III Parts A, B and D; Rule 13(2); Schedule VIII
- 2Ensure the consignment is accompanied by Form 6 and a test report of analysis, wherever applicable, from a laboratory accredited or recognised by the exporting country. If customs has any doubt about the test report or composition, it may independently verify the analysis.Hazardous Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 · Para 8(b) of ITC (HS) General Notes
- 3For waste falling under Schedule IV, verify compliance with Rule 6(1)(ii) and Rule 6(2) of the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016. Confirm that no portion of the consignment is classifiable under Schedule VI, as import of Schedule VI hazardous waste is absolutely prohibited and attracts confiscation.Hazardous Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 — Schedule IV, Rule 6(1)(ii), Rule 6(2), Schedule VI
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that the absence of lead, cadmium and mercury automatically places the waste outside the hazardous-waste regime and exempts it from Schedule-specific controls. Chemical-composition clearance and Schedule classification are separate determinations: a consignment may be free of those three metals yet still fall within Schedule III Part A or Part B, requiring MoEF permission and — in the case of Part A — Prior Informed Consent before the bill of entry is presented. Missing either clearance results in consignment detention and potential confiscation.