1. This Chapter does not cover:
3. Heading 3824 includes the following goods which are not to be classified in any other heading of this Schedule:
4. Throughout the Nomenclature, “municipal waste’ means waste of a kind collected from households, hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops, offices etc., road and payment sweepings, as well as construction and demolition waste. Municipal waste generally contains a large variety of materials such as plastics, rubber, wood, paper, textiles, glass, metals, food materials, broken furniture and other damaged or discarded articles. The term “municipal waste”, however, does not cover:-
5. For the purposes of heading 3825, “sewage sludge” means sludge arising from urban effluent treatment plant and includes pre-treatment waste, scouring and unstablished sludge. Stablished sludge when suitable for use as fertilizer is excluded (Chapter 31).
6. For the purposes of heading 3825, the expression “other wastes” applies to: -
The expression “other wastes” does not, however, cover wastes which contain mainly petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals (heading 2710)
1. For the purposes of sub-headings 3825 41 and 3825 49, “waste organic solvents” are wastes containing mainly organic solvents, not fit for further use as presented as primary products, whether or not intended for recovery of the solvents.
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Exim Code | Item Description | Policy | Policy Conditions |
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3801 | Artificial graphite; colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite;preparations based on graphite or other carbon in the form of pastes, blocks, plates or other semi-manufactures |
3801 10 00 | Artificial graphite | Free | |
3801 20 00 | Colloidal or semi-colloidal graphite | Free | |
3801 30 00 | Carbonaceous pastes for electrodes and similar pastes for furnace linings | Free | |
3801 90 00 | Other | Free | |
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3802 | Activated carbon; activated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black |
3802 10 00 | Activated carbon | Free | |
3802 90 | Other: Activated natural mineral products: | | |
3802 90 11 | Activated alumina | Free | |
3802 90 12 | Activated bauxite | Free | |
3802 90 19 | Other | Free | |
3802 90 20 | Animal black (e g. bone black and ivory black), including spent animal black | Free | |
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3803 | Tall oil, whether or not refined |
3803 00 00 | Tall oil, whether or not refined | Free | |
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3804 | Residual lyes for the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of Heading 3803 |
3804 00 | Residual lyes for the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates, but excluding tall oil of Heading 3803: | | |
3804 00 10 | Lignin sulphonates | Free | |
3804 00 20 | Concentrated sulphate lye | Free | |
3804 00 90 | Other | Free | |
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3805 | Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine and other terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods; crude dipentene; sulphite turpentine and other crude paracymene; pine oil containing alpha-terpineol as the main constituent |
3805 10 | Gum, wood or sulphate turpentine oils: | | |
3805 10 10 | Wood turpentine oil and spirit of turpentine | Free | |
3805 10 20 | Gum turpentine oil | Free | |
3805 10 30 | Sulphate turpentine oil | Free | |
3805 20 00 | Pine oil | Free | |
3805 90 | Other: | | |
3805 90 10 | Terpenic oils produced by the distillation or other treatment of coniferous woods | Free | |
3805 90 20 | Crude dipentene | Free | |
3805 90 30 | Sulphite turpentine | Free | |
3805 90 90 | Other | Free | |
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3806 | Rosin and resin acids, and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums |
3806 10 | Rosin and resin acids: | | |
3806 10 10 | Gum rosin | Free | |
3806 10 90 | Other | Free | |
3806 20 00 | Salts of rosin, of resin acids or of derivatives of rosin or resin acids, other than salts of rosin adducts | Free | |
3806 30 00 | Easter gums | Free | |
3806 90 | Other: | | |
3806 90 10 | Run gums | Free | |
3806 90 90 | Other | Free | |
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3807 | Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers’ pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch |
3807 00 | Wood tar; wood tar oils; wood creosote; wood naphtha; vegetable pitch; brewers’ pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch: | | |
3807 00 10 | Wood Tar | Free | |
3807 00 20 | Wood Tar oils, wood creosote, wood naphtha | Free | |
3807 00 30 | Vegetable pitch, brewers’ pitch and similar preparations based on rosin, resin acids or on vegetable pitch | Free | |
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3808 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, disinfectants and similar products, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles (for example, sulphur-treated bands,wicks and candles,and fly-papers) |
3808 10 | Insecticides: Aldrin, Aluminium phosphite, Calcium cyanide, Chlordane, Chloro benzilate, DDVP, DDT: | | |
