Hazardous Waste Export - Overview
Undoubtedly, India produces hazardous waste in huge quantities. This harms the human health and the environment. Thus, hazardous waste management becomes quite necessary. Therefore, hazardous waste export from India is the only viable solution to achieve this effectively. But, the only thing that must be taken care of is to obtain the hazardous waste export authorisation. This authorisation aids in protecting the environment and public health by ensuring that hazardous wastes are disposed of responsibly and safely.
Obtaining hazardous waste export authorisation guarantees that the entire process complies with national and international laws, guidelines and regulations. The authorisation helps to regulate hazardous waste export and guarantees that the waste is exported only to countries that can manage such scrap. Moreover, hazardous waste export also promotes the recovery and recycling of such waste, which helps to conserve natural resources and decrease waste disposal costs. Also, the authorisation promotes international collaboration and cooperation in managing hazardous waste, as it needs countries to share details and work together to protect the environment and public health. The following rules are framed to make the process hassle-free while complying with certain norms.
Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) (HOWM) Rules, 2016 and amendments made thereof
These rules apply to managing hazardous and other wastes as mentioned in the Schedules to these rules.
However, these rules do not apply to -
(a) wastes produced due to operation from ships more than five kilometres of the relevant baseline as included under the norms of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958) and the norms made thereunder and as amended gradually;
(b) waste-water and exhaust gases as included under the norms of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 & the norms made thereunder and as amended gradually;
(c) radio-active wastes as included under the norms of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) and the guidelines made thereunder and as amended gradually;
(d) wastes included under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, made under the Act and as amended gradually; and
(e) bio-medical wastes are included under the Bio-Medical Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, made under the Act & as amended gradually.
Definitions
Hazardous wasteis any waste which, because of features like chemical, physical, biological, toxic, reactive, flammable, explosive or corrosive, causes or is likely to cause danger to the environment or health, whether alone or in contact with other substances or wastes. This waste must include the following -
- (i) waste mentioned in column (3) of Schedule I;
- (ii) waste having equal to or more than the concentration limits mentioned for the constituents in class A and B of Schedule II or any of the characteristics as mentioned in class C of Schedule II; and
- (iii) wastes mentioned in Part A of Schedule III concerning the import or export of such wastes or those not mentioned in Part A but exhibiting hazardous characteristics mentioned in Part C of Schedule III.
Export means taking out of India to an area outside this country.
An authorisation is a permission for producing, handling, reception, collection, treatment, transport, storage, recycling, reuse, recovery, pre-processing, and utilisation, including co-processing and disposal of hazardous wastes issued under sub-rule (2) of rule 6.
An exporter is any person or occupier under the jurisdiction of the exporting nation which exports hazardous or other wastes (HOWs), including the nation which exports HOW.
Other wastes are wastes mentioned in Part B and D of Schedule III for import or export and include such indigenously produced wastes as may be notified gradually. (Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2021.
Basel Convention is the UN's Environment Programme Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of HW and their Disposal.
The transboundary movement means any movement of HOWs from a site under the jurisdiction of one nation to or through a place under the jurisdiction of another nation or to or through a site not under the jurisdiction of any nation, given that at least two nations are engaged in the movement.
Transport means off-site movement of HOWs by rail, air, road or water.
Hazardous and other wastes export (transboundary movement)
The MoEF&CC is the nodal Ministry to manage the transboundary movement of hazardous and other wastes as per the norms of these rules.
Strategy for export of hazardous and other wastes
- The export of hazardous and other wastes from India mentioned in Part A and B of Schedules III, and VI must be with the MoEF permission. In case of applications for the export of hazardous and other waste mentioned in Part A of Schedule III and VI, they must be regarded depending on the prior informed consent of the importing country.
- The hazardous and other wastes export not mentioned in Schedule III but exhibiting the hazardous characteristics defined in Part C of Schedule III must need prior written consent from MoEF before it is exported from India, as the case may be.
