BIR calls for support over Indian controls

Archiv – BIR | The efforts of world recycling body BIR and some of its members in promoting necessary changes to India’s import controls have led to some minor improvements. However, according to the Brussels-based organisation, national trade delegations of exporting countries should keep up the pressure for further changes by pursuing one-to-one meetings with the relevant Indian ministries.BIR | The efforts of world recycling body BIR and some of its members in promoting necessary changes to India’s import controls have led to some minor improvements. However, according to the Brussels-based organisation, national trade delegations of exporting countries should keep up the pressure for further changes by pursuing one-to-one meetings with the relevant Indian ministries. At the same time, Indian companies and their national trade associations should make representations to their own government for rule changes, insists a BIR statement.
The new Indian rules restricting imports to end users – and thereby excluding traders – represent a key driver for Indian trading companies and their business associations to seek amended rules, according to BIR.
Improvements to pre-shipment inspection certificate rules were confirmed in the notification issued by India’s Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) on July 21. But BIR points out: ’Not every exporting country has the services of an inspection agency, and certain inspection agencies refuse to provide certificates for India (due to the required certificate wording and its liability). Apparently, there is no fall-back arrangement in the new rules for allowing inspection at the port of entry or alternately allowing companies to ’self-certify’ if, for example, they are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or an equivalent.’

Download a pdf-document including the update on India’s legislation (scroll down for English version). This documents amends https://envfor.nic.in/legis/hsm/HAZMAT_2265_eng.pdf
and is an improvement on https://164.100.9.245/exim/2000/apndxftp0809/appnd-5.pdf