3808 10 11 | Aldrin | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 12 | Aluminium phosphite ( for example Phostoxin) | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 13 | Calcium cyanide | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 14 | Chlordane | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 15 | Chloro benzilate | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 16 | D.D.V .P (Dimethyl-dichloro-vinyl-phosphate) | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 17 | D.D.T. (excluding D D.T. of heading 29 03 62). Diaginal, Heptachlor, Lindane, Methyl bromide, Parathion Methyl, Dimethoate technical, Melathion: | Restricted | |
3808 10 21 | Diaginal | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 22 | Heptachlor | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 23 | Lindane | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 24 | Methyl bromide | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 25 | Parathion, Methyl | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 26 | Dimethoate, technical grade | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 27 | Melathion Endosulphan technical, Quinal phos, Isoproturon, Fenthion, Cipermethrin technical, Allethrin, Synthetic pyrethrum: | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 31 | Endosulphan, technical grade | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 32 | Quinal phos | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 33 | Isoproturon | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 34 | Fenthion | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 35 | Cipermethrin, technical grade | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 36 | Allethrin | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 37 | Synthetic pyrethrum Other: | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 91 | Repellant for insects such as flies, mosquito | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 92 | Paper impregnated with insecticide such as DDT coated paper | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 10 99 | Other | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 20 | Fungicides: | | |
3808 20 10 | Maneb | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 20 20 | Sodium penta chlorophenate (santobrite) | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 20 30 | Thiram (tetramethyl thiuram disulphide) | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 20 40 | Zineb | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 20 50 | Copper oxychloride | Restricted | |
3808 20 90 | Other | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 30 | Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: | | |
3808 30 10 | Chloromethyl phenozy acetic acid (M C.P.A.) | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 30 20 | 2:4 Dichlorophenozy acetic acid and its esters | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 30 30 | Gibberellic acid | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 30 40 | Plant growth regulators | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 30 50 | Weedicides and weed killing agents | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 30 90 | Other | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 40 00 | Disinfectants | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 90 | Other: | | |
3808 90 10 | Pesticides, not elsewhere specified or included | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
3808 90 90 | Other | Free | If registered and not prohibited for import under Insecticides Act, 1968 and formulations thereof. |
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3809 | Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs and other products and preparations (for example, dressings and mordants), of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, not elsewhere specified or included |
3809 10 00 | With a basis of amylaceous substances Other: | Free | |
3809 91 | Of a kind used in the textile or like industries: | | |
3809 91 10 | Textile assistant mordanting agents | Free | |
3809 91 20 | Textile assistants desizing agents | Free | |
3809 91 30 | Textile assistants dispersing agents | Free | |
3809 91 40 | Textile assistants emulsifying agents | Free | |
3809 91 50 | Textile assistants – hydro sulphite formaldehyde compound (Rongalite or formusul) | Free | |
3809 91 60 | Textile assistants – textile preservatives | Free | |
3809 91 70 | Textile assistants water proofing agents | Free | |
3809 91 80 | Prepared textile glazings, dressings and mordants | Free | |
3809 91 90 | Other | Free | |
3809 92 00 | Of a kind used in the paper or like industries | Free | |
3809 93 | Of a kind used in the leather or like industries: | | |
3809 93 10 | Fatty oil or pull up oil | Free | |
3809 93 90 | Other | Free | |
3809 99 00 | Other | Free | |
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3810 | Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; fluxes and other auxiliary preparations for soldering, brazing or welding;soldering, Brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials; preparations of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods |
3810 10 | Pickling preparations for metal surfaces; soldering, brazing or welding powders and pastes consisting of metal and other materials: | | |
3810 10 10 | Pickling preparation and other soldering, brazing or welding powder/pastes etc. | Free | |
3810 10 20 | Thermite portion for welding (alumina thermic heat generators) | Free | |
3810 10 90 | Other | Free | |
3810 90 | Other: | | |
