Pre-shipment Inspection required for shredded scrap cargo to India

30 March 2009

On 23 March 2009, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued a directive that made pre-shipment inspections mandatory for shredded scrap cargo to India. Effective immediately, importers are required to fill up the official pre-shipment certificate and declare that the consignment does not contain radioactive contaminated material in any form.

For more information on this directive, please visit DGFT’s website at www.dgft.gov.in

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