[To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section -I)
Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi
Public Notice No. 64/2015-2020
Dated the 19th February, 2020
Subject: Amendment of Para 2.54 (d)(v)iv in Handbook of Procedures, 2015-2020.
S.O. (E):
In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the
Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
amends the Para No. 2.54 (d)(v)( iv) by inserting Kattupalli to the list of sea
ports where Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) is exempted in case of
import of metallic scrap coming from safe countries/regions. The amended para
will read as under:
Amended para 2.54{d)(v)(iv): Import consignments of metallic waste and scrap
shall be subject to pre-shipment inspection certificate (PSIC) from the country
of origin. However, metallic waste and scrap (both shredded and unshredded)
imported from safe countries/region i.e. the USA, the UK, Canada, New Zealand,
Australia and the EU will not require PSIC if consignments are cleared through
eight (8) ports namely, Chennai, Tuticorin, Kandla, JNPT, Mumbai,
Krishnapatnam, Mundra and Kattupalli. Consignments from these six
countries / region will be accompanied by certificate from the supplier/scrap
yard authority to the effect that it does not contain any radioactive materials/
explosives. These will however be subject to radiation and explosive checks
through portal monitors and container scanner at these ports. Trans-shipments
through these countries /regions will not be allowed this facility. Import
through remaining eight(8) other ports (for both shredded and unshredded
scrap/waste), irrespective of country of origin, will be subject to PSIC.
2. Effect of this Notification: As per the amendment, import of metallic
scarp from the aforementioned safe countries/regions without PSIC can now be
facilitated through Kattapulli Port as well. As a result, the total number of
sea ports for imports of metallic scrap under para 2.54 of HTP have increased
from 15 to 16.
(Amit Yadav)
Director General of Foreign Trade &
Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India
Email: dgft@nic.in
[Issued from File No
01/89/180/53/AM-01/PC-2[B]/Vol.VIII/E-2382]