Lok Sabha Question No. 4894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Import of Metallic Waste/Scrap
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4894 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH,2018

## IMPORT OF METALLIC WASTE/SCRAP

## 4894. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  quantum  and  value  of  metallic  waste  and  scrap  imported  from  various countries during each of the last three years and the current year, item and countrywise;
- (b) whether various kinds of explosives and other hazardous waste are also included in the import of scrap from various countries and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether import procedures have been violated by several firms in the country and if so,  the  details  of  cases  of  violations  of  procedures  examined  and the action  taken against such firms; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  review  the  import  policy  of  scrap/waste material and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  the total quantum and value of metallic waste and scrap imported during each of the last three years and the current year  is as under:-

| COMMO                     | 2014-15    | 2014-15      | 2015-16    | 2015-16       | 2016-17    | 2016-17       | 2017-18 (APR TO JAN)*   | 2017-18 (APR TO JAN)*   |
|---------------------------|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|------------|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| DITY DESCRIP TION         | QTY** (MT) | VAL** (US$M) | QTY** (MT) | VAL** (US $M) | QTY** (MT) | VAL** (US $M) | QTY** (MT)              | VAL** (US $M)           |
| ALUMINIUM WASTE AND SCRAP | 892456     | 1552         | 867472     | 1325          | 931278     | 1402          | 939814                  | 1694                    |
| COPPER WASTE AND SCRAP    | 166850     | 854          | 181898     | 764           | 171219     | 671           | 148389                  | 675                     |

| FERROUS WASTE AND SCRAP; REMELTING SCRAP INGOTS   |   5935945 |    3329 |   7218870 |   2824 |   5719953 |   2053 |   4591750 |   2150 |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|--------|
| LEAD WASTE AND SCRAP                              |     60731 |  112    |     58724 |     90 |     66653 |    107 |     78979 |    146 |
| NICKEL WASTE AND SCRAP                            |      2552 |   20    |      2009 |     12 |      2660 |     16 |      3422 |     21 |
| ZINC WASTE AND SCRAP                              |     83660 |  153    |     58939 |     98 |     69744 |    130 |     67702 |    165 |
| OTHER BASE METALS WASTE & SCRAP                   |       302 |    0.88 |       372 |      1 |      1304 |      3 |      1636 |      4 |
| Grand Total                                       |   7142500 | 6023    |   8388286 |   5117 |   6962814 |   4385 |   5831694 |   4860 |

Note:*Figures for 2017-18(APR-JAN) is provisional.

**Figures for quantity (in MT) and Value (US$ Millions) have been rounded off

The country-wise details of such imports are annexed at Annexure-I.

- (b)  Details of various kinds of explosives and other hazardous waste included in import of scrap from various countries and reaction thereto are as under:
- (c )  Details of  violations of procedures examined and action taken against such firms are as under:
- (d) No such proposal is under consideration at present.

| Details of various kinds of explosives and other hazardous waste included in import of scrap from various countries   | Details of various kinds of explosives and other hazardous waste included in import of scrap from various countries   | Details of various kinds of explosives and other hazardous waste included in import of scrap from various countries   | Details of various kinds of explosives and other hazardous waste included in import of scrap from various countries   | Action taken by Customs                                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                                                               | Item details                                                                                                          | Value (Rs.)                                                                                                           | Exporting Country                                                                                                     | Action taken by Customs                                            |
| 1.                                                                                                                    | War material                                                                                                          | 9821                                                                                                                  | Angola                                                                                                                | Goods absolutely confiscated and penalty imposed on importer.      |
| 2.                                                                                                                    | Used Bullets                                                                                                          | 35,000                                                                                                                | United States                                                                                                         | Cargo is proposed for absolute confiscation. Adjudication pending. |
| 3.                                                                                                                    | Used/ unused Cartridges & used mortar                                                                                 | 3000                                                                                                                  | South Africa                                                                                                          | Cargo is proposed for absolute confiscation. Adjudication pending. |

| Year                       |   No. of cases | Violation of Import procedure examined                                                          | Action taken by Customs                                                                                                   |
|----------------------------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                    |             68 | The cases pertain to import at non- designated ports, undervaluation, mis-declaration of goods. | 183 cases have been adjudicated by Competent authority. In other 8 cases action as per Customs Rules has been initiated.. |
| 2015-16                    |             31 | The cases pertain to import at non- designated ports, undervaluation, mis-declaration of goods. |                                                                                                                           |
| 2016-17                    |             49 | The cases pertain to import at non- designated ports, undervaluation, mis-declaration of goods. |                                                                                                                           |
| 2017-18 ( till 20.03.2018) |             43 | The cases pertain to import at non- designated ports, undervaluation, mis-declaration of goods. |                                                                                                                           |

