Import compliance requirements: SIMS registration and prohibition on contravening quality order regulate steel and telecom equipment imports.

Imports of steel and steel products are prohibited if they contravene the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order, 2024; specified steel items require mandatory advance registration under the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) with online submission, automatic registration and ICES-compliant Bill of Entry filing. SIMS excludes air freight and certain temporary/FOC returnable racks, allows multiple consignments per registration, and covers specified incentive-scheme imports. For telecom equipment, licences and Equipment Type Approvals may be granted on self-declaration via designated portals, and importers must declare an alphanumeric code in the Bill of Entry for specified tariff items to ensure correct classification.

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