Government of India

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department of Commerce

Directorate General of Foreign Trade

To,

1. All Importers/Members of Trade

2. All Regional Authorities of DGFT

Subject: Launch of Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) 2.0 -reg.

It is hereby informed that Ministry of Steel, has proposed to launch an updated version 2.0 of the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS). The SIMS 2.0 is scheduled to be launched on 25.07.2024 from 2:00 pm.

2. With the launch of SIMS 2.0 on 25.07.2024, the SIMS Import Registration

services can be accessed at https://sims.steel.gov.in. Further to the launch of SIMS 2.0, the current SIMS 1.0 as hosted on the DGFT Website (https://dgft.gov.in) will be discontinued with immediate effect. However, the applications already submitted on SIMS 1.0 will be available to view or download from the DGFT website until further notice.

3. All the importers are hereby informed to take note of the changes above and file their SIMS applications after 2:00 pm on 25.07.2024 on SIMS 2.0 portal (https://sims.steel.gov.in). A dedicated SIMS 2.0 Helpdesk service may be availed over telephone or over email at:

• Helpdesk contact : 01123213945, 01123214201

• Email id : simshelpdesk@mstcindia.in

This is issued with the approval of the competent authority.

(Md. Moin Afaque)

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

E-mail: afaque.moin@gov.in

[Issued from File No. 01/89/180/Moni-5852/AM-03/PC-2[A]/Part-I./E-18229]