UK P&I Club bulletin
The UK P&I Club has recently been advised of issues with the export operations of Iron Ore from Mexico.
Due to recent incident where ships arresed for illegal iron ore exports, the Club suggests operators that will export Iron Ore from Mexico to request the following documents to the shipper/exporter prior to beginning operations and/or fixing the C/P agreement:
- The relevant “Export Permit” issued by Mexican Ministry of Economy which must be in force.
- Confirm and verify that shipper/exporter is been registered in the “Sectorial Exports Census”, if not, they cannot make the exportation of Iron Ore.
- Request the name of the mine from which the iron ore was extracted, and afterward verify if they are registered in the following linkhttp://www.siam.economia.gob.mx/es/siam/2013
- In addition to above point Members can search the name of the shipper and/or company in the mining sector directory established by the Mexican Government in the following link:http://www.desi.economia.gob.mx/empresas/directorio.htm
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Shippers shall deliver all the necessary documents that prove the legal origin of the iron ore, under our legal point of view, if Members want to protect their interests, they should request through agents and/or local correspondent the following documents: A) Export Permit in force issued by the Ministry of Economy. B) Register number in the Sectorial Export Census. C) Name of the company that sold the iron ore to the shippers (in the event that shippers are not the original sellers) and afterward carry out the search of the company in the above mentioned links. |
Source: The UK P&I Club
