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Nickel waste and scrap, other residual forms

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 7503 00 90 (Other nickel waste and scrap) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with import permitted only at specified ports and subject to the conditions of Para 2.54 of the Handbook of Procedures. A mandatory Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) generated through the DGFT online system and compliance with the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

7503 00 90

Chapter

75 · Nickel and articles thereof

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 75; Para 2.54 HBP

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from DGFT
Hazardous waste forms from MoEF
Radioactivity clearance from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from a DGFT-recognised Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency and ensure it is generated online through the DGFT website. PSICs dated on or after 1 July 2022 not generated through the DGFT online system will not be accepted by Indian Customs; upload document code 856001 in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.
DGFT Trade Notice 03/2022-23 dated 26-04-2022 · DGFT Public Notice 64/2015-20 dated 19-02-2020
2
Route the consignment through specified ports or locations notified under Para 2.54 of the Handbook of Procedures and comply with Para 2.32 of the Foreign Trade Policy and Para 2.55 of FTP procedure. For imports from safe countries or regions through specified ports, the PSIC requirement is waived, but radioactive-contamination checking under the SOP in the Annexure to DGFT Public Notice 37/2015-20 dated 15-11-2021 applies to all consignments.
DGFT Public Notice 37/2015-20 dated 15-11-2021 · DGFT Public Notice 46/2015-20 dated 14-01-2022
3
Ensure compliance with Rules 11, 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 and Para 8(B) of the General Notes regarding import policy of ITC (HS). Submit valid Forms 2, 6, 7 and 9 as required under Schedules III, VI and VIII of those Rules along with the bill of entry.
Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 · Para 8(B) of General Notes of ITC (HS) Import Policy

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that the PSIC requirement is uniformly waived for safe-country origins without verifying port designation: the waiver applies only when the consignment arrives at a specified port listed under Para 2.54. Nickel scrap routed through an unspecified port loses the safe-country exemption and is detained pending a valid PSIC; additionally, the Hazardous Waste Rules obligation — including Forms 2, 6, 7 and 9 — runs independently of the PSIC regime and applies to all residual-form nickel scrap classified under this tariff line.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7503 00 90 require BIS certification?

No, nickel waste and scrap falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory online Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate and compliance with the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

Must the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for nickel scrap be generated online, and what document code applies at the bill of entry?

Yes. Per DGFT Trade Notice 03/2022-23, all PSICs must be generated online through the DGFT website with effect from 1 July 2022; document code 856001 must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

Does the safe-country or safe-region exemption from the PSIC requirement apply to all ports of import?

No. The PSIC exemption for imports from safe countries or regions applies only when the consignment is imported through a specified port notified under Para 2.54 of the Handbook of Procedures; a non-specified port of entry reinstates the full PSIC obligation regardless of origin.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.