Import of metal scrap – DGFT adds three more ICDs, but when will CBEC follow suit?
An extract from DDT 56
By Circular No.56/2004-Cus, dated 18th October, 2004, CBEC had prescribed 15 customs stations through which metal scrap import would be allowed. By Public Notice No.38/2004-09, dated 27.12.2004, DGFT had announced a list of 17 stations through which the import would be allowed. To catch up with DGFT, Board had added the two stations missing from the list and included in the DGFT list by Customs Circular No.2/2005 dated 12.1.2005. So as per DGFT, import was allowed through these two new stations from 27.12.2004, but CBEC would allow it only from 12.1.2005. In DDT 31, on 13.1. 2005, we had asked, Shouldn’t there be a co-ordination mechanism between Customs and DGFT? Notifications should be issued simultaneously or only one authority should be allowed to issue the notifications and clarifications and they should be deemed to be issued by both. No such hope. Now DGFT has come up with a new Public Notice to add ICD Nagpur to the list. This will become operational only when the CBEC also issues a circular which is sure to come within a few days. Till then? Why should two ministries issue the same order? That is how the Government works.
Now DGFT has added three more ICDs and soon CBEC will come out with its circular.
PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 65/2004-2009, Dated : March 29, 2005