E-waste (Management) Rules, 2022-Regarding release of imported consignments of Producers of 106 EEEs items (ITEW1 to ITEW27, CEEW1 to CEEW19, LSEEW1 to LSEEW 34, EETW1 to EETW 8, TLSEW 1 to TLSEW6, MDW1 to MDW10 and LIW1 to LIW2) - Customs - Instruction No. 23/2023

Instruction No. 23/2023-Customs F. No. 401/03/2023-Cus-III Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes Customs) Room No 229-A, North Block, New Delhi Dated, July, 2023 To All Principal Chief Commissioners/ Chief Commissioners (Customs/Customs (Preventive) / Customs Central Tax) All Principal Commissioners / Commissioners (Customs / Customs (Preventive) All Pr. Director Generals [Director Generals under CBIC Madam/Sir, Subject: E-waste (Management) Rules, 2022-Regarding release of imported consignments of Producers of 106 EEEs items (ITEW1 to ITEW27, CEEW1 to CEEW19, LSEEW1 to LSEEW 34, EETW1 to EETW 8, TLSEW 1 to TLSEW6, MDW1 to MDW10 and LIW1 to LIW2) - reg. Reference is invited to the Board Instruction No. 16/2023 dated 17.05.2023 with respect to release of the import consignments of notified EEE items (as given in schedule to E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022), on submission of undertaking in the prescribed format, as an interim arrangement till 30.06.2023, and letter from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) vide File No. CP-22/40/2023-WM-lll-HO-CPCB-HO dated 30.06.2023 (copy enclosed). 2. Vide above-said letter dated 30.06.2023, CPCB has informed that interim arrangement of release of imported consignments of producers of all the notified EEE items (106 EEEs items) may be extended to only those producers who have submitted their application for registration on the EPR Portal of CPCB (URS: https://eprewastecpcb.in). The imported consignment may be released if the producer submits an acknowledgement from the CPCB's EPR Portal that they have applied at the EPR Portal. This interim arrangement shall continue till 31.08.2023 3. It is requested that concerned officers and Trade under your jurisdiction may be sensitized on the above communication and take appropriate action. 4. The difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this Instruction may be brought to the notice of the Board. 5. Hindi version follows. Encl: as above Yours faithfully, (Radhe Krishna) Under Secretary (Cus III) Email: [email protected] Tele: 011 23094012 File No: CP-22/40/2023-WM-III-HO-CPCB-HO B-29016/Custom/2023/WM-III Division/06 30-06-2023 To The Joint Secretary Custom Central Board of Excise and Custom Department of Revenue Ministry of Finance North Block, New Delhi 110001 Subject: E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 - Regarding release of imported consignments of Producers of 106 EEEs items (ITEW1 to ITEW27, CEEW1 to CEEW19, LSEEW1 to LSEEW 34, EETW1 to EETW 8, TLSEW 1 to TLSEW 6, MDW1 to MDW10 and L1W1 to LIW2) Ref: 1. CPCB letter No. B-29016/Custom/2023/WM-III Division/287 dated 13-04-2023, 2. Custom O.M. No. F. No. 401/03/2023 - Cus Ill dated 21-04-2023 3 CPCB letter F.No. B-29016/Custom/2023/WM-III Division/160 dated 09-05-2023 Sir This has reference to CPCB letters No. B-29016/Custom/2023/WM-lll Division/287 dated 13-04-2023 and F.No. B-29016/Custom/2023/WM-lll Division/160 dated 09-05-2023 where we have requested for releases of imported consignments of Producers as defined in the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 after taking an undertaking and also on the submission of acknowledgement from the CPCB's EPR Portal that they have applied at the EPR Portal along with the copy of the EPRA whose validity is over till 30-06-2023. In this regard, it is requested that interim arrangement of release of imported consignment of producers of all the notified EEE items (106 EEEs items) may be extended to only those producers who have submitted their application for registration on the EPR Portal of CPCB (URL https://eprewastecpcb.in). The imported consignment may be released if the producer submits an acknowledgement from the CPCB's EPR Portal that they have applied at the EPR Portal. This interim arrangement shall continue till 31-08-2023. This is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority, CPCB Yours faithfully, (Anand Kumar) Director Divisional Head WM-III Division