20 June 2023 – The Government Gazette No. 48791 prohibiting the export of waste and scrap metal for ferrous metal and copper (HS codes 72.04 & HS codes 7404.00 and their sub-categories) was published.
The additional six months prohibition is to ensure the Phase 2 Actions of the policy gazetted in 2022 can be fulfilled accordingly. This includes the publishing of updated Regulations of the Second Hand Goods Act, implementation of a metal trading system, updating of systems and other further actions as identified.