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Annexure-I

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| CYPRUS           | 8405776   | 7718342   | 3761242   | 4404881   | 2417394   | 4083361   | 5071908   | 5572297   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| CZECH            | 1181780   | 5355760   | 1573730   | 4644505   | 1994680   | 2773679   | 1481840   | 3946362   |
| REPUBLIC DENMARK | 45015151  | 34669925  | 28917105  | 22226829  | 44103673  | 17976891  | 30872565  | 22327342  |
| DJIBOUTI         | 313000    | 146022    |           |           | 146000    | 75566     | 95300     | 127656    |
| DOMINIC REP      | 3714891   | 4562740   | 6738661   | 3394367   | 7553080   | 4938929   | 8434775   | 6638060   |
| DOMINICA         | 39000     | 68381     |           |           | 72000     | 108298    | 76920     | 136530    |
| EAST TIMOR       | 530000    | 213120    |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| ECUADOR          | 1295704   | 2087363   | 1104813   | 1365283   | 1071752   | 1515668   | 499105    | 890334    |
| EGYPT A RP       | 10312267  | 14188279  | 2468815   | 3021218   | 6448935   | 8301104   | 7142213   | 8646222   |
| EL SALVADOR      | 10305145  | 4529743   | 2601893   | 1710024   | 2442400   | 1187739   | 1023500   | 691535    |
| EQUTL GUINEA     | 6923325   | 2947047   | 4506500   | 1512240   | 3486000   | 895489    | 6810200   | 2269866   |
| ERITREA          |           |           | 476000    | 132642    |           |           |           |           |
| ESTONIA          | 9380285   | 6409032   | 8650280   | 6027780   | 3197840   | 3018703   | 5007248   | 3161358   |
| ETHIOPIA         | 16100     | 28881     |           |           |           |           |           |           |
| FIJI IS          |           |           |           |           | 566000    | 125063    | 122000    | 31346     |
| FINLAND          | 33403944  | 27802578  | 28480098  | 21345418  | 20603447  | 27919240  | 9290496   | 16719187  |
| FR GUIANA        |           |           | 81420     | 52201     | 50900     | 69889     |           |           |
| FRANCE           | 18752012  | 28132391  | 18325679  | 19031206  | 15549496  | 15030334  | 14657835  | 21580931  |
| GABON            | 6104592   | 4109542   | 43500     | 142005    | 188700    | 215101    | 321000    | 598165    |
| GAMBIA           | 2648082   | 1867972   | 8006580   | 2846564   | 6823280   | 1996723   | 12400620  | 4326051   |
| GEORGIA          | 6021378   | 12496604  | 4344010   | 7392582   | 3990647   | 6074054   | 5140907   | 9825154   |
| GERMANY          | 244614824 | 227821825 | 154538673 | 147586022 | 137645976 | 135993531 | 74494610  | 119394114 |
| GHANA            | 39137889  | 31343327  | 20383474  | 23438600  | 21627607  | 23799085  | 19763575  | 24772914  |
| GREECE           | 17881239  | 31347671  | 12433467  | 17420551  | 12056026  | 15991788  | 8868227   | 14751562  |
| GREENLAND        |           |           | 61000     | 97362     | 78000     | 101580    |           |           |
| GRENADA          |           |           |           |           |           |           | 37060     | 73575     |
| GUADELOUPE       |           |           | 20000     | 28826     |           |           |           |           |
| GUATEMALA        | 523745    | 685328    | 631898    | 979044    | 1194886   | 1232621   | 624128    | 1297277   |
| GUINEA           | 37450629  | 20146043  | 28082626  | 12568920  | 30230700  | 11350807  | 38642898  | 16574385  |
| GUINEA           | 843280    | 348543    | 865760    | 299903    | 727000    | 169188    | 1410000   | 404328    |
| BISSAU GUYANA    | 264000    | 109250    | 394010    | 177513    |           |           | 500000    | 205013    |
| HAITI            | 2642020   | 1130792   | 6686820   | 2280282   | 5033649   | 1398861   | 2035582   | 1804573   |
| HONDURAS         | 52072192  | 22187474  | 47764021  | 14653593  | 23550120  | 5975723   | 22040156  | 6940449   |
| HONG KONG        | 4507531   | 5097183   | 71641134  | 22657363  | 143057305 | 39506044  | 185490955 | 70155642  |
| HUNGARY          | 338774    | 917281    | 312000    | 740193    | 429101    | 835393    | 1115578   | 2831602   |
| ICELAND          |           |           |           |           |           |           | 104000    | 227188    |
| INDONESIA        | 8933087   | 12090248  | 11888226  | 12272168  | 26293127  | 25091415  | 27725657  | 32857893  |
| IRAN             | 171000    | 158364    | 78000     | 17130     | 8000      | 1452      | 22700     | 125241    |
| IRELAND          | 15185165  | 9622966   | 19292896  | 6806440   | 7000260   | 2055478   | 4723235   | 2528545   |
| ISRAEL           | 15044077  | 23332446  | 17095937  | 21854255  | 29843273  | 29814886  | 37098754  | 44768781  |
| ITALY            | 29738388  | 56002489  | 23207449  | 36660184  | 23114874  | 34433169  | 17149558  | 32976126  |
| JAMAICA          | 617000    | 451289    | 99670     | 125614    | 439370    | 109684    | 428980    | 250463    |
| JAPAN            | 10970016  | 8761162   | 97900565  | 32317131  | 28506675  | 10588265  | 33008444  | 13516536  |
| JORDAN           | 9943354   | 21975035  | 6975928   | 13205089  | 12740853  | 18703577  | 9725921   | 16985744  |
| KAZAKHSTAN       |           |           |           |           |           |           | 76920     | 271150    |
| KENYA            | 4236884   | 8081185   | 2264262   | 4034737   | 4971168   | 10618280  | 7832407   | 16497704  |
| KOREA DP RP      | 902634    | 1504603   | 2407138   | 1586119   | 1051760   | 694647    | 1242961   | 1169865   |

