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Railway track construction material of iron or steel, other

SIMS CLEARANCE

HSN 7302 90 90 (Other railway or tramway track construction material of 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 Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 73, per DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020. A registration fee of ₹500 is payable, and the automatic registration number is valid for 75 days from grant.

What this is

HSN code

7302 90 90

Chapter

73 · Articles of iron or steel

Primary regulator

SIMS · DGFT Policy Condition 2, Chapter 73 (Steel Import Monitoring System)

Customs documentation

SIMS registration number from DGFT
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
ITC (HS) policy declaration to CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

SIMSSIMS·Steel Import Monitoring System

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Register in the SIMS online portal and obtain an automatic registration number by paying the ₹500 registration fee. Apply no earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival; the registration number is valid for 75 days and must be quoted at the bill of entry.
DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/23 dated 28-08-2023 · Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 73
2
Where the consignment includes used rails or cut rails of any length under ITC (HS) code 7302, attach a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming permissible background radiation levels and a contract stipulating the absence of radioactive contamination. This is a separate ITC (HS) Condition 1 to Chapter 73 requirement and is not substituted by SIMS registration.
ITC (HS) Condition 1 to Chapter 73

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating re-imports and SEZ-DTA transfers as subject to SIMS registration when they are expressly exempt. Re-import of steel goods solely for packaging purposes and steel items moving between DTA and SEZ — whether with or without value addition — fall outside the SIMS requirement per DGFT Policy Circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022. Misapplying SIMS to exempt transactions generates unnecessary fee payments and delays; failing to register for genuinely covered imports triggers bill-of-entry detention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7302 90 90 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual category of railway track construction material. Import is governed by compulsory SIMS registration under DGFT Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 73, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Is there a minimum advance-registration period before the consignment arrives under SIMS?

No minimum advance period applies; the earlier requirement of 15 days' advance registration was abolished by DGFT Notification 19/2015-20 dated 07-07-2022. Registration may be submitted up to 60 days before expected arrival, and the automatic number remains valid for 75 days.

Are SEZ-to-DTA transfers of steel items required to obtain SIMS registration?

No. Per DGFT Policy Circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022, steel or steel items exported from DTA to SEZ and subsequently re-imported into DTA — whether with or without value addition — are not required to obtain SIMS registration.

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