Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel

SIMS CLEARANCE

HSN 7204 30 00 (Waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel) is subject to compulsory advance registration under the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under DGFT Notification 33/15-20, and the tariff line carries an ITC (HS) Restricted-import overlay requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited agency. Clearance is additionally subject to Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 compliance and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) port-of-entry restrictions for metallic scrap.

What this is

HSN code

7204 30 00

Chapter

72 · Iron and steel

Primary regulator

SIMS · ITC (HS) policy condition 5 of Chapter 72; DGFT Notification 33/15-20

Customs documentation

SIMS registration number from DGFT
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from DGFT
Hazardous waste forms from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

SIMSSIMS·Steel Import Monitoring System

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Register under SIMS on the DGFT online portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival, pay the ₹500 registration fee, and obtain the automatic SIMS registration number. The registration number is valid for 75 days; the erstwhile requirement of minimum 15-day advance registration has been abolished.
DGFT Notification 28/2023-24 dated 28-08-2023 · DGFT Notification 19/15-20 dated 07-07-2022 · Policy Condition 5 of Chapter 72
2
Obtain a PSIC generated online through the DGFT website (mandatory from 1 July 2022) from a recognised Pre-Shipment Inspection Agency; PSICs not generated through the DGFT online system may not be accepted by customs. Upload the PSIC under document code 856001 in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Note: if the PSIC shows place of inspection as UAE and UAE has banned export of ferrous scrap, the PSIC may be treated as invalid and the import as a mis-declaration.
DGFT Trade Notice 03/22-23 dated 26-04-2022 · DGFT O.M. F.No.01/53/8/E/AM24/PSIC/ImportCell/918 dated 13-06-2023 · CBIC O.M. 450/148/2009-Cus-IV dated 09-06-2023
3
Route the consignment through the specified ports and locations for metallic scrap as prescribed under Para 2.54 and 2.55 of the Handbook of Procedures, and ensure compliance with Rules 11, 12 and 13 of the Hazardous Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, including submission of valid Forms 2, 6, 7 and 9 and adherence to Schedules III, VI and VIII as applicable to tinned steel scrap.
DGFT Public Notice 64/15-20 dated 19-02-2020 · DGFT Public Notice 46/15-20 dated 14-01-2022 · Para 8(b) of General Notes to ITC (HS) Import Policy

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is failing to verify the validity of the PSIC against the UAE export-ban status before shipment: a PSIC that lists UAE as the place of inspection for a commodity banned from UAE export is treated as invalid at the Indian port, exposing the importer to mis-declaration findings, consignment detention and potential confiscation under the Customs Act, 1962. A separate trap is the 75-day SIMS registration window — an expired registration number at the bill-of-entry stage cannot be regularised retrospectively and forces re-export or destruction of the consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7204 30 00 require BIS certification?

No, ferrous waste and scrap of tinned iron or steel falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Steel Import Monitoring System under DGFT Notification 33/15-20, with a PSIC requirement and Hazardous Waste Rules compliance as concurrent obligations.

Is the PSIC mandatory for all exporting countries, and must it be generated on the DGFT portal?

The PSIC is not required if import is through specified ports from safe countries or regions per DGFT Public Notice 64/15-20; for all other origins, the PSIC must be generated online through the DGFT website from 1 July 2022 — PSICs issued on or after that date outside the DGFT system may not be accepted, and document code 856001 must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

Does SIMS registration apply to re-imports of steel for packaging purposes or to DTA-SEZ-DTA movements?

No. Re-imports of steel goods for packaging purposes (not for value addition) and DTA-SEZ-DTA movements — whether with or without value addition — are excluded from the SIMS registration requirement per DGFT Policy Circular 38/15-20 dated 19-01-2022.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: SIMS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.