2.32

The following items may be imported without a licence/ certificate/ permission.

(i) Any form of metallic waste, scrap, seconds and defectives, other than those which are of a value below the value specified for any such items by a notification issued in this behalf, and excluding hazardous, toxic waste, radio active contaminated waste/ scrap containing radio active material;

(ii) Deleted

(iii) Woolens rags/ synthetic rags/ shoddy wool in completely mutilated form subject to the condition that mutilation must conform to the requirements as specified by the customs authorities.

(iv) PET bottle/waste

(v) Import of all types of ships may be made without a licence/certificate/permission on the basis of guidelines issued by Ministry of Shipping and as per the age/residual life norms prescribed by the Ministry of Shipping.

Provided in case of import of metal scrap originating from a country affected by rebellion or war, the exporter 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 28 from any of the Inspection & Certification agencies given in Appendix-28 to the effect that

a) 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.

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

(II) A 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.

In case any agency wishes to be enlisted under Appendix 28, they may furnish an application to the office of the Director General of Foreign Trade with the following documents:

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.

c) List of companies/ agencies for which testing has been carried out.

A copy of this application may also be forwarded to the Joint Secretary, Department of Industrial Production and Promotion , Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi .

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