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To be Published in the Gazette Of India Extraordinary
Part-I, Section-I
Government of India
Ministry Of Commerce and Industry Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 46/(2015-2020)
Dated 14 January, 2022
Subject: Amendment of Para 2.54 (d)(v)(iv) of Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.
S.O. (E) In exercise of powers conferred under Para 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign
Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby amends
Para No. 2.54 (d)(v)(iv)of the Handbook of Procedures (2015-2020) by inserting
Hazira Port and Kamarajar Port 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 be read as under
(changes made are in bold letters):
Amended Para No. 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 these ten (10) ports namely, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, JNPT,
Mumbai, Krishnapatnam, Mundra, Kattupalli, Hazira and Kamarajar. Consignments
from these six countries / regions 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 P SIC.
2. Effect of this Public Notice:
Import of metallic waste and scrap from 6 safe countries / region without PSIC
is now permitted from 10 designated ports including through Hazira port and
Kamarajar port. As a result, the total number of sea ports exempted for PSIC for
import of metallic scrap under Para 2.54 of HBP have increased from existing 08
to 10.
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex- officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of
India
E-mail: [email protected]
(Issued from File No.01/89/180/53/AM-01/PC-II(B)/E-2382)
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