Process for export of hazardous and other wastes from India
(1) Any occupier seeking to export hazardous waste mentioned in Part A of Schedule III, Part B of Schedule VI and III, must apply in Form 5 along with insurance cover to the MoEF&CC for the intended transboundary movement of such wastes along with the prior informed consent in writing from the importing country regarding wastes mentioned in Part A of Schedule III and VI. The exporter must also furnish the following details as per the Form -
- Reason for import or export
- Details of waste to be exported
(2) On receiving the complete application under sub-rule (1), the MoEF&CC grants permission for the intended export within two months from the submission date of the complete application and can impose such conditions as necessary.
(3) The MoEF&CC must forward a copy of the permit issued under sub-rule (2) to the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) of the state where the waste is produced and the Pollution Control Board (PCB) of the state where the export port is situated and the concerned Port and Customs authorities for guaranteeing compliance of the conditions of the export permission.
(4) The exporter must guarantee that no consignment is shipped before prior informed consent is obtained from the importing country, wherever applicable.
(5) The exporter must also guarantee that the shipment is accompanied by a movement document in Form 6 along with the exporter's declaration for hazardous and other waste as mentioned in the Form.
(6) The exporter of the hazardous and other wastes must maintain the records of the hazardous or other waste he exported in Form 3. Also, the record so held must be available for inspection.
Illegal traffic
(1) The hazardous or other wastes exported from India are deemed illegal if-
- (i) It is without permission of the Central Government as per these rules; or
- (ii) the permission has been obtained through falsification, fraud or misrepresentation; or
- (iii) it doesn’t conform to the shipping information furnished in the movement documents; or
- (iv) it results in deliberate disposal (i.e., dumping) of hazardous or other waste in contravention of the Basel Convention and of general principles of domestic or international laws.
Liability of hazardous waste exporter
The exporter stands liable for all damages caused to the third party or environment because of improper handling and hazardous and other waste management.
Instructions for exporting Hazardous and Other Wastes under HWM Rules, 2016
(a) The application must be addressed to Joint Director, Hazardous Substances Management Division, Jal Block, 2nd Floor, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi-110003.
(b) From the 73rd meeting of the Expert Committee (EC), all applications seeking export permissions under HOWM Rules, 2016 must be submitted online through Ministry's waste management portal (www.iwms.nic.in).
(c) Applicants must visit the Ministry’s website frequently for updates and the latest notices.
(d) Please ensure that the e-mail address and Mobile No. of the contact person are furnished in the forwarding letter of the application.
(e) The applicants applying for the first time in the Ministry must invariably attend the EC Meeting for a technical discussion.
(f) After accepting the online application in this Ministry, the applicant must file the hard copy of the documents and the application to this Ministry via post or personally before/during the scheduled EC meeting.
(g) The applicants notified for presentation by the EC must ensure their presence within two subsequent meetings of the EC. After which, their application will be cancelled, and they must file a new application for consideration by the Ministry.
(h) The 'checklist' of the documents to be filed to the Ministry along with the application is given below -
Export of used EEAs/ EEA spare parts/EEAs scrap
- Form 5 Other Waste Rules, 2016
- Justification for hazardous waste export from India
- Valid Consent to Operate and Establish
- Valid Authorisation according to the HWM Rules, 2016 or EWM Rules, 2016
- Insurance policy covering liability to health and environment during transit
- Acknowledgment for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned PCC/SPCB
- Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- Copy of the agreement between the buyer and seller/importer and exporter
- Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Export of Catalytic Convertor or other such wastes referred to in HWM Rules, 2016
- Form 5 Other Waste Rules, 2016
- Justification for hazardous waste export from India
- Valid Consent to Operate and Establish
- Valid Authorisation according to the HWM Rules, 2016 or EWM Rules, 2016
- Insurance policy covering liability to health and environment during transit
- Acknowledgment for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned PCC/SPCB
- Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- Copy of the agreement between the buyer and seller/importer and exporter
- Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What is included in the list of hazardous wastes applicable for export with prior informed consent [Annexure VIII of the Basel Convention*]?
Basel No.
Description of Hazardous Wastes
(1)
(2)
A1
Metal and Metal bearing wastes
A1010
Metal wastes & waste consisting of alloys of any of the following but excluding such wastes listed explicitly in Part B and Part D
- Antimony
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Tellurium
A1020
Waste having constituents or contaminants, excluding metal wastes in massive Form, any of the following:
- Antimony, antimony compounds
- Cadmium, cadmium compounds
- Lead, lead compounds
- Tellurium, tellurium compounds
A1040
Waste having metal carbonyls as constituents
A1050
Galvanic sludges
A1070
Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust & sludges like jarosite, hematite, etc.
