Our EPR services cover CPCB registration, target planning, EPR certificates and annual returns across all five EPR regimes.
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Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) makes the company that places a product or its packaging on the Indian market responsible for collecting and recycling it at end of life. India now runs five separate EPR regimes — plastic packaging, e-waste, batteries, waste tyres and used oil — each with its own rules, registration on a Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) portal, annual targets and returns. PCN Global India Corporation acts as your EPR registration consultant in India: we identify which regimes apply, register you, plan targets, arrange EPR certificates from registered recyclers and file your returns on time.
| EPR Regime | Governing Rules | Who Must Register | Our Service Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Packaging | Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and EPR Guidelines (2022), as amended | Producers, importers and brand owners (PIBOs) using plastic packaging; plastic waste processors | Plastic EPR |
| E-Waste | E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (in force from 1 April 2023) | Manufacturers, producers (including importers), refurbishers and recyclers of notified electrical and electronic equipment | E-Waste EPR |
| Batteries | Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 | Producers and importers of portable, automotive, industrial and EV batteries, and battery recyclers/refurbishers | Battery EPR |
| Waste Tyres | Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 — EPR for waste tyres (2022 amendment) | Tyre producers and importers, and waste tyre recyclers | Tyre EPR |
| Used Oil | Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules — EPR for used oil (applicable from 1 April 2024) | Producers and importers of base oil and lubricating oil, and used oil re-refiners | Used Oil EPR |
We map your products, packaging and imports to the right EPR regimes and categories.
Company documents, GST, IEC, product and packaging data, and sales or import quantities.
Online application on the relevant CPCB EPR portal, with query handling until registration is granted.
We calculate your annual EPR obligation and build a fulfilment plan.
We source EPR certificates from CPCB-registered recyclers and processors and verify them on the portal.
Periodic returns filed on time as each regime requires; registration details kept current.
Selling covered products without EPR registration, or missing targets, can lead to environmental compensation levied by CPCB, suspension or cancellation of registration, and practical blocks such as marketplace delisting or customs questions on imports. Shortfalls in targets can be carried forward with compensation, so a missed year becomes more expensive later. Early registration and a clear target plan avoid these costs.
Tell us what you sell or import — we will confirm which EPR regimes apply and give you a fixed-fee plan for registration and annual compliance.
EPR registration is the mandatory registration of producers, importers and brand owners on the CPCB portal under India’s waste-management rules, making them responsible for collecting and recycling the plastic packaging, e-waste, batteries, tyres or used oil they place on the market.
Any producer, importer or brand owner of products covered by the Plastic Waste Management Rules, E-Waste (Management) Rules 2022, Battery Waste Management Rules 2022, or the EPR provisions for waste tyres and used oil under the Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules.
Yes. Importers of covered products, and importers of goods in plastic packaging, are treated as producers and must register and meet EPR targets.
Targets are fulfilled by purchasing EPR certificates generated by CPCB-registered recyclers or processors and reflecting them on the CPCB portal, followed by filing the required returns.
Yes. For example, an electronics importer usually needs e-waste EPR for the devices, battery EPR for the batteries inside them and plastic EPR for the packaging.
CPCB can levy environmental compensation, and unregistered entities may face suspension of operations, marketplace delisting and difficulties with imports.
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