Waste and scrap

Vanadium, indium, gallium or niobium waste and scrap

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 8112 41 20 (Waste and scrap of vanadium, indium, gallium or niobium) is subject to a Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) Import Policy, requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) generated through the DGFT online portal. Clearance is additionally subject to compliance with Rules 11, 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, and is permitted only at specified ports notified under Para 2.54 of the Handbook of Procedures.

What this is

HSN code

8112 41 20

Chapter

81 · Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 81 (Para 2.54 HBP, PSIC regime)

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from DGFT
Hazardous waste forms from CPCB
Radioactivity clearance from specified port

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a PSIC generated mandatorily through the DGFT online portal (effective 1 July 2022). PSICs dated on or after 1 July 2022 that are not generated via DGFT online systems will not be accepted by Indian Customs; upload the PSIC in e-Sanchit under document code 856001 before filing the bill of entry.
DGFT Trade Notice 03/2022-23 dated 26-04-2022 · Para 2.54 of HBP · e-Sanchit document code 856001
2
Route the consignment through one of the specified ports/locations notified under Para 2.54 of the Handbook of Procedures. Imports from safe countries or regions are exempt from the PSIC requirement only when arriving through those specified ports; all other origins require a PSIC regardless of port. Comply with the radioactive contamination SOP per the Annexure to DGFT Public Notice 37/2015-20 dated 15-11-2021.
DGFT Public Notice 64/2015-20 dated 19-02-2020 · DGFT Public Notice 46/2015-20 dated 14-01-2022 · DGFT Public Notice 37/2015-20 dated 15-11-2021
3
Ensure compliance with Para 8(B) of the General Notes of the ITC (HS) Import Policy and Rules 11, 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016; submit valid Forms 2, 6, 7 and 9 as required under those Rules along with references to Schedules III, VI and VIII for applicable descriptions, conditions and notes.
Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, Rules 11, 12 and 13 · Schedules III, VI and VIII · Para 8(B) of General Notes, ITC (HS) Import Policy

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the safe-country PSIC exemption applies unconditionally. The exemption from PSIC operates only when the consignment is imported through one of the specified ports notified under Para 2.54; an origin from a safe country routed through a non-specified port triggers the full PSIC requirement and risks detention and ground rent. Separately, the Hazardous Waste Rules obligations — Forms 2, 6, 7 and 9 — are independent of the PSIC and must be satisfied even when the PSIC is waived.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8112 41 20 require BIS certification?

No, waste and scrap of these base metals falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy, with PSIC and hazardous-waste compliance requirements as the operative obligations.

Is the PSIC requirement waived for imports from safe countries?

Only when imported through the DGFT-specified ports: if the shipment arrives at a non-specified port, a PSIC is required even from safe countries, per DGFT Public Notice 64/2015-20 and Public Notice 46/2015-20.

What happens if the PSIC was not generated via the DGFT online system after 1 July 2022?

Such PSICs are not accepted by Indian Customs authorities, and the consignment is liable to detention at the port of import until a compliant PSIC is produced, per DGFT Trade Notice 03/2022-23 dated 26-04-2022.

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