The Directorate General of Foreign Trade on 29th September 2021 has extended the timeline for installation and operationalization of radiation portal monitors and containers scanners in the designated sea ports to31st March 2022.
DGFT has amended para 2.54 (v)(ii) of the Handbook of Procedures of FTP (2015-2020) which states as follows:
The existing designated sea ports namely Chennai, cochin, ennore, JNPT, kandla, mormugao, Mumbai, new Mangalore, paradip etc will be allowed to import un-shredded scrap till 31st March 2022 by which time they are required to install and operationalize radiation portal monitors and container scanner. Such sea ports which fail to meet the deadline will be derecognised for the purpose of import of un-shredded metallic scrap.