A1080
Waste zinc residues not included in Part B, having lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C
A1090
Ashes from the insulated copper wire incineration
A1100
Dust & residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters
A1120
Waste sludges, except anode slimes, from electrolyte purification frameworks in copper electrorefining & electrowinning processes
A1140
Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts not in liquid form note the related entry in Schedule VI
A1150
Precious metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards is not included in Part B.
A1160
Waste lead acid batteries, whole or crushed
A1170
Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only Part B batteries. Waste batteries not specified in Part B contain constituents mentioned in Schedule II to an extent to render them hazardous.
A2
Wastes having principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
A2010
Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes & other activated glasses
A2030
Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A3
Wastes with principally organic constituents, which may include metals & inorganic materials
A3010
Waste from the processing and production of petroleum coke & bitumen
A3020
Waste mineral oils not for their originally intended use
A3050
Wastes from production, formulation & use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues or adhesives, excluding such wastes specified in Part B (B4020)
A3120
A fluff-light fraction from shredding
A3130
Waste organic phosphorus compounds
A4
Wastes that may contain either organic or inorganic constituents
A4010
Wastes from the preparation, production and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such waste specified in Part B
A4040
Wastes from the manufacture, formulation & use of wood-preserving chemicals (does not include wood treated with wood-preserving chemicals)
A4070
Waste from the formulation, production & use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, and varnish, excluding those specified in Part B (B4010)
A4100
Wastes from industrial pollution control equipment for cleaning industrial off-gases but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A4120
Wastes that contain or are contaminated with peroxides.
A4130
Wastes packages and containers containing Schedule II constituents in a concentration sufficient to exhibit Part C of Schedule III hazard characteristics.
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.
A4160
Spent activated carbon is not included in Part B, B2060.
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2. What is included in the list of other wastes applicable for import and export and not requiring Prior Informed Consent [Annex IX of the Basel Convention*]?
The following list mentions export and import of hazardous waste not requiring Prior Informed Consent.
Basel No.
Description of Hazardous Wastes
(1)
(2)
B1
Metal and metal-bearing wastes
B1010
Metal and metal-alloy wastes in the metallic, non-dispersible Form:
- Thorium scrap
- Rare earth scrap
UB1020
Uncontaminated, clean metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished Form (sheet, beams, plates, rods, etc.), of:
- Antimony scrap
- Beryllium scrap
- Cadmium scrap
- Lead scrap (excluding lead acid batteries)
- Tellurium scrap
- Selenium scrap
B1030
Refractory metals containing residues
B1031
Molybdenum, titanium, tungsten, niobium, tantalum, rhenium metal & metal alloy wastes in the form of metallic dispersible (metal powder), except such wastes as mentioned in Part A under entry A1050, Galvanic sludges
B1040
Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not polluted with lubricating oil, PCT or PCBto an extent to render them hazardous
B1050
Heavy fraction scrap, mixed non-ferrous metal, containing cadmium, antimony, lead & tellurium mentioned in Schedule II in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C features
B1060
Waste selenium & tellurium in metallic elemental Form, including powder
B1070
Waste of copper and its alloys in dispersible Form, unless they have any of the constituents listed in Schedule II to the extent that they exhibit Part C features
B1080
Zinc ash & residues, including zinc alloys residues in dispersible Form unless they have any of the constituents listed in Schedule II in a concentration such as to exhibit Part C characteristics
B1090
Waste batteries conform to a standard battery specification, excluding those made with cadmium, lead or mercury.
