2.32.2

Import of the following types of metallic waste and scrap will be free subject to certain conditions detailed below :

Sl.No.	Exim code	Item description
1.	72041000	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	Aluminium scrap
13.	79020010	Zinc scrap
14.	80020010	Tin scrap
15.	81042010	Magnesium scrap

Shredded form : Import of metallic waste and scrap listed in para 2.32.2 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 in para 2.32.2 above in unshredded compressed and loose form shall be subject to the following conditions :

a. Import will be allowed only from overseas suppliers who are registered with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and are listed under Appendix 5-B of the Handbook of Procedures. Registration will be required only for those suppliers that directly contract with importers located in India.

In addition, all import consignments of Metallic Waste and Scrap must accompany a Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate stating that:

(i) 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.

(ii) The imported item(s) is actually a metallic waste/scrap/ seconds/defective as per the internationally accepted parameters for such a classification.

The format of the certificate to be issued by the Pre-shipment Agencies, Names of the Agencies authorized to issue such certificates and procedure for authorization of these agencies to be made operational with effect from 1.4.2007, will be notified separately in due course.

(Pre-shipment Inspection added at the end of above a. has been vide PN. NO. 66/2006, DT. 23/10/2006)

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a. Import will be allowed only from overseas suppliers who are registered with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and are listed under Appendix-5B of the Handbook of Procedures. Registration will be required only for those suppliers that directly contract with suppliers located in India. ]

b. All applications will be filed in Appendix-5A of the Handbook of Procedures, Vol-I along with supporting documents (wherever required). The details are available on the DGFT website.

c. There will be no application fee for registration.

d. The initial registration will be for a period of two years.

e. Only direct imports from registered suppliers will be allowed. However, in all documents relating to import transactions, name of importer as well as exporter will be indicated. No high sea sale would be allowed.

(Above e. has been amended vide PN. NO. 66/2006, DT. 23/10/2006)

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e. Only direct imports from registered suppliers against letter of credit will be allowed. No high seas sale would be allowed.]

f. Import of scrap would take place only through the 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 Tughlakabad (New Delhi), 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”.

g. In case of any violation, the overseas supplier would be deregistered. Action will also be taken against the Indian firm which is importing the scrap under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992.

The last date for filing the applications will be 31st May, 2006. Applications can be sent by e-mail, courier, or in person to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, H-wing, Udyog Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi - 110011.

The new system of import from registered sources will come into effect from 1st October, 2007. However, in cases where Bill of Lading is dated 30th September, 2007 or before, imports will be allowed on the basis of Pre-Shipment Inspection regime in terms of Para 2.32 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), notified vide Public Notice No. 1 dated 8th April, 2005 and as amended from time to time, till the new system of import from registered sources comes into effect.

(Last para of above (g) has been amended vide PN. NO. 94/2006, DT. 16/04/2007)

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The new system of import from registered sources will come into effect from 1st April, 2007. However, in cases where Bill of Lading is dated 31st March, 2007 or before, imports will be allowed on the basis of Pre-Shipment Inspection regime in terms of Para 2.32 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), notified vide Public Notice No. 1 dated 8th April, 2005 and as amended from time to time, till the new system of import from registered sources comes into effect.]

(Last para of above (g) has been amended vide PN. NO. 66/2006, DT. 23/10/2006)

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The new system of import from registered sources will come into effect from 1st April, 2006. However, in cases where Bill of Lading is dated 1st November, 2006 or before, imports will be allowed on the basis of Pre-Shipment Inspection regime in terms of Para 2.32 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), notified vide Public Notice No. 1 dated 8th April, 2005 and as amended from time to time, till the new system of import from registered sources comes into effect.]

(Last para of above (g) has been amended vide PN NO. 30/2006, DT. 07/07/2006)

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The new system of import from registered sources will come into effect from 1st April, 2006. However, in cases where Bill of Lading is dated 1st August, 2006 and before, imports will be allowed on the basis of Pre-Shipment Inspection regime in terms of Para 2.32 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), notified vide Public Notice No. 1 dated 8th April, 2005 and as amended from time to time. ]

(Above a. & g. has been amended vide PN.NO. 05/2006, DT. 28/04/2006)

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g. In case of any violation, the overseas supplier would be deregistered. Action will also be taken against the Indian firm which is importing the scrap under the Foreign Trade (Development & Regulation) Act, 1992.

The last date for filing the applications will be 30th April, 2006. Applications can be sent by e-mail, courier, or in person to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Hwing, Udyog Bhavan, Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi- 110011.

The new system of import from registered sources will come into effect from 1st April, 2006. However, upto 30th June, 2006 imports will also be allowed on the basis of the pre-shipment inspection certificate regime in terms of Para 2.32 of the Handbook of Procedures (Vol.1), notified vide Public Notice No. 1 dated 8th April, 2005 and as amended from time to time. ]