Question

Hi,

Please allow me to introduce myself as Kinjal Patadia from London. We have our recycling units
in India where we recycle all sort of waste collected locally as well as imported from USA.

Now I would like to export OCC waste from UK as well. For the same, I have already acquired
Carrier & Broker license from Environmental agency. Can you please guide me what other
licences/per permission I need to export OCC waste?

Moreover I am also looking for reliable suppliers of OCC waste.

Your expert advice would be much appreciable.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Many Thanks

Kinjal Patadia 07984449005

Answer
Dear Kinjal,

I am the Trade & Investment adviser based in Kolkata, India and I work on the Environment &
Water sector. I would suggest you to consult with your local ITA (International Trade Advisor)
based in the UK as they would have more knowledge on the licenses required when you are
expoting from the UK. I can advise you on the licenses/regulations when you are importing to
India.

When you are importing to India, you’l have to check that the Indian importer must have a IEC
code (an Impoter License) which is issued by is issued by the Director General of Foreign Trade.
While the majority of the goods are freely importable, the Exim Policy (2007) of India prohibits
import of certain categories of products as well as conditional import of certain items. In such a
situation it becomes important for the importer to have an import license issued by the issuing
authorities of the Government of India.

Waste paper is classified under ITC (HS) Code No.4707 9000 and import of the item in India is
free. However, as per Hazardous Material (Management, Handling and Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2008 notified by Ministry of Environment & Forests on 24.9.2008, import of
the item has been made subject to actual user condition with permission from Ministry of
Environment & Forests (MOEF) and a licence from DGFT.

Importers of waste paper may make an import licence application to the concerned Regional
Authority of DGFT for issue of an import licence. The import licence shall be issued by the
concerned Regional Authority based on a ‘No Objection Certificate’ obtained by the importer
 from MOEF. In these cases, the Regional Authority shall issue a licence without waiting for any
formal approval from DGFT HQrs.

Hope this was useful.

Best regards,Dipankar ChakrabortyTrade & Investment adviser, India

Companies
• http://www.cpgco.com/

• http://www.egreen4u.com/waste-paper/

• http://www.greenhillinternational.com/index.php

• http://www.giordanosrecycling.com/international-brokerage.php

• https://www.paperindex.com/profile/royal-impex-international/11011804/24220#location

• http://www.ogofibers.com/

• https://www.alibaba.com/showroom/occ-waste-paper.html

• https://www.scrapmonster.com/selloffers/paper-recyclingshredding-service/occ/345

• https://www.paperindex.com/product-listings/occ-old-corrugated-containers-waste-
paper/8069/19

OCC Waste Paper; a great opportunity for

Can we make money from waste ??

Well, I have seen 100s of successful people dealing in waste, like Copper Scrap, alluvium, wire,
battery scrap, etc but out of all scrap, OCC Waste Paper scrap seems best for startups as it needs
little financial investment & local demand from a paper mill is very high. 

I am not just writing an article but its a practical experience of my clients & students who started
importing OCC Waste Paper Business under my guidance and are doing really very good 
You do analysis by yourself & you will find that in India most people are dealing on credit but
for this product OCC Waste paper, people are dealing in advance or has at a max credit of 7 days
in India. 

At present most Paper Mill Owner are not very educated and are dependent on local supper of
OCC. Merchant Import & provide it to mill owners.

Avg Paper Mill requirement stands around 5000 Tons. 5000 Tons is a monthly requirement of a
single paper mill, think what would be the scope of this product ??

It is a very cheap product to source costing around 110 to 150$ CIF per 1000 KGS, imported
mainly from EU, USA, UAE, etc. 

Import norms to import OCC Waste Paper is also not very strict, it only needs IEC Code &
Pollution Control Board Certificate from state & its FREE in Gujarat, I don't know charges of
PCB in other states but you can easily google 

By the way, I am V. Sorry I forget to tell you what is OCC Waste Paper?

Actually its an Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC), you might have seen the Box of your TV or
Fridge, what you do with your TV set box? probably throw away. OCC Grade 11 is a collection
of such waste, there are around 50 types of OCC waste paper grade that you can easily google,
but I am here to throw the practical points of the market so I will only talk about grade OCC
Grade 11 is the only OCC waste paper in great demand in the market. Grade 11 is the finest
quality of OCC Waste Paper which does not contain Plastic or broken glass in waste. Another
grade has some plastic or some light quality waste made from the poor quality carton, etc. 

while buying OCC Waste Paper you must take care of

1. Moisture Level 

A. Mostly Industry demand 5 to 10% Moisture Level, that is % of water level in Waste. Many
suppliers from USA provides 0% moisture level OCC but in actual 0% moisture level is not
possible when it come to India because 1% would come because of environment & in transit.
Moreover, it would cost you more. 

EU & USA does not believe in recycling they throw away waste, UAE is one of the
major importers of OCC Waste paper from EU & USA for re-export. 

Sometimes you will find UAE will provide OCC at a much lower rate as compared to EU &
USA, because they simply add water to increase moisture level which also results in more
weight, so it results them to earn more re-exporting to into countries like India as they increase
QTY by adding water. 

Indian Industry need OCC with some moisture level as they make bails from waste then
compress for recycling which turns into paper and related products.

2. Outthrow Level
Outthrow means paper mill / industry needs to throw that % of OCC waste out as it's not fit for
recycling.  

Make sure it should not be more than 5%, for example; tissue paper stick to it, etc. 

Try to find some new source from countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma),
Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines because you will enjoy
special concession of  Basic custom import duty, SWC as our government has a Free Trade
Agreement with all above

Take Care of payment terms while importing it.

Free free to connect with me via Whatsapp for any help relating to export-import business. 

Cordially Yours, 

Kishan Barai