Pre-shipment inspection agency recognition: sets mandatory equipment, experience, personnel and compliance obligations for metal scrap certification. Application for recognition as a pre-shipment inspection agency for metal scrap requires agency identification, fee details, declared operational offices, mandatory testing equipment and laboratory capabilities, evidence of relevant memberships, and five-year country-wise inspection experience for ferrous and non-ferrous scrap, together with the latest annual report. Inspecting personnel must meet minimum educational and experiential standards and their details provided. The applicant must declare debarment or pending proceedings if any, undertake compliance with foreign trade statutes and handbooks, certify absence from adverse or caution lists, accept prescribed penalties for misclassification, and confirm authority to sign.