All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) and Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA), want the Rubber Board to stop random inspection of imported natural rubber.
In a communication to the Union Government, the natural rubber consuming industries have said that due to high NR prices, rubber consuming companies import natural rubber in quantities just sufficient to meet the current requirements, the practice being part of prudent stock management. But they pointed out that any delay in clearance of imported consignments would disrupt the entire production process and could lead to delay in their export commitments. However, the consuming industries were also quick to point out that the rejection rate of imported rubber on quality grounds by Rubber Board officials was less than 1%.
The provision of random inspection of imported natural rubber by the Rubber Board was introduced in December 2004 to check if the imported rubber met the quality requirements.
The decision of inspection of imports should be left to the importer, because industries imports natural rubber at high prices, hence industries can not take the risk of buying natural rubber which does not meet the quality requirements as that would be a drain on their financial resources.
Natural rubber is a raw material and not an item for human consumption. It is a raw material which has to go through a long process of manufacturing to make end products. As the user industries are extra cautious that the imported rubber is of high quality. Hence, it is important that quality standards are followed for the finished products and not for the raw materials.
Read lot more in Rubber4U – 15th April 2011 issue
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