Nhava Sheva (JNPT)
Default discharge port for West-Indian smelters.
UBC Scrap Supply Line to India
India is now the world's third-largest market for Used Beverage Can scrap, with strong demand from secondary aluminum ingot plants in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab. UBC scrap, classified under ISRI codes Taldon (baled) and Talk (loose), is the workhorse feedstock for can-to-can recycling and deoxidising shot production for the Indian steel industry.
Nautica Metal Scrap B.V. consolidates UBC at our Zandvoort yard from collection partners across the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. We grade, blow, dry and bale to a consistent 500 kg ±5% bale weight, then load 22–24 MT per 20-ft container for direct export to Indian ports.
Every container is XRF-verified, moisture-tested below 1%, free of steel, free of food residue and free of plastic contamination — the four contamination categories that Indian smelters reject most often when buying from less disciplined suppliers.
Built for Indian secondary aluminum ingot manufacturers, deox shot producers, can-sheet recyclers and IEC-holding scrap importers that need a clean, repeatable UBC supply line from Europe.
India Importing Considerations
- UBC enters India under HS 7602.00 with 2.5% BCD and 18% IGST — claimable against output VAT for registered manufacturers.
- PSIC is mandatory under the Hazardous & Other Wastes Rules 2016 — Nautica issues a SGS/BV report formatted to MoEFCC requirements.
- Importer must hold a valid IEC, GSTIN and MoEFCC registration for non-hazardous metal scrap.
- Containers must show clean radiation readings (below 0.3 μSv/h) — we scan twice, at yard and at terminal.
- Food-contact aluminum must be free of liquid residue at loading; we air-blow every bale at the press.
HS / Tariff Codes
7602.00.10Aluminum waste and scrap (UBC)
Common Discharge Ports in India
Mundra
Preferred by Gujarat remelters — fastest CFS clearance.
Chennai
Main South-India port for deox shot producers.
Hazira
Used by buyers in Surat and Vapi industrial belt.
Kolkata
East-India entry point for West Bengal and Odisha plants.
Logistics & Shipping
- Load: 22–24 MT net per 20-ft container, ~40–48 bales of ~500 kg each.
- Sailing time Rotterdam → JNPT: 21–24 days direct.
- Carrier mix: MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd — best-freight booking policy.
- Free time at destination: typically 14 days CFS, extendable on request.
- Document set: CI, PL, BL, COO, PSIC, weighing slip, loading photos, radiation report.
Quality Standards
- •ISRI Taldon — baled UBC, magnetically separated, free of plastic and steel.
- •ISRI Talk — loose UBC, dry, no liquid residue, no excessive lacquer.
- •Maximum 1% moisture, maximum 1% non-metallic attachments.
- •No painted cans above 1% of total weight, no aerosol cans.
- •Magnetic content below 0.1% — verified at sorting line.
Inspection Procedures
- •SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek or CCIC pre-shipment inspection at loading.
- •Bale-weight verification on calibrated scale, photographed for the PSIC.
- •XRF spot check on every fifth bale to confirm 92–94% aluminum content.
- •Container seal number, BL number and booking number cross-checked before gate-in.
- •Sealed retention sample (3 kg) kept 90 days for dispute resolution.
Packaging Specifications
- •Standard: pressed bales 60×60×120 cm, ~500 kg each, PP-strapped 4× cross.
- •Big-bag option (1 MT PP woven) for buyers without bale-handling at CFS.
- •Loose-loaded option available but reduces payload to ~18–19 MT.
- •All bales stencilled with grade code, bale number and gross weight.
- •Container floor swept and lined with kraft paper to prevent bale-edge tearing.
UBC Scrap in India — Frequently Asked Questions
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