B1100
Metal-bearing wastes arising from the melting, smelting and refining of metals:
- Slags from copper processing for further refining or processing having arsenic, lead or cadmium
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Wastes of refractory linings, including crucibles, arising from the smelting of copper
- Tantalum-bearing tin slags with not more than 0.5% tin
- Slags from the processing of precious metals for further refining
B1110
Used Electrical and electronic assemblies other than those listed in Part D of Schedule III
Electronic assemblies having only of metals or alloys
Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap (including printed circuit boards) not having components such as accumulators and other batteries included in Part A of Schedule III, mercury switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes & other activated glass & PCB-capacitors, or not contaminated with Schedule II constituents like mercury, cadmium, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) or from which these have been eliminated to the extent that they do not possess any of the characteristics contained in Part C of Schedule III (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A1180)
B1120
Spent catalysts, except liquids used as catalysts, containing any of the following:
Transition metals, excluding waste catalysts (spent catalysts, the liquid-used catalysts or other catalysts) in Part A and Schedule VI:
- Scandium - Titanium
- Vanadium - Chromium
- Manganese ;- Iron
- Cobalt - Nickel
- Copper - Zinc
- Yttrium - Zirconium
- Niobium - Molybdenum
- Hafnium - Tantalum
- Tungsten - Rhenium
Lanthanides (rare earth metals):
- Lanthanum - Cerium
- Praseodymium - Neodymium
- Samarium - Europium
- Gadolinium - Terbium
- Dysprosium - Holmium
- Erbium - Thulium
- Ytterbium - Lutetium
B1130
Cleaned spent precious metal-bearing catalysts
B1140
Precious metal-bearing residues in solid Form, which have traces of inorganic cyanides
B1150
Precious metals & alloy wastes (silver, gold, the platinum group but not mercury) in a dispersible form, non-liquid Form with appropriate packaging and labelling
B1160
Precious metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry in Part A A1150)
B1170
Precious metal ash from the photographic film incineration
B1180
The waste photographic film contains silver halides & metallic silver
B1190
Waste photographic paper having silver halides & metallic silver
B1200
Granulated slag produced from the manufacture of iron & steel
B1210
Slag arising from the manufacture of iron & steel, including slags as a source of Titanium dioxide and Vanadium
B1220
Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20%) and processed as per industrial specifications mainly for construction.
B1230
Mill scale produced from the manufacture of iron & steel
B1240
Copper Oxide mill-scale
B2
Wastes having principally inorganic constituents, which may have metals and organic materials
B2010
Wastes from mining operations in the non-dispersible Form:
- Natural graphite waste
- Slate wastes
- Mica wastes
- Nepheline, leucite & nepheline syenite waste
- Fluorspar waste
- Feldspar waste
- Silica wastes in solid Form, excluding those utilised in foundry operations
B2020
Glass wastes in the non-dispersible Form:
- Cullet & other waste & scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes & other activated glasses
B2030
Ceramic wastes in the non-dispersible Form:
- Cermet wastes and scrap (metal-ceramic composites)
- Ceramic-based fibres
B2040
Other wastes having principally inorganic constituents:
- Waste gypsum wallboard or plasterboard generated from the demolition of buildings
- Partially refined calcium sulphate generated from flue gas desulphurisation (FGD)
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Slag from copper production, chemically stabilised, containing a high iron content (more than 20%) and processed according to industrial specifications mainly for construction and abrasive applications
- Sulphur in solid Form
- Limestone from the generation of calcium cyanamide (pH<9)
- Potassium, Sodium, calcium chlorides
- Carborundum (silicon carbide)
- Broken concrete
- Lithium-tantalum and lithium-niobium containing glass scrap
B2060
Spent activated carbon not containing any of Schedule II constituents to the extent they exhibit Part C characteristics, for example, carbon as an outcome from potable water treatment & processes of the food industry & vitamin production (note the related entry in Part A A4160)
B2070
Calcium fluoride sludge
B2080
Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry activities not included in Schedule VI (note the related entry in A2040)
B2090
Waste anode butts from aluminium or steel production made of bitumen or petroleum coke & cleaned to normal industry requirements (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali electrolyses and from the metallurgical industry)
B2100
Waste hydrates of aluminium & waste alumina & residues from alumina generation, excluding such materials used for gas cleaning, flocculation or filtration processes
B2130
Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction & maintenance, not containing tar (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3200)
B3
Wastes having principally organic constituents, which may have metals and inorganic materials
B3011
Solid plastic waste
- Polymethyl methacrylate
- Polyethylene terephthalate (HWM Second Amendment Rules, 2021)
B3027
Self-adhesive label laminate waste containing raw materials used in label material production
B3030
Textile wastes
The following materials, given that they're not mixed with other wastes & are produced to a specification:
- Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, garnetted stock & yarn waste) **
• not combed or carded
• other
- Waste of wool or of coarse or fine animal hair, excluding garnetted stock but including
yarn waste
• other waste of fine animal hair
or of wool
• noils of fine animal hair or of wool
• waste of coarse animal hair
- Cotton waste (including garnetted stock and yarn waste)
• yarn waste (including thread waste)
• garnetted stock
• other
- Flax tow & waste
- Tow & waste (including yarn waste & garnetted stock) of true hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
- Tow & waste (including garnetted stock and yarn waste) of jute & other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie)
- Tow, noils & waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of
coconut
- Tow & waste (including yarn waste & garnetted stock) of sisal & other textile fibres of the genus Agave
- Tow, noils and waste (including garnetted stock & yarn waste) of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee)
- Tow, noils & waste (including garnetted stock & yarn waste) of ramie & other vegetable textile fibres not elsewhere specified or included
- Waste (including yarn waste, noils & garnetted stock) of manmade fibres
• of artificial fibres
• of synthetic fibres
- Worn clothing & other worn textile articles
- Used rags, rope, scrap twine, cordage and cables and worn out articles of twine, rope, cordage or cables of textile materials
• sorted
• other
B3035
Waste textile floor coverings, carpets
B3040
Rubber Wastes
The following materials, provided they're not mixed with other wastes:
-
Other rubber wastes (excluding such wastes mentioned elsewhere)
- Waste & scrap of hard rubber (e.g., ebonite)
B3050 Untreated cork & wood waste:
- Wood waste & scrap, whether or not agglomerated in briquettes, logs, pellets or the same forms
- Cork waste: granulated, crushed, or ground cork
B3060 Wastes generated from agro-food industries provided it is not infectious:
- Wine lees
- Dried and sterilised vegetable waste, residues & byproducts, whether or not in the pellets form, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere included or mentioned
- Degras: residues arising from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
- Waste of bones and horn cores, unworked, defatted, prepared (but not cut to shape), degelatinised or treated with acid
- Fish waste
- Cocoa shells, skins, husks and other cocoa waste
- Other wastes from the agro-food industry, excluding byproducts that meet national and international requirements and standards for human or animal consumption
B3070
The following wastes:
- Waste straw
- Waste of human hair
- Deactivated fungus mycelium from penicillin generation to be used as animal feed
B3080
Waste parings and a rubber scrap
B3090
Paring & other wastes of leather or of composition leather not ideal for the manufacture of leather items, excluding leather sludges, not containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3100)
B3100
Leather dust/ash/sludges or flours not having hexavalent chromium compounds/biocides (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3090)
B3110
Fellmonger wastes not having hexavalent chromium compounds/biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3110)
B3120
Wastes having food dyes
B3130
Waste polymer ethers & waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming peroxides
B3140
Waste pneumatic & other tyres, excluding those which don't lead to resource recovery, recycling, or reclamation but not for direct reuse
B4
Wastes that may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
B4010
Wastes consisting mainly of water-based or latex paints, inks, & hardened varnishes not having heavy metals, organic solvents, or biocides to an extent to render them hazardous (note the related entry in Part A, A4070)
B4020
Wastes from formulation, production and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues or adhesives not listed in Part A, free of solvents and other contaminants to the extent that they don't exhibit Part C characteristics (note the related entry in Part A, A3050)
B4030
Used single-use cameras with batteries not included in Part A
** = Export of silk waste is exempted from requiring permission from the MoEF&CC (as per HWM Amendment Rules, 2019).
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3. What is included in the list of other wastes applicable for import and export without permission from the MoEF&CC [Annex IX of the Basel Convention*] (MoEF Schedule 3 Part D)?
Basel No.
