- CBIC has instructed Customs to verify importers’ EPR registration on the Common EPR Portal before clearing imports of plastic packaging, goods with plastic packaging, plastic raw materials, and intermediate materials used to make plastic packaging.
- Importers covered by the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 must obtain EPR registration from CPCB/SPCB before carrying on such import-related activities.
- EPR Registration Certificates showing a one-year validity are to be treated as “one-time Registration Certificates” and do not require annual renewal, per the 30 October 2023 amendment.
- Customs formations have been told to accept such certificates as valid proof for import clearance, subject to verification, to ensure uniform implementation across ports.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.net
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