Compliance of provisions of the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order 2024 - CBEC's Customs Manual 2025 - Customs

14. Compliance of provisions of the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order 2024 14.1 Import of Steel and Steel Products in contravention of the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024 notified on 30.08.2024 as amended shall not be allowed. Field formations should ensure that the provisions are strictly complied with and import of substandard and steel products in contravention of aforementioned Orders are not permitted. 14.2 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. Points 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. [Refer Circular No. 38/2019-Customs dated 21.11.2019] 14.3 As a part of the Ease of Doing Business initiative, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has eased the manner of licence processing for import of wireless equipment by Telecom Service Providers. As per the modified procedure, importers shall apply to DoT thirty days prior to the arrival of shipment. On such application, the licence can be automatically generated on self-declaration basis by the importer through a portal developed by DoT named Saralsanchar [Refer Instruction No. 23/2021-Customs dated 23.11.2021] 14.4 Wireless Planning Coordination Wing has issued compendium with regard to Import licensing requirement from WPC Wing for import of wireless equipment. WPC Wing vide OM R-11017/01/2018-PP (part-1) dated 09-09-2024 has also conveyed that all the applications of Equipment Type Approval (ETA) for wireless equipment devices, which have been license-exempt through various Gazette notifications issued from time to time, shall be granted to the applicant on a self-declaration basis. [Refer Instruction No. 16/2022-Customs dated 21.07.2022, 24/2024-Customs dated 22.10.2024] 14.5 For import of Telecom equipment, Importers must declare an alphanumeric code (against tariff items 8517 62 90 and 8517 69 90) in the bill of entry for telecom products under specific tariff items. This requirement aims to ensure accurate classification from the time of filing import declarations, enhancing clarity and compliance. [Refer Circular No. 8/2023 Customs dated 13.03.2023]