Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rues, 2016, as amended-reg
The CBIC has issued Instruction No. 14/2023-Customs dated April 17, 2023 regarding the Registration of Importers as per the provision of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended.
Kind attention is invited to letter No. CP-20/94/2021-UPC-II-HO-CPCB-HOdated 24.03.2023 received from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the subject mentioned above (Copy enclosed)
2.1 As a background, importers of plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multi-layeredpackagingor plastic sheets or like require registration with CPCB/SPCB/PCC at the time of clearance.
2.2.The communication has brought out that difficulties are being faced by several importers, as their consignment is held up, as the registration on Centralised EPR portal is still under process.
2.3In view of above, CPCB has requested concerned authorities to consider clearance of above-mentionedimport consignments, based on the proof of submission of application for registration on the portal.The real-time status of the submitted application is also available in the National Dashboard section of the centralized EPR Portal(https://eprplastic.cpcb.gov.in/).
3.It is requested to sensitize the officers under your jurisdiction to take necessary action.
4.The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may please be brought to the notice of the Board.