Advisory for Lubricant Oils & Grease Manufacturing Businesses

The typical registrations needed for a Lubricant Business are:

1. Municipal Trade Registration

2. CPCB Plastic EPR Registration as a Brand Owner

The documents required for application for permission to process/manufacture lubricant oils are as following:

• Application Form-1 mentioning the Indian Standards (IS) specification for all the products to be manufactured or processed. 
• Details of the applicant such as Company details, Authorized signatory details etc
• Detailed list of Lab Equipment at the premises
• Detailed list of Plant & machinery to be used for lubricant manufacturing. 
• Lubricant oil Manufacturing Process & Flow Chart
• Sale & purchase report for last six months verified by a Chartered Accountant
• Test report of all the products of at minimum one batch from a recognized laboratory.
• Copy of allotment letter of HSIIDC/rent agreement/land paper as address proof.
• Valid Consent to Operate (CTO) of the unit issued by State Pollution Control Board/Committee
• List of Technical staff with their qualifications

The documents required for application for permission for trading of lubricant oils are as following:

• Application Form-1A.
• Details of the applicant such as Company details, Authorized signatory details etc
• Authority letter issued by the manufacturer or supplier of lubricant oils 
• Copy of allotment letter of HSIIDC/rent agreement/land paper as address proof

Each Indian State has some difference in the procedure for application for permission to manufacture, process or trade in lubricant oils. But generally, The Department of Industries & Commerce or the District Industries Center (DIC) is appointed as the Designated Authority to monitor and issue the licenses to manufacture, process or trade in the lubricant oils business. The steps involved in the process are as following:
Step 1 
An online/offline application is made to the respective State Authority, along with the requisite fee.
Step 2
The DIC official would scrutinize the application as per check list and made any remarks. If required. 
Step 3
The Supervising Official of the Authority would check the application and issue the document deficiency, if found any.
Step 4 
The applicant provides additional documents, if required and resubmit the application
Step 5 
The Supervising Official would again check the application and mark it for inspection by the field official.
Step 6
The field official would inspect the premises of the applicant and issue any clarifications, if required. The same would be clarified by the applicant
Step 7 
After all the clarifications are submitted, the field official would recommend for issuance of the license
Step 8 
The Authority issues the Registration.