GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE

PUBLIC NOTICE NO.76 (RE-2007)/2004-2009

NEW DELHI, DATED THE 26TH OCTOBER, 2007

In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-2009, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby makes the following amendments in Handbook of Procedures, Vol.I:

1. After amendment, Paragraph 2.32.2 shall be read as under:-
   
   
   “2.32.2 Import of following types of metallic waste and scrap will be free subject to conditions detailed below :
   
   

   Sl. No.	Exim code	Item description
   1	720410 00	waste and scrap of cast iron
   2.	72042190	Other
   3.	72042920	Of High speed steel
   4.	72042990	Other
   5.	72043000	Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel
   6.	72044100	Turnings, shavings, chips, milling waste, saw dust, fillings, trimmings and stampings, whether or not in bundles
   7.	72044900	Other
   8.	72045000	Remelting scrap ingots
   9.	74040010	Copper scrap
   10.	74040022	Brass scrap
   11.	75030010	Nickel scrap
   12.	76020010	Aluminum scrap
   13.	79020010	Zinc scrap
   14.	80020010	Tin scrap
   15.	81042010	Magnesium scrap

   
   
   Shredded Form: Import of metallic waste and scrap listed above 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 listed above in unshredded compressed and loose form shall be subject to following conditions: -
   1. Importer shall furnish the following documents to the customs at the time of clearance of goods.
      1. 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:
         1. The consignment does not contain any type of arms, ammunition, mines, shells, cartridges, radio active contaminated or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.
            
            
         2. The imported item (s) is actually a metallic waste/scrap/ seconds/ defective as per the internationally accepted parameters for such a classification.
            
            
      2. 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, radio active contaminated, or any other explosive material in any form either used or otherwise.
         
         
   2. 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.”
      
      
      
      
2. Paragraph 2.32.2A shall be inserted at the appropriate place in the Hand Book of Procedures Vol.I:
   
   “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:-
   1. A brief on the activities of the agency, its history, membership, organizational stricture, manpower, etc.
      
   2. Infrastructural setup, logistics, testing labs etc. for carrying out the inspection of metallic scrap.
      
   3. List of companies/agencies for which testing has been carried out”.

This issues in Public interest.

Sd/-
(R.S. Gujral)
Director General of Foreign Trade and
Ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India
(Issued from F.No. 01/89/180/Misc.65/AM05/PC-IAPt)