INDONESIA, VIETNAM CHANGE SCRAP IMPORT REGULATIONS

摘要

On April 1, the government of Indonesia implemented a 100-percent preshipment inspection policy for recovered paper imports, reports Adina Renee Adler, ISRI's senior director of government relations and international affairs. Inspection company Cotecna (Geneva) outlined the new procedures, which differ depending on whether the materials come from a single yard or multiple yards. Shippers will have to provide total weight and container details to the inspection office within four days, adding to exporters' time, cost, and storage burdens, Adler warns, adding that Indonesia's actions confirm ISRI's concern that China's import restrictions would lead other Southeast Asian countries to impose similar restrictions or requirements.