https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=210620 Import of waste pneumatic tyres and tyre scrap listed in Schedule III of the Hazardous Wastes Rules remained subject to the Ministry's permission under Rules 14 and 16; relaxation of prior informed consent from the export country did not remove the domestic clearance requirement. Shredded tyres were treated as a restricted item requiring a DGFT licence, while one-cut used tyres were described as freely importable. Customs was not bound to use the general sampling procedure in the public notice, because hazardous waste imports could be checked through the special statutory testing process. The petition was dismissed and the regulatory scrutiny was upheld. en-us Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=210620 Import of waste pneumatic tyres and tyre scrap listed in Schedule III of the Hazardous Wastes Rules remained subject to the Ministry's permission under Rules 14 and 16; relaxation of prior informed consent from the export country did not remove the domestic clearance requirement. Shredded tyres were treated as a restricted item requiring a DGFT licence, while one-cut used tyres were described as freely importable. Customs was not bound to use the general sampling procedure in the public notice, because hazardous waste imports could be checked through the special statutory testing process. The petition was dismissed and the regulatory scrutiny was upheld. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=210620