Compulsory SIMS registration imposed for steel imports, requiring registration before importing products under specified ITC (HS) chapters. Import consignments under all HS codes of Chapters 72, 73 and 86 of the ITC (HS), 2017 now require compulsory registration under the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS), by insertion of a policy condition into Schedule I (Import Policy) to formalise SIMS registration as a precondition for imports of steel products classified within these chapters.