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21-11-2019
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| Notification No: |
Circular No. 38/2019-Customs
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| Issuing Authority: |
Indian Customs
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| Type: |
Circular
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| File No: |
F. No. 450/127/2016-CusIV |
| Subject: |
Amendment in Import policy of Iron & Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC(HS), 2017 Schedule-1 -reg
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Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central
Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
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Circular No.
38/2019-Customs
Room No. 227B, North Block, New Delhi.
Dated the 21st November, 2019
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,
Subject:
Amendment in Import policy of Iron & Steel and incorporation of policy condition
in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC(HS), 2017 Schedule-1- reg.
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 paying the prescribed registration fee.
3. The necessary changes
related to SIMS have been operationalized in ICES. Bills of Entry for import of
goods falling under the above said notification of DGFT shall mandatorily be
filed in accordance with ICES Advisory 25/2019 issued by Directorate of Systems
from 21.11.19. The above changes have been separately communicated to the
various Customs Brokers Associations and RES software providers by Directorate
of Systems. However, the same may further be given publicity by way of Trade
notices.
4. It is further clarified that while the declaration of SIMS
registration number and other required details is mandatory in the Bills of
Entry, the Customs officer need not insist the importer to submit any further
documentary proof of the registration at the time of verification or
examination.
5. Further, as clarified by Policy
Circular No 29/2015-20 dated 04.10.2019 issued by
DGFT, the following points are to be noted:
a. SIMS registration will not be
applicable on air-freighted goods as this mode is used for emergency/small
volume-high value goods required at short notice.
b. Once SIMS registration has been obtained, any number of
consignments can be imported by a single SIMS registration within the validity
of the registration.
c. SIMS is applicable to imports through Advance
Authorisation, DFIA and imports to SEZs.
d. SIMS shall not be applicable to
returnable steel racks imported on temporary import and on FOC basis as they are
not meant for domestic consumption.
6. Difficulties, if any, may be
brought to the notice of the Board.
F. No. 450/127/2016-CusIV
Yours faithfully
(Zubair Riaz)
Director
(Customs)
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