3810 90 10 | Preparation of a kind used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes and rods | Free | |
3810 90 90 | Other | Free | |
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3811 | Anti-knock preparations, oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives, for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils Anti-knock preparations: |
3811 11 00 | Based on lead compounds | Free | |
3811 19 00 | Other Additives for lubricating oils: | Free | |
3811 21 00 | Containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | Free | |
3811 29 00 | Other | Free | |
3811 90 00 | Other | Free | |
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3812 | Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, not elsewhere specified or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics |
3812 10 00 | Prepared rubber accelerators | Free | |
3812 20 | Compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics: | | |
3812 20 10 | Phthalate plasticisers | Free | |
3812 20 90 | Other | Free | |
3812 30 | Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics: | | |
3812 30 10 | Anti-oxidants for rubber | Free | |
3812 30 20 | Softeners for rubber | Free | |
3812 30 30 | Vulcanising agents for rubber | Free | |
3812 30 90 | Other | Free | |
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3813 | Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades |
3813 00 00 | Preparations and charges for fire-extinguishers; charged fire-extinguishing grenades | Free | |
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3814 | Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers |
3814 00 10 | Composite solvents and thinners not elsewhere specified or included | Free | |
3814 00 20 | Prepared paint or varnish removers | Free | |
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3815 | Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere specified or included Supported catalysts: |
3815 11 00 | With nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance | Free | |
3815 12 | With precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance: | | |
3815 12 10 | Platinum or palladium catalysts with a base of activated carbon | Free | |
3815 12 90 | Other | Free | |
3815 19 00 | Other | Free | |
3815 90 00 | Other | Free | |
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3816 | Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, other than products of heading 3801 |
3816 00 00 | Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, other than products of heading 3801 | Free | |
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3817 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of Heading 2707 or 2902 Mixed alkylbenzenes: |
3817 00 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of Heading 2707 or 2902 | | |
3817 00 11 | Linear alkylbenzenes | Free | |
3817 00 19 | Other | Free | |
3817 00 20 | Mixed alkylnaphthalenes | Free | |
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3818 | Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics |
3818 00 | Chemical elements doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms; chemical compounds doped for use in electronics | | |
3818 00 10 | Undefused silicon wafers | Free | |
3818 00 90 | Other | Free | |
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3819 | Hydraulic brake fluids and other prepared liquids for hydraulic transmission, not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals |
3819 00 10 | Hydraulic brake fluids | Free | |
3819 00 90 | Other | Free | |
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3820 | Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids |
3820 00 00 | Anti-freezing preparations and prepared de-icing fluids | Free | |
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3821 | Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms |
3821 00 00 | Prepared culture media for development of micro-organisms | Free | |
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3822 | Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006 certified reference materials |
3822 00 | Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading 3002 or 3006 certified reference materials: | | |
3822 00 11 | Pregnancy confirmation reagent | Free | |
3822 00 12 | Reagent for diagnosing AIDS | Free | |
3822 00 19 | Other | Free | |
3822 00 90 | Other | Free | |
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3823 | Industrial Monocarboxylic fatty acids; Acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining: |
3823 11 | Stearic acid: Palm stearin: | | |
3823 11 11 | Crude | Free | Subject to conditions as specified in public notice issue in this behalf. |
3823 11 12 | RBD | Free | Subject to conditions as specified in public notice issue in this behalf. |
3823 11 19 | Other | Free | Subject to conditions as specified in public notice issue in this behalf. |
3823 11 90 | Other stearic acid or stearin | Free | |
3823 12 00 | Oleic acid | Free | |
3823 13 00 | Tall oil fatty acids | Free | |
3823 19 00 | Other | Free | |
3823 70 | Industrial fatty alcohols: | | |
3823 70 10 | Cetyl alcohol | Free | The import of any alcohol which is directly potable or can be used for making potable alcohol is however, not permitted. |
3823 70 20 | Lauryl alcohol | Free | The import of any alcohol which is directly potable or can be used for making potable alcohol is however, not permitted. |