| KOREA RP             | 58523123      | 77373921      | 120637413   | 97241917   | 92252300   | 77715316   | 78879990   | 82422164   |
|----------------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| KUWAIT               | 147820078     | 122448114     | 55944198    | 68794736   | 70697988   | 67054259   | 89531349   | 88828284   |
| KYRGHYZSTAN          | 21000         | 39667         |             |            |            |            |            |            |
| LAO PD RP            |               |               |             |            | 19000      | 27387      |            |            |
| LATVIA               | 20691150      | 11465607      | 21956193    | 9031393    | 21190442   | 7016084    | 12364310   | 5309670    |
| LEBANON              | 12142830      | 26850360      | 9674510     | 19239657   | 12336705   | 22501041   | 11558459   | 22775837   |
| LIBERIA              | 12031168      | 5963965       | 22434477    | 8959751    | 10193570   | 4958437    | 15057096   | 6781943    |
| LIBYA                | 2938950       | 4269131       | 1924036     | 3390112    | 8892360    | 6401097    | 13700810   | 17966729   |
| LITHUANIA            | 4912444       | 5115708       | 3480415     | 6045848    | 3777409    | 4144959    | 4632220    | 4253559    |
| LUXEMBOURG           | 254000        | 547964        | 23000       | 45306      | 400090     | 288025     |            |            |
| MACAO                | 24000         | 40655         |             |            |            |            |            |            |
| MADAGASCAR           | 995250        | 2144390       | 1186317     | 2019100    | 171300     | 711195     | 354000     | 295254     |
| MALAYSIA             | 211697811     | 203160620     | 245336189   | 177830868  | 245513539  | 152923291  | 209599672  | 156698122  |
| MALDIVES             | 5714360       | 3559008       | 5353338     | 2729865    | 6944053    | 2593419    | 8536404    | 3354088    |
| MALI                 | 1185535       | 1009089       | 306000      | 74560      | 981938     | 236953     | 616000     | 188388     |
| MALTA                | 1900225       | 823505        | 1111100     | 576393     | 2164370    | 579156     | 2029554    | 558793     |
| MARSHALL ISLAND      |               |               |             |            |            |            | 28000      | 6025       |
| MARTINIQUE           | 256000        | 89294         |             |            |            |            |            |            |
| MAURITANIA           | 32866449      | 18834651      | 23580056    | 12063991   | 9994375    | 5741665    | 1528030    | 1745780    |
| MAURITIUS            | 17828338      | 9804891       | 18592615    | 7633131    | 12476092   | 4584998    | 2560350    | 2457036    |
| MEXICO               | 9573575       | 17566203      | 16415000    | 23698188   | 10312484   | 13065902   | 12397665   | 19308154   |
| MOROCCO              | 17455574      | 32098398      | 10818736    | 20524222   | 13225392   | 20755479   | 17712839   | 30250253   |
| MOZAMBIQUE           | 22673175      | 10535057      | 25952369    | 9119966    | 19235352   | 7533390    | 36894246   | 14788182   |
| MYANMAR              |               |               |             |            |            |            | 91000      | 27100      |
| NAMIBIA              | 19939664      | 7961185       | 27731575    | 8371994    | 14384838   | 3509911    | 7973240    | 2721282    |
| NEPAL                | 1081396       | 311741        | 333063      | 109550     | 429141     | 146567     | 1486175    | 446886     |
| NETHERLAND           | 200862785     | 283855713     | 169801643   | 202472431  | 211516490  | 186246101  | 142811102  | 222487877  |
| NETHERLAND ANTIL     | 2310960       | 2375011       | 2739820     | 1022206    | 916180     | 424364     | 159000     | 423723     |
| NEW CALEDONIA        | NEW CALEDONIA | NEW CALEDONIA |             |            |            |            | 1156790    | 360953     |
| NEWZEALAND           | 48713404      | 42700095      | 104101142   | 50920199   | 73741157   | 41417733   | 74165979   | 53449941   |
| NICARAGUA            |               |               | 80700       | 120243     | 252402     | 395312     | 161936     | 295955     |
| NIGER                |               |               |             |            |            |            | 26000      | 53370      |
| NIGERIA              | 19548050      | 33760334      | 24288175    | 34908060   | 27599168   | 41614952   | 21189434   | 38785352   |
| NORFOLK IS           |               |               |             |            |            |            | 25000      | 43558      |
| NORWAY               | 16784886      | 20037008      | 11540755    | 10911192   | 20334030   | 13601998   | 11451870   | 8606101    |
| OMAN                 | 47927932      | 22287068      | 35756470    | 13134854   | 34649299   | 13273981   | 30035225   | 13140755   |
| PAKISTAN IR          | 961425        | 2304898       | 69000       | 157152     | 211000     | 346046     | 199250     | 411524     |
| PANAMA               | 342376        | 181583        | 2204298     | 901970     | 1962620    | 1600094    | 469333     | 638395     |
| REPUBLIC PAPUA N GNA | 12900         | 23697         | 69000       | 23824      |            |            |            |            |
| PARAGUAY             | 4241000       | 1814685       | 18708230    | 5414701    | 17652380   | 4423780    | 19999740   | 7453387    |
| PERU                 | 877118        | 1865868       | 626180      | 1067771    | 2016777    | 3306429    | 3089026    | 4794540    |
| PHILIPPINES          | 3544978       | 4711057       | 18858628    | 6261046    | 23246896   | 10714248   | 27451250   | 17515668   |
| POLAND               | 113113952     | 73411293      | 49461382    | 37592717   | 76757495   | 39236842   | 37294175   | 31731115   |
| PORTUGAL             | 26502035      | 8973147       | 3300732     | 8872504    | 2002709    | 4271472    | 1724764    | 3564096    |
| PUERTO RICO          | 6032750       | 2873213       | 3918758     | 2002076    | 881519     | 520749     | 810856     | 959362     |
| REUNION              | 35340374      | 15963212      | 36224156    | 12459234   | 24614272   | 7757245    | 26689431   | 9882426    |

