Lok Sabha Question No. 4991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Import of HMS-I and HMS-II
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4991

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 25, 1938 (SAKA)

## IMPORT OF HMS-I AND HMS-II 4991: SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government allows the import of Heavy Melting Scrap-I (HMS-I) and Heavy Melting Scrap-II (HMS-II);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the States given permission to import HMS-I and HMS-II as on date and the criteria fixed for giving permission;
- (d) whether a number of States including Chhattisgarh have not been given permission due to security reasons thereby rendering steel industry in such States becoming uncompetitive; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a)  to  (c) The  import  of  any  form  of  metallic  waste,  scrap  is  governed  by  Para  2.54  of  the  Handbook  of Procedures issued by DGFT. The import of  HMS-I and HMS-II in shredded form is freely permitted from all the  ports  subject  to    furnishing  of  pre-shipment  inspection  certificate  from  any  of  the  Inspection  & Certification agencies given in Appendix- 2G specifying the radiation level of the consignment and a copy of the contract with the exporter stipulating that the consignment does not contain any radioactive contaminated material. The import of un-shredded HMS-I and HMS-II is allowed from the existing designated sea ports namely Chennai,Cochin, Ennore, JNPT, Kandla, Mormugao, Mumbai, New Mangalore, Paradip, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam,  Pipava,  Mundra  and  Kolkata,  subject  to  guidelines  issued  by  the  Director  General  of Foreign Trade under Public Notice No. 38/2015-2020 dated 06.10.2016 followed by a Corrigendum by way of a Public Notice No.40/2015-2020 dated 25.10.2016

The  existing  designated  sea  ports  namely  Chennai,Cochin,  Ennore,  JNPT,  Kandla,  Mormugao, Mumbai, New Mangalore, Paradip, Tuticorin, Vishakhapatnam, Pipava, Mundra and Kolkata will be allowed to import un-shredded scrap till 31 st March,2017 by which time they are required to install and operationalize Radiation Portal Monitors and Container Scanner.

(d)  &  (e) As  per  the  revised  procedure  governing  import  of  un-shredded  scrap,  any  Inland  Container Depot(ICD) can handle clearance of un-shredded metallic scrap provided the same passes through any of the designated sea ports as mentioned above or any new ports to be notified/designated from time to time where Radiation Portal Monitors and Container scanners are in operation  and the consignment is subjected to risk based scanning/ monitoring as per the protocol laid down by Customs. All such import consignments shall be subject to pre-inspection certificate from the country of origin.

Hence,  ICDs  in  the  States,  including  Chhattisgarh,  are  not  required  to  be  separately  notified  for import of un - shredded metallic scrap.

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