Conditions for import of of metallic waste and scrap
DGFT has prescribed the following conditions:-
Shredded Form: Import of metallic waste and scrap 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 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, radioactive 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, radioactive 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.
DGFT Public Notice No 76 (RE-2007)/2004-2009, Dated: October 26, 2007 .