| ROMANIA                   | 2549450                   | 5196239    | 1270540    | 1984307    | 869250     | 802544     | 415860     | 619227     |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|
| RUSSIA                    | 20568108                  | 20971225   | 14826903   | 15110559   | 15347935   | 7873608    | 4998883    | 5466446    |
| RWANDA                    |                           |            | 204000     | 348015     | 499000     | 650288     | 391000     | 764803     |
| SAUDI ARAB                | 162146337                 | 402503293  | 160378141  | 343434711  | 182365034  | 365633064  | 172000559  | 397848923  |
| SENEGAL                   | 54320833                  | 29819522   | 56166665   | 23873836   | 63951175   | 23528402   | 76337146   | 35646418   |
| SERBIA                    | 44000                     | 175967     |            |            |            |            |            |            |
| SEYCHELLES                | 2118930                   | 1026834    | 1639970    | 584115     | 1373820    | 590768     | 2009660    | 805926     |
| SIERRA LEONE              | 19560235                  | 10731587   | 21416650   | 9065575    | 18531990   | 6477419    | 28341571   | 11474065   |
| SINGAPORE                 | 258161761                 | 194200930  | 423963587  | 192324206  | 255959285  | 137329123  | 212742512  | 140299396  |
| SLOVAK REP                | 437160                    | 1372527    | 668601     | 1876318    | 607069     | 1636270    | 344298     | 941910     |
| SLOVENIA                  | 2067020                   | 2913286    | 1115960    | 3035476    | 1581600    | 3231713    | 1006844    | 2951514    |
| SOMALIA                   | 17000                     | 51448      | 250000     | 91994      |            |            | 126000     | 250982     |
| SOUTH AFRICA              | 943989861                 | 466714498  | 822075941  | 331151678  | 331067019  | 150352800  | 277255350  | 152152427  |
| SPAIN                     | 24447291                  | 50576374   | 23498566   | 41454265   | 15902042   | 24329388   | 15053218   | 27352996   |
| SRI LANKA DSR             | 539025                    | 1254642    | 3175718    | 1893611    | 18361713   | 6215179    | 19756470   | 8375147    |
| ST HELENA                 | 27760                     | 76401      |            |            |            |            |            |            |
| ST LUCIA                  | 159600                    | 132994     | 709950     | 453704     | 280400     | 196277     | 468400     | 215754     |
| SUDAN                     | 1814530                   | 2835362    | 2012620    | 3434140    | 2600750    | 4708753    | 2876190    | 5497046    |
| SURINAME                  | 100000                    | 144360     | 127000     | 40036      | 657500     | 290926     | 975800     | 575387     |
| SWAZILAND                 | 47000                     | 85909      | 52124      | 106923     | 27000      | 41161      | 25000      | 94621      |
| SWEDEN                    | 52724271                  | 47997560   | 32979514   | 25549277   | 60759266   | 31473456   | 59339874   | 36253056   |
| SWITZERLAND               | 4611726                   | 17156440   | 6267554    | 11110192   | 7155443    | 13840978   | 4387682    | 14553892   |
