Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs vide notification dated 17th April, 2023 has issued clarification regarding Registration of Importers as per provision of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2023. As a background, importers of plastic packaging product or products with plastic packaging or carry bags or multi-layered packaging or plastic sheets or like require registration with CPCB/SPCB/PCC at the time of clearance.
CPCB has requested concerned authorities to consider clearance of above-mentioned import 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/).
