Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors

Aluminium doors, windows, frames and thresholds for structures

NIMS CLEARANCE

HSN 7610 10 00 (Aluminium doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors) is subject to compulsory advance registration under the Non-Ferrous Metals Import Monitoring System (NFMIMS) administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021. The importer must obtain an automatic registration number before consignment arrival by paying a registration fee of ₹500, with registration valid for 75 days.

What this is

HSN code

7610 10 00

Chapter

76 · Aluminium and articles thereof

Primary regulator

NIMS · DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 (NFMIMS, Annexure-II, Aluminium)

Customs documentation

NFMIMS registration number from DGFT
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

NIMSNIMS·Non-Ferrous Metal Import Monitoring System

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

Compliance steps

1
Register on the NFMIMS online portal under Annexure-II (Aluminium) and obtain the automatic registration number before the consignment arrives in India. Registration may be applied not earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival and the registration number remains valid for 75 days. The registration fee is ₹500.
DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020 dated 31-03-2021 · S.O. 3759(E) · DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022
2
Note that the earlier requirement of a minimum 5-day advance registration before the expected date of arrival has been abolished under S.O. 3759(E) and DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022. Quote the NFMIMS automatic registration number on the bill of entry at the time of customs clearance.
S.O. 3759(E) · DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022 · DGFT Policy Circular 42/2015-2020 dated 27-07-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry without a live NFMIMS registration number — either because the importer treated registration as post-arrival optional paperwork or because a 75-day registration window expired between application and the actual date of arrival. An expired or absent NFMIMS number holds customs out-of-charge, triggering detention, demurrage, and ground rent until a fresh registration is obtained through the DGFT online portal.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7610 10 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers aluminium structural doors, windows, frames or thresholds under this tariff line. The operative requirement is compulsory advance registration under the Non-Ferrous Metals Import Monitoring System administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under DGFT Notification 61/2015-2020.

How early can the NFMIMS registration be applied for, and how long does it remain valid?

Registration may be applied not earlier than 60 days before the expected date of arrival; the automatic registration number granted is valid for 75 days, per S.O. 3759(E) and DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022.

Does the 5-day advance registration requirement still apply to NFMIMS for this HSN?

No. The minimum 5-day advance registration requirement before the expected date of arrival has been abolished under S.O. 3759(E) and DGFT Notification 26/2016-20 dated 10-08-2022, as clarified by DGFT Policy Circular 42/2015-2020 dated 27-07-2022.

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