In consideration of various representations, the Government of India has revised the advance registration period to apply for registration on the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) 2.0 portal for import of all steel products, except items covered under specific HS codes of heading 7204 of ITC(HS), 2022, as under:

 

Country	Period
Nepal, Bhutan	Not earlier than 60th day and not later than 2nd day before the expected date of arrival of import consignment
UAE, Oman	Not earlier than 60th day and not later than 4th day before the expected date of arrival of import consignment
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia	Not earlier than 60th day and not later than 5th day before the expected date of arrival of import consignment

 

For import of items covered under specific HS codes of heading 7204 of ITC(HS), 2022, the advance registration period has been modified to ‘not earlier than 60^th day and not later than 2^nd day before the expected date of arrival of import consignment’. All other terms and conditions remain the same as in the notice dated 13.06.2025.The revised registration period aims to further promote ease of doing business and streamline the import process for steel products. It has been made effective from 05.08.2025.

 

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(Release ID: 2154115)