Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Registration Requirement under Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022

[Standing Order 03/2023 dated 08.02.2023]

The following Standing Order was issued by the JNCH Nhava Sheva on 8 February, 2023

· Person who imports plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multilayered packaging or plastic sheets or like, is under an obligation to get registered on the Centralized portal developed by Central Pollution Control Board and without which the importers are barred from carrying out any business

· "Importer" means a person who imports plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multilayered packaging or plastic sheets or like

· Besides the importers of plastic packaging, the importers of various items such as primary products, chemicals, machinery, textiles, articles etc. which are not plastic packaging but are coming packed in plastic packaging are also required to take said EPR registration.

· Importers of goods which are not plastic packaging, but are coming wrapped or packed in plastic packaging, such as machinery, textile, etc., are required to upload the EPR registration in e-sanchit at the time of filing of the Bills of Entry to avoid any query on this issue.

· Where EPR registration is not available at the time of filing of Bill of Entry, though the importer had applied for the same on CPCB portal, the Importer is required to upload the Application status in e-Sanchit. Goods shall not be kept on hold by the Customs Authorities and the consignment shall be released and the officer giving Out of Charge shall maintain the record of such consignments in the format attached to this Standing Order, to enable monitoring of the Importer having eventually obtained the EPR registration or otherwise.