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Steel re-rollers manufacturing construction steel have urged the government to plug loopholes in import regulations that enable importers to bring in non-standard steel from China paying lower customs duty.
Representatives of the Madras Steel Re-Rollers Association said over 40,000 tonnes of such construction steel imported from China are in Chennai, Mumbai and Kochi ports awaiting clearance.
Addressing a press conference, Sunil Patodia, Vice-President of the Association said re-bars imported from China do not carry BIS certification and are wrongly declared as deformed alloy steel re-bars. Construction steel which comes under the Customs HS Code 72.13 or 72.14 is being wrongly declared under the HS Code 72.28.
They do not meet the quality norms in terms of chemical composition, geometry and physical characteristics. The imports are being ‘misdeclared’ to get around quality norms and pay lower import duties, he alleged.
If allowed to continue, the domestic industry would come under threat of these low cost imports, Patodia said.
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