The changes in the notification regarding the restrictions on import of products made of plastic.
Dear all,
Your association SIMA forwarding herewith a Circular No. 09/2022-CUSTOMS, dated 22/06/2022, Issued by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, New Delhi, regarding the restrictions on import of products made of plastic.
Vide the circular, it is notified that some changes have been made in the letter No. B-17011/7/UPC-II-PWM (MLP)/2021/12900 dated 01/02/2022 received from Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEFCC), dated 12/08/2021 (G.S.R 571(E)) and Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2022 notified vide Notification dated 16.02 2022.
The key changes in the notification dated 12/08/2021, relating to import are listed below:
(1) Rule 4(1)(c): Carry bag made of virgin or recycled plastic, shall not be less than seventy-five microns in thickness with effect from the 30th September, 2021 and one hundred and twenty (120) microns in thickness with effect from the 31 December, 2022.
To view the Circular, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Thanking you,
With regards,
For Silvassa Industries & Manufacturers Association
Narendra Trivedi
Secretary
