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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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