Chartered Engineers acquire skills and abilities for providing financial advice and solutions to engineering problems, considering new and existing technologies. Chartered Engineers use innovation, and creativity to develop appropriate solutions. They are exclusively involved in technical and commercial leadership and have effective and efficient interpersonal skills. Chartered Engineers are well-versed in various types of scraps that you might desire to export or import, having in-depth knowledge about what type of machinery is eligible and fit to be transported. A Chartered Engineer must be a member of the Institution of Engineers (India) and have more than 5 years of experience in the field. All these qualities reflect their credibility and make them the right authority for judging whether a scrap of metal should be transported to and fro the country or not.

Possessing a Chartered Engineer Certificate from an independent inspection company is an essential requirement for exporting used or refurbished machinery to India. This is an important requirement of Indian customs.

The inspection company from which Chartered Engineer Certificate will be obtained must be authorized by the Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

Chartered Engineers who’ll be certifying the machinery should be registered with the official engineering body of the country they are working in. the Chartered Engineers in India must be registered with the Engineering Council of India to be called Chartered Engineers.

A Chartered Engineer Certificate provides the following details:

• Equipment’s working condition
• Market value of the equipment at present
• Country of origin
• Year of Manufacture
• Approximate value in the year of manufacture
• Equipment’s residual life
• Packing list including spare parts