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Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 64/2015-2020
Dated the 19th February, 2020
Subject: Amendment of Para 2.54 (d)(v)iv in Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.
S.O. (E): In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
amends the Para No. 2.54 (d)(v)( iv) by inserting Kattupalli to the list of sea
ports where Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) is exempted in case of
import of metallic scrap coming from safe countries/regions. The amended para
will read as under:
Amended para 2.54(d)(v)(iv): Import consignments of
metallic waste and scrap shall be subject to pre-shipment inspection certificate
(PSIC) 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 eight (8) ports namely, Chennai, Tuticorin,
Kandla, JNPT, Mumbai, Krishnapatnam, Mundra and Kattupalli. Consignments from
these six countries / region will be accompanied by certificate from the
supplier/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(8) other ports (for both shredded and
unshredded scrap/waste), irrespective of country of origin, will be subject to
PSIC.
2. Effect of this Notification: As per the amendment, import of
metallic scarp from the aforementioned safe countries/regions without PSIC can
now be facilitated through Kattapulli Port as well. As a result, the total
number of sea ports for imports of metallic scrap under para 2.54 of HTP have
increased from 15 to 16.
[Issued from File No 01/89/180/53/AM-01/PC-2[B]/Vol.VIII/E-2382]
(Amit
Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Secretary to the
Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
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