<p>India has decided to permit import of all metal scrap from six countries to ten designated ports in the country without any pre-shipment inspection certificate. Directorate General of Foreign Trade notified amendment of the Handbook of Procedures by inserting Hazira Port and Kamarajar Port to the list of sea ports where Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate is exempted in case of import of metallic scrap coming from safe countries & regions.</p><p>The amended para will be “Import consignments of metallic waste and scrap shall be subject to pre-shipment inspection certificate from the country of origin. However, metallic waste and scrap, both shredded and unshredded, imported from safe countries & region i.e. the USA, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the EU will not require PSIC if consignments are cleared through these ten ports namely, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, JNPT, Mumbai, Krishnapatnam, Mundra, Kattupalli, Haxira and Kamarajar. Consignments from these six countries & regions will be accompanied by certificate from the supplier or scrap yard authority to the effect that it does not contain any radioactive materials & explosives. These will however be subject to radiation and explosive checks through portal monitors and container scanner at these ports. Trans-shipments through these countries & regions will not be allowed this facility. Import through remaining eight other ports, irrespective of country of origin, will be subject to Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate.”</p><p>As a result, the total number of sea ports exempted for Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate for import of metallic scrap has increased from existing 8 to 10.</p>
<p>India has decided to permit import of all metal scrap from six countries to ten designated ports in the country without any pre-shipment inspection certificate. Directorate General of Foreign Trade notified amendment of the Handbook of Procedures by inserting Hazira Port and Kamarajar Port to the list of sea ports where Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate is exempted in case of import of metallic scrap coming from safe countries & regions.</p><p>The amended para will be “Import consignments of metallic waste and scrap shall be subject to pre-shipment inspection certificate from the country of origin. However, metallic waste and scrap, both shredded and unshredded, imported from safe countries & region i.e. the USA, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the EU will not require PSIC if consignments are cleared through these ten ports namely, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, JNPT, Mumbai, Krishnapatnam, Mundra, Kattupalli, Haxira and Kamarajar. Consignments from these six countries & regions will be accompanied by certificate from the supplier or scrap yard authority to the effect that it does not contain any radioactive materials & explosives. These will however be subject to radiation and explosive checks through portal monitors and container scanner at these ports. Trans-shipments through these countries & regions will not be allowed this facility. Import through remaining eight other ports, irrespective of country of origin, will be subject to Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate.”</p><p>As a result, the total number of sea ports exempted for Pre Shipment Inspection Certificate for import of metallic scrap has increased from existing 8 to 10.</p>
