Used-Oil EPR
for Importers
Who qualifies as a Importer, what you must do under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023, and how Social Lab runs the entire obligation for you.
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You’re a Importer under Used-Oil EPR if…
Importer of used oil, obligated to meet recycling targets.
Producers (manufacturers/importers of base or lubrication oil), importers of used oil, collection agents, recyclers and co-processors must register on the CPCB Used-Oil EPR portal. Specific size-based exemptions are not stated on the official portal.
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The used-oil EPR loop
The scope you register and report against as a Importer.
What a Importer must do — and how we handle it
Four responsibilities sit with you under the Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2023. We can carry all four.
As an Importer, you register on the official Used-Oil EPR portal and declare the correct role and category.
We confirm your obligation and complete the registration for you — correct role, correct category.
Producers/importers must meet annual used-oil recycling targets by purchasing EPR certificates from registered recyclers. The exact year-wise target percentages are set on the CPCB portal — confirm the current figure for your financial year.
We meet your annual targets through verified channels and the EPR-certificate / credit system.
File accurate Used-Oil EPR returns on the portal every cycle, backed by clean records.
We prepare and submit every return accurately and on time.
The rules provide for Environmental Compensation on non-compliant entities; specific amounts/formulae are set under the rules and CPCB guidelines.
We keep your documentation audit-ready so you’re protected from Environmental Compensation.
Compliance you can forget about
We take the whole Used-Oil EPR obligation off your plate and stand behind every filing — backed by EPR specialists and a track record across India.
Talk to our EPR team →From registration to target fulfilment to audit — managed on your behalf, not just explained.
Every filing is reviewed by an EPR subject-matter expert before it goes out.
On-ground in Maharashtra, serving companies across the country.
550+ companies advised across every notified EPR stream.
Other roles under Used-Oil EPR
Many businesses register in more than one role. Here’s the rest of the Used-Oil EPR map.
Manufacturer or importer of base oil or lubrication oil, obligated to meet used-oil recycling targets.
See the Producer obligation → Collection AgentEntity registered to collect used oil and channel it to recyclers.
See the Collection Agent obligation → Recycler / Re-refinerRegistered recycler that processes used oil and generates EPR certificates.
See the Recycler / Re-refiner obligation → Co-processorEntity registered for environmentally sound processing of used oil.
See the Co-processor obligation →Companies we handle Used-Oil EPR for
Importer FAQs: Used-Oil EPR
Who is an Importer under Used-Oil EPR?
Importer of used oil, obligated to meet recycling targets.
Does an Importer have to register for Used-Oil EPR?
Producers (manufacturers/importers of base or lubrication oil), importers of used oil, collection agents, recyclers and co-processors must register on the CPCB Used-Oil EPR portal. Specific size-based exemptions are not stated on the official portal.
What are the Used-Oil EPR targets?
Producers/importers must meet annual used-oil recycling targets by purchasing EPR certificates from registered recyclers. The exact year-wise target percentages are set on the CPCB portal — confirm the current figure for your financial year.
What happens if an Importer doesn’t comply?
The rules provide for Environmental Compensation on non-compliant entities; specific amounts/formulae are set under the rules and CPCB guidelines.
Used-Oil EPR, off your plate.
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