Amendment in import policy of Iron & Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy) - 17/2015-2020 - Foreign Trade Policy

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Government of India Ministry of Commerce Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Notification No. 17/2015-2020 New Delhi, Dated: 05 September, 2019 Subject: Amendment in import policy of Iron Steel and incorporation of policy condition in Chapter 72, 73 and 86 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy) S.O. 3214 (E): In exercise of powers conferred by Section 3 9 of FT (D R) Act, 1992 ,' read with paragraph 1.02 and 2.01 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-2020, as amended from time to time, the Central Government hereby amends the import policy from 'free' to 'free subject to compulsory registration under Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)' for the following items under Chapter 72 , 73 and 86 of ITC (HS), 2017, Schedule - I (Import Policy) and insert a new policy Condition to these three Chapters. a. Items: As per the Annex. b. Policy Condition to Chapter 72 , 73 and 86 of ITC (HS): Import policy for the items as listed in the Annex has been revised from 'free' to 'free subject to compulsory registration under Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS)' c. The Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) shall require importers to submit advance information in an online system for import of items in the Annex and obtain an automatic Registration Number by paying registration fee of ₹ 1 per thousand subject to minimum of ₹ 500/- and maximum of ₹ 1 lakh on CIF value. The importer can apply for registration not earlier than 60th day and not later than 15th day before the expected date of arrival of import consignment. The automatic Registration Number thus granted shall remain valid for a period of 75 days. 2 [Note: The automatic registration number generated till 31.03.2020 shall remain valid for a period of 60 days beyond the 75 day period notified vide DGFT Notification No. 17 dated 05.09.2019 , in view of delays in shipments due to COVID-19 breakout. In effect, the automatic registration number generated till 31.03.2020 shall remain valid for a period of 135 days]. d. Importer shall have to enter the Registration Number and expiry date of Registration in the Bill of Entry to enable Customs for clearance of consignment. 1 [ e. The SIMS will be effective from 21.11.2019 , i.e. Bill of Entry on or after 21.11.2019 for items as listed in the Annex to this Notification shall be governed by SIMS. ] Effect of the Notification: Specific items in Chapter 72 , 73 and 86 shall be subject to Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS). This issues with the approval of Minister of Commerce Industry. (Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi) Director General of Foreign Trade Ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India (F.NO. 01 /89/180/Moni-5852/AM-03/PC-2 (A)/Pt.lll/P-1 3343) Note: The principal notification No. 36/2015-2020, dated the 17th January, 2017 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number S O. 172 (E), dated the 17th January, 2017. Annex S. No. HS Code S.No. HS Code S.No. HS Code S.No. HS Code 1 72044900 46 72042990 91 72192390 136 72181000 2 72042190 47 72083830 92 72288090 137 72139990 3 72251100 48 72259900 93 72230091 138 72172020 4 72026000 49 72193590 94 72193310 139 72286011 5 72104900 50 72083890 95 72052910 140 72254011 6 72251920 51 72105000 96 72085290 141 72029100 7 72254019 52 72091890 97 72283011 142 72139920 8 72083840 53 72029200 98 72112950 143 72083610 9 72022100 54 72179099 99 72193410 144 72269952 10 72085110 55 72172010 100 72191190 145 72051019 11 72106100 56 72189910 101 72031000 146 72029990 12 72107000 57 72022900 102 72261100 147 72192112 13 72083930 58 72106900 103 72254012 148 72230092 14 72071290 59 72269930 104 72082730 149 72230099 15 72091790 60 72024100 105 72286012 150 72143000 16 72202090 61 72027000 106 72149990 151 72159090 17 72253090 62 72082790 107 72171010 152 72051090 18 72083790 63 72024900 108 72193320 153 72045000 19 72103090 64 72251990 109 72051011 154 72139120 20 72083940 65 72285090 110 72283024 155 72192219 21 72083990 66 72041000 111 72222019 156 72151000 22 72101290 67 72044100 112 72249010 157 72193420 23 72255010 68 72109090 113 72085190 158 72011000 24 72209090 69 72139190 114 72126000 159 72121090 25 72193390 70 72191400 115 72259100 160 72193290 26 72142090 71 72269990 116 72089000 161 72202029 27 72199090 72 72281090 117 72223099 162 72269210 28 72284000 73 72091620 118 72222099 163 72286094 29 72029300 74 72083740 119 72101210 164 72199013 30 72283029 75 72052990 120 72051021 165 72221999 31 72021 100 76 72125090 121 72085210 166 72193190 32 72193490 77 72251910 122 72082740 167 73269099 33 72299090 78 72124000 123 72082630 168 73181500 34 72283019 79 72082690 124 72123090 169 73089090 35 72210090 80 72091720 125 72052100 170 73181600 36 72249091 81 72071920 126 72221119 171 73064000 37 72091690 82 72192190 127 72104100 172 73182990 38 72279040 83 72254013 128 72061090 173 73049000 39 72191200 84 72173020 129 72155090 174 73044900 40 72279090 85 72029932 130 72082590 175 73079990 41 72173010 86 72163300 131 72112990 176 73066100 42 72191300 87 72083730 132 72099000 177 73129000 43 72083690 88 72249099 133 72283022 178 73209090 44 72259200 89 72173030 134 72122090 179 73121090 45 72021900 90 72299032 135 72223019 180 73061100 S. No. HS Code S.No. HS Code S.No. HS Code 181 73102990 216 73182300 251 73045110 182 73261990 217 73083000 252 73141990 183 73181900 218 73151100 253 73101090 184 73044100 219 73202000 254 73241000 185 73042990 220 73110090 255 73170099 186 73069090 221 73071900 256 73170019 187 73041110 222 73242900 257 73069019 188 73042390 223 73042400 258 73121010 189 73041910 224 73079290 259 73182910 190 73251000 225 73201011 260 73043921 191 73269080 226 73011000 261 73141410 192 73045930 227 73043119 262 73023000 193 73021010 228 73249000 263 73259930 194 73182200 229 73181190 264 73182400 195 73259910 230 73051121 265 73066900 196 73045910 231 73072100 266 73269070 197 73259999 232 73261910 267 73043139 198 73043931 233 73042910 268 73239490 199 73239990 234 73159000 269 73072200 200 73121020 235 73043919 270 73144190 201 73043939 236 73063010 271 73259920 202 73072900 237 73079390 272 86021000 203 73041990 238 73182100 273 86079990 204 73041 190 239 73158900 274 86090000 205 73079190 240 73102910 275 86040000 206 73063090 241 73219000 276 86071910 207 73262090 242 73269060 277 86031000 208 73181400 243 73141490 278 86079100 209 73090090 244 73089010 279 86072900 210 73062100 245 73151900 280 86071990 211 73021090 246 73045920 281 86073090 212 73084000 247 73231000 282 86080090 213 73151290 248 73102190 283 86072100 214 73239390 249 73211110 284 86080030 215 73199000 250 73065000 ******* Notes 1. Substituted vide Notification No. 32/2015-2020 dated 13-11-2019 before it was read as e. The SIMS will be effective from 01.11.2019, i.e., Bill of Entry on or after 01 11.2019 for items as listed in the Annex to this Notification shall be governed by SIMS. The facility of on line Registration will be available with effect from 16/09/2019 2. Inserted vide NOTIFICATION No. 58/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2020 .

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