Description of Hazardous Wastes
(1)
(2)
B1
Metal and metal-bearing wastes
B1010
Metal and metal-alloy wastes in the non-dispersible, metallic Form:
- Precious metals (gold, Platinum, silver but not mercury) * *
- Iron and steel scrap * *
- Nickel scrap * *
- Aluminium scrap* *
- Zinc scrap * *
- Tin scrap * *
- Tungsten scrap * *
- Molybdenum scrap * *
- Tantalum scrap * *
- Cobalt scrap * *
- Bismuth scrap * *
- Titanium scrap * *
- Zirconium scrap * *
- Manganese scrap * *
- Germanium scrap * *
- Vanadium scrap * *
- Hafnium scrap * *
- Indium scrap * *
- Niobium scrap * *
- Rhenium scrap * *
- Gallium scrap * *
- Magnesium scrap * *
- Copper scrap * *
- Chromium scrap * *
B1050
Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, containing metals other than specified in Part B1050 and not containing constituents mentioned in Schedule II in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C characteristics* *
B1100
Metal-bearing wastes arising from the melting, smelting and refining of metals:
- Hard Zinc spelter * *
- Zinc-containing drosses * *:
~ Galvanising slab zinc top dross (>90% Zn)
~ Galvanising slab zinc bottom dross (>92% Zn)
~ Zinc die casting dross (>85% Zn)
~ Hot dip galvanisers slab zinc dross (batch) (>92% Zn)
~ Zinc skimmings
- Aluminium skimmings (or skims), excluding salt slag
B1110
Electrical & electronic assemblies (EEAs) (including printed circuit boards, electronic components & wires) are intended for direct reuse, not for recycling or final disposal.
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for repair and to be re-exported back after repair within one year of import * * *
If found non-functional or defective, EEAs and components manufactured in and exported from India must be imported back by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) within one year from the export date. (as per HWM Amendment Rules, 2019)
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for rental purposes and re-exported back within one year of import * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies exported for repair and to be reimport after repair
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for testing, research and development, and project work purposes and to be re-exported back within three years from the date of import * * *
- Spares imported for warranty replacements provided an equal number of defective or non-functional parts are exported back within one year of the import * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported by the Ministry of Defence, Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies (not in bulk; quantity less than or equal to three) imported by the individuals for their personal uses
- Used Laptop, Personal Computers, Mobile, and Tablet up to 01 number each imported by organisations in a year
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies owned by individuals and imported on the transfer of residence
- Used multifunction print and copying machines (MFDs)* * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported by airlines for aircraft maintenance and remaining either on board or under the custodianship of the respective airline's warehouses located on the airside of the custom-bonded areas.
B2
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
B2020
Glass wastes in non-dispersible Form:
- Cullet & other waste and scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
B3
Wastes having principally organic constituents, which may have metals and inorganic materials (HWM Second Amendment Rules, 2021)
B3020
Paperboard, Paper & paper product wastes * *
The materials given below, given that they're not mixed with hazardous wastes:
Waste & scrap of paperboard or paper of:
- unbleached paper/paperboard/of corrugated paper/paperboard
- other paperboard or paper made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- paperboard or paper made mainly of mechanical pulp (such as newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
- other, including but not limited to
(1) laminated paperboard
(2) Unsorted scrap
B3140
Aircraft tyres are exported to Original Equipment Manufacturers for re-treading and reimported after re-treading by airlines for aircraft maintenance and remaining either on board or under the custodianship of the respective airline's warehouses located on the air side of the custom bonded areas.
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4. What Hazardous and Other wastes are prohibited for import per Schedule 6 of Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016?
Basel No
Description of hazardous and other wastes
(1)
(2)
A1
Metal and Metal bearing wastes
A1010
Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following but excluding such wastes listed explicitly in Part B and Part D of Schedule III
- Arsenic
- Beryllium
- Mercury
- Selenium
- Thallium
A1020
Wastes having as contaminants or constituents excluding metal wastes in huge form, any of the following:
- Beryllium; beryllium compounds
- Selenium; selenium compounds
A1030
Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following:
- Arsenic; arsenic compounds
- Mercury; mercury compounds
- Thallium; thallium compounds
A1040
Waste having hexavalent chromium compounds as constituents
A1140
Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts in liquid Form (note the related entry in Part A of Schedule III)
A1060
Wastes liquors from the pickling of metals
A1110
Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1130
Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper
A1180
Waste electrical and electronic assembles or scrap (does not include scrap assemblies from electric power generation) containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included in Part A of Schedule III, mercury switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB capacitors, or contaminated with Schedule II constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to the extent that they exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C of Schedule III (note the related entry in Part B B1110)
A1190
Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics containing or contaminated with coal tar, PCB, lead, cadmium, other organohalogen compounds or other constituents as mentioned in Schedule II to the extent that they exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C of Schedule III.
