Procedure for Inspection

Procedure
For Issue Of A PSIC

1.      Any Exporter/ Importer who is seeking a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) should first have his credentials verified and authenticated by Solitary Consultant.

2.     When a PSIC is required, the Exporter/Importer contacts the Solitary Consultant Head Office informing them that they have a specific type of scrap metal material which they want to load into containers for Export to India.

3.     The Exporter / Importer specifies the location where the scrap is to be loaded and proposes the dates of loading / inspection.

4.      Solitary Consultant Head Office designates their Authorised Representative / Inspector in the appropriate country to visit the Exporters yard and carry out the inspection of the goods being loaded.

5.     The Solitary Consultant Authorised Representative / Inspector visits the Exporter’s yard and physically inspects the material being loaded. The Inspection consist of Visual inspection to verify and determining the radio-activity level on the scrap and at the background level using the appropriate equipment.

6.     Loading of the containers is carried out in the presence of the Solitary Consultant Authorised Representative / Inspector.

7.     Once the loading of the containers is completed, the containers are handed over to the Exporter for shipment/export. If permissible, the container seal is  affixed on the container, but if the regulations require that the containers have to be inspected by Customs Officials before sealing the containers (as if most
often the case) then the container seal is not fixed in the presence of the
Solitary Consultant Authorised Representative / Inspector. Even in cases where the seal is fixed on the container after loading the customs officials often
break these seals and affix fresh seals after their own inspection.

8.    The Solitary Consultant Authorised Representative / Inspector subsequently sends the satisfactory inspection report to Solitary Consultant Head Office, along with the loading photographs and copy of the Bill of Lading or Draft Bill of Lading, along with the radio-activity readings of the consignment inspected.

9.     Based on the Solitary Consultant Authorised Representative / Inspector’s report, loading photographs and BL, Solitary Consultant Head Office issues the Pre- Shipment Inspection Certificate and uploaded the DGFT Website from there importer or exporter can download the certificate.

10.   The scanned copy of the PSIC issued is kept in Solitary Consultant records for any future reference.