India has moved lithium-ion battery black mass from Free to Prohibited on its export list, effective immediately.
• DGFT Notification No. 49/2026-27 (Nov 10) covers ITC (HS) code 85491400
• Scope: unsorted battery waste and scrap without lead, cadmium or mercury, i.e. lithium-ion black mass. Not a ban on all batteries
• Black mass contains lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese that recyclers can recover
Why it matters: Black mass is the feedstock recyclers use to recover battery metals, so this keeps that material inside India.
Source: DGFT Notification No. 49/2026-27 (Nov. 10)
Not financial advice.
💬 Will more countries start keeping battery scrap at home?
#India #Lithium #Batteries
• DGFT Notification No. 49/2026-27 (Nov 10) covers ITC (HS) code 85491400
• Scope: unsorted battery waste and scrap without lead, cadmium or mercury, i.e. lithium-ion black mass. Not a ban on all batteries
• Black mass contains lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese that recyclers can recover
Why it matters: Black mass is the feedstock recyclers use to recover battery metals, so this keeps that material inside India.
Source: DGFT Notification No. 49/2026-27 (Nov. 10)
Not financial advice.
💬 Will more countries start keeping battery scrap at home?
#India #Lithium #Batteries