Enlistment and Area Addition of Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies

{To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I, Section-I}

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Department of Commerce
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi

Public Notice No. 36/2024-25
Dated: 27th December, 2024

Subject - Enlistment of PSIAs and Addition of area of operation of PSIAs in terms of Para 2.52 (c) of HBP 2023 in Appendix-2G - reg

In exercise of powers conferred under the paragraph 1.03 and 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023, as amended from time to time, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby includes the following agencies in Appendix 2G of Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms of Foreign Trade Policy(FTP), 2023 in terms of Para 2.52 (c) of Handbook of Procedure (HBP), 2023 with immediate effect :-

2. The following 06 existing Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies have been allowed to add additional instruments to their existing instruments and accordingly, as per request of PSIA, area of operation added of this Public Notice:

3 .In accordance with the provisions of Para 2.52 (c) of the Handbook of Procedures (HBP), 2023, the agencies listed at Serial Nos. 1 to 9 at Para 1 above are hereby recognized for the issuance of Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificates(PSIC), with effect from the date of publication of this Public Notice.

However, the aforementioned agencies shall ensure the fulfillment of the following conditions, wherever applicable and pending, without fail in next 45 days for suitable enablement against respective application on DGFT Portal for issuance of PSIC:

• i. Submission of an updated calibration certificate, valid for a minimum period of six (6) months, pending if any;
• ii. Provision of a valid Bank Guarantee;
• iii. Submission of additional documents as prescribed by the 26th Meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) substantiating the credentials ;and
• iv. Update mapping of equipment vis-à-vis their areas of operation, on the DGFT Portal as notified.

It is further reiterated that all Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs) are required to maintain their calibration certificates in a valid and updated condition at all times.

The validity of the PSIA approval granted under this Public Notice shall remain in effect for a period of three (3) years, or until such time as may be notified by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), whichever is earlier.

4 . In compliance with the directives of the 24th Committee Meeting and subsequent deliberations by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs), all existing and newly added PSIAs have been duly mapped, as per the choice exercised by PSIAs, to their respective areas of operation/countries in relation to their equipment, specifically the hand-held radiation survey meter.

The details of the mapping of equipment vis-à-vis the operational areas of the15 PSIAs are annexed to this Public Notice.

For all other existing PSIAs, the mapping information, based on the choices exercised by the respective PSIAs, shall be made available on the DGFT portal.

Effects of this public notice: Nine (09) agencies have been designated as Pre-Shipment Inspection Agencies (PSIAs).Additionally, the instruments and areas of operation for six (06) existing PSIAs have been duly notified. The mapping of equipment vis-à-vis the respective areas of operation/countries have been extended to all PSIAs.

(Santosh Kumar Sarangi)
Director General of Foreign Trade
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to Government of India
Email:dgft@nic.in

(Issued from FileNo.01/53/8/AM20/PSIA-2/IC/E-18059)