| TAIWAN                    | 10257897                  | 16592888   | 12342640   | 13009680   | 8264075    | 6317466    | 8345208    | 7755508    |
| TANZANIA REP              | 23950404                  | 16245223   | 17797703   | 10371139   | 125399125  | 9946592    | 23476485   | 16191746   |
| THAILAND                  | 118271449                 | 172771756  | 152720476  | 129249940  | 172315401  | 113335662  | 104763301  | 98277700   |
| TIMOR-LESTE               |                           |            | 14660      | 21571      |            |            |            |            |
| TOGO                      | 78322002                  | 39126780   | 98713601   | 40272372   | 76647333   | 34142172   | 111782960  | 48558777   |
| TRINIDAD                  | 3141885                   | 1433638    | 10374010   | 3595830    | 9149676    | 2559265    | 6160385    | 2224153    |
| TUNISIA                   | 1006719                   | 2279650    | 215500     | 362879     | 496455     | 816615     | 3068288    | 2225390    |
| TURKEY                    | 12976583                  | 22347169   | 23610570   | 22103915   | 51672251   | 48667961   | 46226105   | 52223903   |
| TURKMENISTAN              |                           |            |            |            | 229000     | 267512     |            |            |
| U ARAB EMTS               | 1.019E+09                 | 829373370  | 1.183E+09  | 680244629  | 895801877  | 556187316  | 773542823  | 574152041  |
| U K                       | 985626781                 | 732576435  | 1.115E+09  | 610508442  | 998270605  | 524261859  | 593988375  | 508106048  |
| U S A                     | 557009618                 | 465911012  | 1.275E+09  | 611812434  | 930851324  | 497172995  | 760902982  | 554847700  |
| UGANDA                    |                           |            | 56000      | 78863      | 24000      | 40084      | 26000      | 42323      |
| UKRAINE                   | 294000                    | 129959     | 1283000    | 417250     | 73985      | 18334      | 20000      | 155738     |
| UNSPECIFIED               | 465050                    | 671199     | 1077810    | 295380     | 1532605    | 408795     | 167185     | 43465      |
| URUGUAY                   | 1516979                   | 1429474    | 5273920    | 2091318    | 2636314    | 1355055    | 2053510    | 1700946    |
| US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS | US MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS |            | 44397      | 69458      | 150000     | 40783      | 42000      | 40383      |
| VENEZUELA                 | 857124                    | 1482420    | 150500     | 227408     | 1094630    | 1795101    | 1475600    | 2782285    |
| VIETNAM SOC               | 27072212                  | 28731889   | 30280921   | 28628359   | 60353720   | 57895445   | 61069999   | 66213289   |
| REP YEMEN REPUBLC         | 841960                    | 1765325    | 259000     | 233831     | 46000      | 55870      | 1086870    | 1315462    |
| ZAMBIA                    | 103000                    | 707654     |            |            | 251000     | 55009      | 212440     | 277183     |
| Grand Total               | 7142500468                | 6023379104 | 8388286864 | 5117033719 | 6962814783 | 4385639995 | 5831694944 | 4860175739 |

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