The DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE (DGFT) Government Of India, Ministry Of Commerce And Industry, Department Of Commerce has decreed that the Import of metallic waste and scrap shall be permitted through all ports of India subject to the Importer furnishing a PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE as per the format in Annexure I, Appendix 5, from a mandated PRE-SHIPMENT INSPECTION AGENCY (PSIA) to the effect that:-
- 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.
- The imported item (s) is actually a metallic waste/scrap/seconds/defective as per the internationally accepted parameters for such a classification.
The PSIC is a mandatory document required by Customs at all Ports in India for the import of Scrap Material.
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