Radiation Check Must for Both Shredded and Unshredded Metal Scrap

[Portions underlined was inserted on 13th November 2009]

[Ref: DGFT Public Notice No. 17 dated 13th 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.	7204 10 00	Waste and scrap of cast iron
	2.	7204 21 90	Other
	3.	7204 29 20	Of High speed steel
	4.	7204 29 90	Other
	5.	7204 30 00	Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
	6.	7204 41 00	Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, saw dust, fillings, trimmings and stamplings, whether or not in bundles.
	7.	7204 49 00	Other
	8.	7204 50 00	Remelting scrap ingots
	9.	7404 00 10	Copper scrap
	10.	7404 00 22	Brass scrap
	11	7503 00 10	Nickel scrap
	12.	7602 00 10	Aluminium scrap
	13.	7902 00 10	Zinc scrap
	14.	8002 00 10	Tin scrap
	15.	8104 20 10	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) 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:-

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 or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise, and that the consignment was checked 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.

(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.

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 21. ICD Udaipur, 22. CFS Mulund, 23. ICD Kanpur, 24. ICD Ahmedabad, 25. ICD Pitampur and 26. ICD Malanpur.

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 brief on the activities of the agency, its history, membership, organisational structure, manpower, etc.

(b) Infrastructural setup, logistics, testing labs etc. for carrying out the inspection of metallic scrap.

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)”.

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.

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:

(d) E-mail:

(II) Type of Scrap: Shredded/Unshredded

(III) Details of Import

Description of metallic scrap Quantity

(IV) Details of tests carried out:

Declaration/Undertaking

1. The consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges or any other explosive material in any form, either used or otherwise and that the consignment was checked for radiation level and it does not have radiation levels (gamma and neutron) in excess of natural background. Following are the values of:

(i) Background radiation level at the place of examination …………………

(ii) Maximum radiation level on the scrap ……………………….

2. The import consignment is actually metallic scrap/seconds/defective as per the internationally accepted parameters for such a classification.

3. I/We hereby declare that the particulars and statements made in this certificate are true and correct and nothing has been concealed or held there from.

Date Official Seal:

Signature:

Designation:

Name of the agency as per Appendix 5:

Address:

E-mail:

Note: This pre-shipment inspection certificate is issued under paragraph 2.32.2 of Handbook of Procedure (Vol. 1) for shredded, unshredded, compressed and loose forms of metallic waste and scrap.