Indian Government Bans Export Of Unsorted Battery Waste And Scrap With Immediate Effect

The Indian government has imposed an immediate ban on the export of unsorted waste and scrap from specific batteries. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a notification shifting the status of these exports from <b>'Free' to 'Prohibited'</b>. This amendment to the export policy is effective immediately and will remain in force until further orders. The prohibition targets unsorted waste of primary cells and electric accumulators that do not contain lead, cadmium, or mercury. This includes <b>Lithium-ion Battery Black Mass</b>, which was previously traded freely. The new regulation aims to strictly control the movement of these materials out of India to manage domestic resources. This move is expected to support the domestic recycling industry by keeping valuable <b>battery scrap</b> within the country.