PUBLIC NOTICE No. 76(RE-2007)/2004-2009 dated 26.10.2007
DGFT liberalises policy for import of metallic scrap subject to certain conditions (72,74,75,76,79,80,81)
 
In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, Vol.I:

1. After amendment, Paragraph 2.32.2 shall be read as under:-

“2.32.2 Import of following types of metallic waste and scrap will be free subject to conditions detailed below :

 
Sl. No. Exim code Item description
1. 72041000 waste and scrap of cast iron
2. 72042190 Other
3. 72042920 Of High speed steel
4. 72042990 Other
5. 72043000 Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
6. 72044100 Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, saw dust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles
7. 72044900 Other
8. 72045000 Remelting scrap ingots
9. 74040010 Copper scrap
10. 74040022 Brass scrap
11. 75030010 Nickel scrap
12. 76020010 Aluminum scrap
13. 79020010 Zinc scrap
14. 80020010 Tin scrap
15. 81042010 Magnesium scrap

Shredded Form: Import of metallic waste and scrap listed above in shredded form shall be permitted through all ports of India. Import from Hodaideh, Yemen and Bandar Abbas, Iran will be in shredded form only.

Unshredded, compressed and loose Form: Import of metallic waste, scrap listed above in unshredded compressed and loose form shall be subject to following conditions: -

a. Importer shall furnish the following documents to the customs at the time of clearance of goods.

I) Pre-shipment inspection certificate as per the format in Annexure I to Appendix 5 from any of the Inspection & Certification agencies given in Appendix-5 to the effect that:

i) The consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges, radio active contaminated or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.

ii) The imported item (s) is actually a metallic waste/scrap/ seconds/ defective as per the internationally accepted parameters for such a classification.

II) Copy of the contract between the importer and the exporter stipulating that the consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges, radio active contaminated, or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.

b. Import of scrap would take place only through following designated ports and no exceptions would be allowed even in case of EOUs, SEZs: -

1.Chennai, 2.Cochin, 3.Ennore, 4.JNPT, 5.Kandla, 6.Mormugao, 7.Mumbai, 8.New Mangalore, 9.Paradip, 10.Tuticorin, 11.Vishakhapatnam, 12.ICD Loni, Ghaziabad, 13.Pipava, 14.Mundra, 15.Kolkata, 16.ICD Ludhiana, 17.ICD Dadri (Greater Noida), 18.ICD Nagpur, 19.ICD Jodhpur, 20.ICD Jaipur, 21.ICD Udaipur, 22.CFS Mulund, 23.ICD Kanpur, 24.ICD Ahmedabad, 25.ICD Pitampur and 26.ICD Malanpur.”

2. Paragraph 2.32.2A shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Hand Book of Procedures Vol.I:

“2.32.2.A: In case any agency wishes to be enlisted under Appendix 5, they may furnish an application to the office of Director General of Foreign Trade with the following documents:-

(a) A brief on the activities of the agency, its history, membership, organizational stricture, manpower, etc.

(b) Infrastructural setup, logistics, testing labs etc. for carrying out the inspection of metallic scrap.

(c) List of companies/agencies for which testing has been carried out”.

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-
(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade and
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India

(Issued from F.No. 01/89/180/Misc.65/AM05/PC-IAPt)

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