Trade Directorate Updates Metallic Scrap Import Rules and Facility Exemptions

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade issued a notification amending pre-shipment inspection certificate requirements for metallic waste and scrap imports originating from designated safe origins. The update extends inspection exemptions to eleven specific ports and inland container depot clearances while explicitly keeping transshipment cargo outside the exempted category.

This regulatory adjustment streamlines import clearance procedures for metallic scrap coming directly through approved domestic gateways without requiring overseas inspection certificates. By specifying eligible terminals and excluding transshipped consignments, the directorate aims to maintain supply chain security while reducing compliance friction for direct industrial importers.

Importers of metallic scrap must verify that their chosen ports or inland depots are among the eleven approved locations to benefit from the inspection waiver. Stakeholders handling transshipment shipments must continue fulfilling standard pre-shipment certification protocols.