Details of infrastructure available for testing of samples related to hazardous goods by Revenue Laboratories - Customs - Instruction No. 29/2021

Instruction No. 29/2021-Customs F. No. 401/98/2021-Cus-III Government of India Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs North Block, New Delhi Dated the December 23 rd , 2021 To All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive), All Principal Chief Commissioners! Chief Commissioners of Customs Central Tax, All Principal Commissioners! Commissioners of Customs/ Customs (Preventive), All Principal Commissioners! Commissioners of Customs Central Tax Subject: - Details of infrastructure available for testing of samples related to hazardous goods by Revenue Laboratories-reg. Madam/Sir, Reference is invited to Instruction No. 17/2020-Customs dated 10.08.2020 wherein CBIC had started a Special Drive on 11.08.2020 to dispose off unclaimed/uncleared/seized/confiscated cargo with a special focus on expeditious disposal of goods that are of hazardous or explosive in nature to prevent any damage to life and property that may arise. Vide letter No. 450/179/2017-Cus.IV dated 07.10.2021, the field formations have also been addressed to undertake a targeted exercise with respect to disposal of pending hazardous cargo in 90 days. 2. It is stated that CBIC is strictly monitoring the import and handling of hazardous goods which are subject to the provisions of Hazardous and other Wastes (Management Transboundary Movement) Rules (HOWM), 2016. 3. Identification of hazardous goods is key to effective monitoring. Towards this objective, the Annexure-l Annexure-II enclosed with this instruction provide details of infrastructure available in various CRCL laboratories for testing of samples as per Schedule-III (List of Hazardous Wastes) and Schedule II (List of waste constituents with their limits) of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016. 4. Further, to optimize the utilization of such infrastructure, the relevant Custom House Laboratories are mapped with different Ports, as per Annexure A and B attached with Circular 46/2020-Cus (AS) dated 15.10.2020 . The DG Systems has also enabled a CRCL module , in ICES with the objective of automating paperwork related to sampling, forwarding of test memos to CRCL and other Revenue Laboratories, and electronic receipt of test reports, by the Customs Officers ( Instruction No. 14/2021- Customs dated 21.06.2021 , refers in this regard) 5. In view of the above, it is requested that the officers under your jurisdiction may be suitably sensitized with respect to the above facilities, as an aid in the proper monitoring of import of hazardous goods. 6. Difficulty, if any, may be brought to the notice of the Board. 7. Hindi version follows. Encl: As above Yours faithfully, (Manish Kumar Choudhary) Under Secretary to the Government of India Annexure I CRCL Laboratories can test the following items mentioned in Schedule III of Hazardous waste rules, 2016 SCHEDULE III Part-A Basel No. Description of Hazardous Wastes CRCL, New Delhi CH Lab, Kolkata CH Lab, Chennai CH Lab, Kandla NCH, Lab, Mumbai (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) A1 Metal and Metal bearing wastes A1010 Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following but excluding such wastes specifically listed in Part B and Part D - Antimony Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Cadmium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Lead Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Tellurium Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1020 Waste having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal wastes in massive form, any or the following : - Antimony, antimony compounds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Cadmium, cadmium compounds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Lead, lead compounds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - Tellurium, tellurium compounds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1040 Waste having metal carbonyls as constituents NO NO NO NO NO A1050 Galvanic sludges Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1070 Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, etc. NO NO NO NO NO A1080 Waste zinc residues not included in Part B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1090 Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1100 Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1120 Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolyte purification systems in copper electro refining and electro winning operations Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1140 Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts not in liquid form note the related entry in Schedule VI Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1150 Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included in Part B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1160 Waste lead acid batteries, whole or crushed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A1170 Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only Part B batteries. Waste batteries not specified in Part B containing constituents mentioned in Schedule II to an extent to render them hazardous Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials A2010 Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A2030 Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified in Part B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials A3010 Waste from the production or processing of petroleum coke and bitumen Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A3020 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use Yes A3050 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues or adhesive excluding such wastes specified in Part B (B4020) Yes NO NO NO NO A3120 Fluff-light fraction from shredding NO NO NO NO NO A3130 Waste organic phosphorus compounds Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents A4010 Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such waste specified in Part B NO NO NO NO NO A4040 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals (does not include wood treated with wood preserving chemicals) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A4070 Waste from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish excluding those specified in Part B (B4010) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A4100 Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases but excluding such wastes specified in Part B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A4120 