MANU/CUCR/0038/2019

Ministry : Ministry of Finance

Department/Board : Central Board of Excise and Customs

Circular No. : 38/2019-Customs

Date : 21.11.2019

Notification/ Circulars Referred : DGFT Notification No.'s 17/2015-2020 MANU/DGFT/0143/2019;32/2015-20 MANU/DGFT/0181/2019;Circular No. 29/2015-20 dated 04.10.2019 MANU/DGFT/0164/2019

Subject: Excise

Subject: Customs

Citing Reference:
DGFT Notification No.'s 17/2015-2020 MANU/DGFT/0143/2019  Referred

32/2015-20 MANU/DGFT/0181/2019  Referred

Circular No. 29/2015-20 dated 04.10.2019 MANU/DGFT/0164/2019  Referred

To,

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Preventive.)
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs & Central Tax
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs/Customs (Prev.)
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs and Central Tax

Sir/Madam,

Amendment in Import policy of Iron and Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC(HS), 2017 Schedule-1

Kind reference is invited to DGFT Notification No.'s 17/2015-2020 & 32/2015-20 dated 05.09.2019 & 13.11.2019 respectively. Further vide Circular No. 29/2015-20 dated 04.10.2019, DGFT has issued FAQs clarifying the scope of the notifications on the introduction of the Steel Import and Monitoring System (SIMS).

2. The DGFT Notification No. 17/2015-2020 dated 05.09.2019 amends the import policy for certain goods falling under Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC (HS), 2017 as annexed to the said notification from 'free' to 'free subject to compulsory registration under Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)'. The Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) shall require importers to submit an advance information on an online system for import of items in the Annex and obtain an advance automatic registration number by payi........