16(RE-2010)/2009-14, Dated: 04/02/2011
 

Temporary suspension of Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) Agencies listed under Appendix – 5 of the Handbook of Procedures Vol-I (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014.

Government of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Directorate General of Foreign Trade
Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110011
 
Policy Circular No. 16(RE-2010)/2009-2014, Dated, the 4th February, 2011

To
            All Licensing Authorities.
            All Custom Authorities. 

Subject:  Temporary suspension of Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI) Agencies listed under Appendix – 5 of the Handbook of Procedures Vol-I (Appendices and Aayat Niryat Forms) 2009-2014. 

            It is observed that the following Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI) Agencies listed under Appendix – 5 of the Handbook of Procedures had issued wrong Preshipment-Inspection certificates.  It has, therefore, been decided not to accept the PSI Certificates issued by these agencies.  These agencies are:

 
Sr. No. Sr. in Appendix 5 Name of the agency
1 43 Intertek International Ltd.
P.O. Box No.802
10 Wallace Johnson Street, 2nd Floor
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Tel: 232 (0) 22 227198
Fax: 232 (0) 22 228620
2 95 Worldwide Logistic, Survey and Inspection(WLSI)
Group and Affiliates,
18 Keyport Crescent,
Glendenning, NSW 2761,
Sydney ( Australia ),
Tel: 61-412262272, 61-412209123,
61-2-97645884,
Fax: 61-2-97645885
Email: info@wlsi.us
 

            The Trade and Industry is hereby informed that certificates issued by these agencies will not be accepted by Customs till a final decision is taken in the matter.  This issues with the approval of DGFT. 

Sd/-
(Shubhra)
Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
E-mail : shubhra.ag@nic.in 

(Issued from F.No. 01/94/162/1352/AM05/PC- 2(B)pt.)