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with peroxides. NO NO NO NO NO A4130 Wastes packages and containers containing Schedule II constituents in concentration sufficient to exhibit Part C of Schedule III hazard characteristics. NO NO NO NO NO A4140 Waste consisting of or containing off specification or outdated chemicals (unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer) corresponding to constituents mentioned in Schedule II and exhibiting Part C of Schedule III hazard characteristics. NO NO NO NO NO A4160 Spent activated carbon not included in Part B. B2060 Yes NO NO NO NO Yes = Facility Available No = Facility Not Available Annexure II SCHEDULE II [See rule 3(1)(17)(ii)] List of waste constituents with concentration limits Class A : Based on leachable concentration limits [Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) or Soluble Threshold Limit Concentration (STLC)] Class Constituents Cone, in mg/l CRCL, New Delhi CH Lab, Kolkata CH Lab, Chennai CH Lab, Kandla NCH, Lab, Mumbai (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) A1 Arsenic 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A2 Barium 100.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A3 Cadmium 1.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A4 Chromium and/or Chromium (III) compounds 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A5 Lead 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A6 Manganese 10.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A7 Mercury 0.2 Yes No No No No A8 Selenium 1.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A9 Silver 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A10 Ammonia 50* No No No No No A11 Cyanide 20* No No No No No A12 Nitrate (as nitrate-nitrogen) 1000.0 Yes No No No No A13 Sulphide (as H 2 S) 5.0 No No No No No A14 1,1-Dichloroethylene 0.7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A15 1,2-Dichloroethane 0.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A16 1,4-Dichlorobenzene 7.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A17 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 400.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A18 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A19 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 0.13 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A20 Benzene 0.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A21 Benzo (a) Pyrene 0.001 No No No No No A22 Bromodicholromethane 6.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A23 Bromoform 10.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A24 Carbon tetrachloride 0.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A25 Chlorobenzene 100.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A26 Chloroform 6.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A27 Cresol (ortho+ meta+ para) 200.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A28 Dibromochloromethane 10.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A29 Hexachlorobenzene 0.13 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A30 Hexachlorobutadiene 0.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A31 Hexachloroethane 3.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A32 Methyl ethyl ketone 200.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A33 Naphthalene 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A34 Nitrobenzene 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A35 Pentachlorophenol 100.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A36 Pyridine 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A37 Tetrachloroethylene 0.7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A38 Trichloroethylene 0.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A39 Vinyl chloride 0.2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A40 2,4,5-TP(Silvex) 1.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A41 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid 10.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A42 Alachlor 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A43 Alpha HCH 0.001 No No No No No A44 Atrazine 0.2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A45 Beta HCH 0.004 No No No No No A46 Butachlor 12.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A47 Chlordane 0.03 No No No No No A48 Chlorpyriphos 9.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A49 Delta HCH 0.004 No No No No No A50 Endosulfan (alpha+ beta+sulphate) 0.04 No No No No No A51 Endrin 0.02 No No No No No A52 Ethion 0.3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A53 Heptachlor ( its Epoxide) 0.008 No No No No No A54 Isoproturon 0.9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A55 Lindane 0.4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A56 Malathion 19 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A57 Methoxychlor 10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A58 Methyl parathion 0.7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A59 Monocrotophos 0.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A60 Phorate 0.2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A61 Toxaphene 0.5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A62 Antimony 15 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A63 Beryllium 0.75 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A64 Chromium (VI) 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A65 Cobalt 80.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A66 Copper 25.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A67 Molybdenum 350 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A68 Nickel 20.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A69 Thallium 7.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A70 Vanadium 24.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A71 Zinc 250 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A72 Fluoride 180.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A73 Aldrin 0.14 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A74 Dichlorodiphenyltrichl-oro ethane (DDT), Dichlorodiphenyldichl-oro ethylene (DDE), Dichlorodiphenyldichl-oro ethane (DDD) 0.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A75 Dieldrin 0.8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A76 Kepone 2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A77 Mirex 2.1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A78 Polychlorinated biphenyls 5.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes A79 Dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) 0.001 No No No No No Yes = Facility Available No = Facility Not Available