DGFT:
DGFT vide Notification No. 49/2026-27 dated November 10, 2026, has amended the Export Policy of Waste and Scrap of Primary Cells, Primary Batteries and Electric Accumulators (Lithium-ion Battery Black Mass) under ITC (HS) Code 85491400, changing its export policy from ‘Free’ to ‘Prohibited’.
The amendment covers waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators, including spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators, which are unsorted and do not contain lead, cadmium or mercury.
The revised export restriction has been introduced under Chapter 85 of ITC (HS), Schedule II (Export Policy), with immediate effect, until further orders. Further, the transitional arrangements prescribed under Paragraph 1.05 of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), 2023 shall be applicable.
Accordingly, exports of the specified category of battery waste and scrap, classified under ITC (HS) Code 85491400, shall no longer be permitted under the Free export policy and will be subject to the revised Prohibited classification.
[Notification No. 49/2026-27 dated November 10, 2026]