3823 70 30 | Oleyl alcohol | Free | The import of any alcohol which is directly potable or can be used for making potable alcohol is however, not permitted. |
3823 70 40 | Stearyl alcohol | Free | The import of any alcohol which is directly potable or can be used for making potable alcohol is however, not permitted. |
3823 70 90 | Other | Free | The import of any alcohol which is directly potable or can be used for making potable alcohol is however, not permitted. |
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3824 | Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included |
3824 10 00 | Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores | Free | |
3824 20 | Naphthenic acids, their water-insoluble salts and their esters: | | |
3824 20 10 | Copper naphthenate | Free | |
3824 20 20 | Naphthenic acids | Free | |
3824 20 90 | Other | Free | |
3824 30 00 | Non-agglomerated metal carbides mixed together or with metallic binders | Free | |
3824 40 | Prepared additives for cements, mortars or concretes: | | |
3824 40 10 | Damp proof or Water proof compounds | Free | |
3824 40 90 | Other | Free | |
3824 50 | Non-refractory mortars and concretes: | | |
3824 50 10 | Concretes ready to use known as “Ready-mix concrete(RMC)” | Free | |
3824 50 90 | Other | Free | |
3824 60 | Sorbitol other than that of sub-heading 29 05 44: | | |
3824 60 10 | In aqueous solution | Free | |
3824 60 90 | Other Mixtures containing perhalogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens: | Free | |
3824 71 | Containing acyclic hydrocarbons perhalogenated only with fluorine and chlorine: | | |
3824 71 10 | Containing ozone depleting substances | Restricted | |
3824 71 90 | Other | Free | |
3824 79 | Other: | | |
3824 79 10 | Containing ozone depleting substances | Restricted | |
3824 79 90 | Other | Free | |
3824 90 | Other Ammoniacalgas liquors and spent oxide produced in coal gas purification, Case hardening compound, Heat transfer salts, Mixture of diphenyl and diphenyl oxide as heat transfer medium, Mixed Polyethylene glycols, Salts for curing or salting, surface tension reducing agents: | | |
3824 90 11 | Ammoniacalgas liquors and spent oxide produced in coal gas purification | Free | |
3824 90 12 | Case hardening compound heat treatment salts) | Free | |
3824 90 13 | Heat transfer salts | Free | |
3824 90 14 | Mixture of diphenyl and diphenyl oxide as heat transfer medium | Free | |
3824 90 15 | Mixed Polyethylene glycols | Free | |
3824 90 16 | Salts for curing or salting | Free | |
3824 90 17 | Surface tension reducing agents Electroplating salts Water treatment chemicals, ion exchanger; correcting fluid; precipitated silica and silica gel; Oil well chemical; | Free | |
3824 90 21 | Electroplating salts | Free | |
3824 90 22 | Water treatment chemicals, ion exchanger (INN)such as permiutits, zeolites) | Free | |
3824 90 23 | Gramophone records making material | Free | |
3824 90 24 | Correcting fluid | Free | |
3824 90 25 | Precipitated silica and silica gel | Free | |
3824 90 26 | Oil well chemical Mixture containing perhalogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens other than chlorine and fluorine; ferrite powder; capacitor fluids-PCB type; dipping oil for treatment of grapes; Poly brominated biphenyls, poly chorinated biphenyls,Poly chlorinated terphenyls crocidolite; goods of a kind know as "hazardous waste"; phosphogypsum: | Free | |
3824 90 31 | Mixture containing perhalogenated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more different halogens other than chlorine and fluorine | Free | |
3824 90 32 | Ferrite powder | Free | |
3824 90 33 | Capacitor fluids – PCB type | Free | |
3824 90 34 | Dipping oil for treatment of grapes | Free | |
3824 90 35 | Poly Brominated Biphenyls,Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls, Poly Chlorinated Terphenyls, Crocidolite | Restricted | Import subject to conditions at Import Licensing Note (2) below |
3824 90 36 | Goods of a kind known as “Hazardous Wastes” | Restricted | |
3824 90 37 | Phosphogypsum | Free | |
3824 90 90 | Other | Free | |
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3825 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in note 6 to this chapter |
3825 10 00 | Municipal waste | Restricted | |
3825 20 00 | Sewage sludge | Restricted | |
3825 30 00 | Clinical waste Waste organic solvents: | Restricted | |
3825 41 00 | Halogenated | Restricted | |
3825 49 00 | Other | Restricted | |
3825 50 00 | Wastes of metal picking liquors, hydraulic fluids, brake fluids and anti-freeze fluids Other wastes from chemical or allied industries: | Restricted | |
3825 61 00 | Mainly containing organic constituents | Restricted | |
3825 69 00 | Other | Restricted | |
3825 90 00 | Other | Restricted | |
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(1) Hazardous chemicals; Import permitted without a licence in accordance with the provisions of the Manufacture, Storage and Import Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 (made under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986). Besides other conditions mentioned in the Rules, the importer shall, before 30 days but not later than the date of import, furnish the details specified in Rule 18 to the authority specified in Schedule 5 of the said Rules.
(2) Import is restricted in terms of Interim PIC Procedure of Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent procedure for hazardous chemicals and pesticides.