A2
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
A2020
Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in sludges or liquid form but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A2040
Waste gypsum generating from chemical industry processes, if it has any of the constituents listed in Schedule 2 to the extent that they exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C of Schedule III (note the related entry in Part B B2080)
A2050
Waste asbestos (dust and fibres)
A2060
Coal-fired power plant fly ash containing Schedule II constituents in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C characteristics
A3
Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials
A3030
Wastes that contain consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compounds sludges.
A3040
Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids
A3060
Waste nitrocellulose
A3070
Waste phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenol in the Form of liquids or sludges
A3080
Waste ethers, not including those specified in Part B
A3090
Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry in Part B B3100)
A3100
Waste paring & other waste of leather or of composition leather not ideal for the manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compound and biocides (note the related entry in Part B B3090)
A3110
Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry in Part B B3110)
A3140
Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A3150
Waste-halogenated organic solvents
A3160
Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery operations
A3170
Waste produced from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloromethane, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorohydrin)
A3180
Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds
A3190
Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cement) arising from refining, distillation & any pyrolytic treatment of organic materials
A3200
Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance containing tar (note the related entry in Part B, B2130)
A4
Wastes that may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
A4020
Clinical & related wastes, that is, wastes generating from medical, nursing, veterinary, dental or similar practices, & wastes produced in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation or treatment of patients or research projects.
A4030
Waste from the production, formulation and use of biocide and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated (unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer), or unfit for their originally intended use
A4050
Wastes that contain consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
- Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious-metal-bearing residues in solid Form containing traces of inorganic cyanides.
- Organic cyanides
A4060
Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions
A4080
Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified in Part B)
A4090
Waste acidic or basic solutions other than those specified at B2120 of this Schedule
A4110
Wastes that contain consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
- Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan.
- Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-P-dioxin.
A4150
Waste chemical substances generating from research and development (R&D) or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new & whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not known
B1
Metal and Metal bearing wastes
B1110
Used critical care medical equipment for reuse
B1115
Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics are not included in A1190 of this schedule, excluding those destined for operations that do not lead to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses or any other disposal operations involving at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as open-burning.
B1250
Waste end-of-life motor vehicles containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components
B2
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
B2050
Coal-fired power plant fly ash, note the related entry at A2060 of this Schedule.
B2110
Bauxite residue (red mud) (pH moderated to less than 11.5)
B2120
Waste basic or acidic solutions with a pH more than 2 and less than 11.5, which are not corrosive or otherwise hazardous (note the related entry at A4090 of this schedule)
B3
Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials
B3011 (HWM Second Amendment Rules 2021)
Solid plastic waste
The following plastic or mixed plastic waste, prepared to a specification:
- Scrap plastic of non-halogenated polymers and co-polymers, including but not limited to the following:
Ethylene, Styrene, Polypropylene, Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, Polyacetals, Polyamides, polybutylene terephthalate, Polycarbonates, Polyethers, polyphenylene sulphides, acrylic polymers, alkanes C10-C13 (plasticiser), polyurethane (not containing CFC's), Polysiloxanes, Polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, Polyvinyl acetate
- Cured waste resins or condensation products, including the following:
Urea-formaldehyde resins, phenol-formaldehyde resins, melamine formaldehyde resins, epoxy resins, alkyd resins, polyamides
- The following fluorinated polymer wastes (excluding post-consumer wastes):
perfluoro ethylene/ propylene, perfluoro alkoxy alkane, tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro vinyl ether (PFA), tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro methyl vinyl ether (MFA), polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride
B3026
The following waste from the pre-treatment of composite packaging for liquids, not containing constituents mentioned in Schedule II in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C characteristics:
- Non-separable plastic fraction
- Non-separable plastic-aluminium fraction
B3065
Waste edible fats & oils of animal or vegetable origin (e.g. frying oil)
B3140
Waste pneumatic tyres for direct reuse
Y 46
Wastes collected from household/municipal waste
Y 47
Residues generating from the incineration of household wastes