PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 108/2009  

    Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Depatment. of Revenue, New Delhi, DGFT P.N.No.17/2009-2014  dated 12.11.2009 issued in the File No. 01/89/180/Misc.65/AM 05/PC-II (B) is reproduced below for the guidance of the Importer, Clearing Agents and the Trading Public, which is already available in the website www.cbec.gov.in

C16/ 53/2009-AM

Custom House, Chennai-1.

Dated:   01.12. 2009

 

(UMASANKAR PERI)

ADDL. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

(APPG.) 

Annexure-I to Appendix 5

 

PRE – SHIPMENT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE

 

Please see paragraph 2.32.2 of Handbook of Procedure (Vol.1)

(I) Details of Importer

(a) Name  _______________________

(b) Address        _______________________

 _______________________

 _______________________

               (c) Telephone No. ______ _________________

   (d) E-mail               _______________________

 

(II) Details of import:

Description of metallic Scrap	Quantity

 

 (III) Details of tests carried out :       _______________________

 

 

DECLARATION / UNDERTAKING

 

1. The consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges,

1. radio active contaminated or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.
2. The import consignment is actually metallic scrap / seconds / defective as per the
3. internationally accepted parameters for such a classification.
4. I / We hereby declare that the particulars and statements made in this certificate are true and
5. correct and nothing has been concealed or held therefrom.
6.  

Date _________               Official Seal

Signature ____________________

Designation __________________

Name of the agency as __________

per Appendix 5 __________________

 Address ______________________

_____________________

_____________________

  E-mail ___________________

  _____________________

 

Note : This pre-shipment inspection certification is issued under paragraph 2.32.2 of Handbook of

Procedures (Vol.1) for unshredded, compressed and loose forms of metallic waste and scrap.  

PUBLIC NOTICE  NO.  17/  2009-2014

NEW DELHI DATED THE   13 th  November, 2009

                  In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014, the Director

General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, (Vol.1), 2009-14.

 

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

“2.32	Import of Metallic Waste and Scrap.
2.32.1	Import of any form of metallic waste, scrap will be subject to the condition that it will not contain hazardous, toxic waste, radioactive contaminated waste / scrap containing radioactive material, any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, live or used cartridge or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.
2.32.2	Import of following types of metallic waste and scrap will be free subject to conditions detailed below:
	Sr. No.	ITC Code	Item description
	1.	720410 00	Waste and scrap of cast iron
	2.	720421 90	Other
	3.	720429 20	Of High speed steel
	4.	7204 29 90	Other
	5.	7204 3000	Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
	6.	7204 4100	Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, saw dust, fillings, trimmings and stamplings, whether or not in bundles.
	7.	7204 4900	Other
	8.	7204 5000	Remelting scrap ingots
	9.	7404 0010	Copper  scrap
	10.	7404 0022	Brass scrap
	11	7503 0010	Nickel scrap
	12.	7602 0010	Aluminium scrap
	13.	7902 0010	Zinc scrap
	14.	8002 0010	Tin scrap
	15.	8104 2010	Magnesium scrap

 Shredded Form:  

Import of metallic waste and scrap listed above in shredded form shall be permitted through all ports of India subject to following conditions:

 

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

 

I) 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 the   consignment was checked for radiation level and scrap does not contain radiation level (gamma and neutron) in excess of natural background.  The certificate shall give the value of background radiation level at that place as also the maximum radiation level on the scrap; and

 

 

II) Copy of the contract between the importer and the exporter stipulating that the consignment does not contain any radioactive contaminated material in any form. 

 

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 in para  2.32.2 above in unshredded compressed and loose form shall be subject to the following conditions:-                

1. Importer shall furnish the following documents to the Customs at the time of  clearance of goods.

2. 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 waschecked for radiation level and it does not contain radiation level (gamma and neutron) in excess of natural background.  The certificate shall give the value of background radiation level at that place as also the maximum radiation level on the scrap.

 

3. (ii)   The imported item 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 radioactive contaminated, or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.

 

b..

Import of scrap would take place only through followingng designated ports and no  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  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 in the format  in  Appendix-5-A,  which   will  be  considered   by an Inter-Ministerial Committee.   (a)    (a)    A  brief  on  the  activities  of  the  agency, its history,       membership, organisational  structure, manpower, etc. (b)    (b)    Infrastructural  setup, logistics,  testing   labs  etc.  for       carrying out the inspection of metallic scrap. (c)    (c)    List  of  companies / agencies  for  which  testing  has       been carried out.    2.32.3. However, import of other kinds of metallic waste and scrap will be allowed in terms of conditions of ITC(HS).   2.32.4 Import  policy  for  second  and  defective ,  rags,  PET bottles /  waste, and ships is given in ITC(HS)”. 21. ICD Udaipur,  22. CFS Mulund,  23. ICD Kanpur,  24. ICD Ahmedabad, 25. ICD Pitampur and 26. ICD Malanpur.

 

 

2.      Accordingly, Annexure-I to Appendix-5 in Handbook of Procedures, Vol. I is modified and attached to this Public Notice. 

3,       This issues in public interest.

 

(R.S. Gujral)

                                                            Director General of Foreign Trade

And Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India 

  (Issued from File No. 01/89/180/Misc. 65/AM 05/ PC-II (B)

// ATTESTED // 

(K. BALA KISHAN RAJU)

DY. COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS

 (APPRAISING)