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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 Metal Services. 2.
When a PSIC is required, the Exporter /
Importer contacts the Metal Services 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.
Metal Services 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 Metal Services Authorised Representative /
Inspector visits the Exporter’s yard and physically inspects the material
being loaded. The Inspection consist of (a) Visual inspection to verify the
quality of the scrap metal, i.e. whether the material being inspected meets
with the description of the relevant grade and quality as per ISRI and as per
the correct H.S. Code, (b) Checking for any Explosives or War Material 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 Metal Services 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
Metal Services 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 Metal Services Authorised Representative /
Inspector subsequently sends the satisfactory inspection report to Metal
Services 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 Metal Services Authorised
Representative / Inspector’s report, loading photographs and BL, Metal
Services 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 Metal Services records for any
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