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NFMIMS Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Government of India introduced a regulatory framework to monitor and regulate the imports of specific Copper and Aluminum items into India.
Effective Date 12.04.2021
Made mandatory as per DGFT notification no. 61/2015-2020 dated 31.03.2021
Parent Ministry Ministry of Mines under Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI.
Vision Aatma Nirbhar Bharath
Aim Import regulation and tracking mechanism for items with HS codes of Copper (Chapter 74) and Aluminum (Chapter 76) of ITC (HS) 2017.
Key Notifications • DGFT notification no. 61/2015-2020 issued on March 31, 2021: Amended import policy of items under Chapter 74 (Copper) and Chapter 76 (Aluminum) of ITC (HS) 2017, revised from Free to Compulsory Registration under NFMIMS.

• DGFT Notification no. 26/2015-2020 dated August 10, 2022: Changed requirement of minimum 5 days before arrival to registration anytime before arrival, valid for 75 days.
Digital Platform Online portal effective from 5th April 2021.
24×7 monitoring system.
Facility to view earlier online registrations.
Incomplete registrations for future actions are also available.
Registration Online submission
Application for Registration Not earlier than 60th day and not later than 5 days before the expected date of arrival of the consignment.
Registration Number An automatic unique registration number is generated upon successful submission of registration.
Registration Charges Flat ₹500 per registration
Validity 75 days
Legal Consequence As per FTDR Act 1992, punitive action would be taken against importers failing to register under NFMIMS in advance.
Post Compliance Requires entry of Registration number and Expiry Date on Bill of Entry to enable customs clearance.
Coverage One registration can cover multiple products, provided the importer, manufacturer, country of origin & port of exportation are the same.
Documents Required Active IEC
GSTIN
PAN
Import Details Exporter name, address, country
Country of origin
Purpose of import
Port of import & export
Expected date of import & export
Expected port of entry
Product Details HSN code and product description
Model number
Technical details
Quantity of import
CIF value of import
End use description
Destination Details Name, address of expected destination
Mode of transportation
Quality and CIF value of import
Cancellation of Registration No such provision is accepted once applied.
Can be cancelled in case of licenses yet to be submitted for registration.
Renewal of Registration No renewal of license, as new licenses are issued with every import.
Benefits of NFMIMS • Quality Assurance
• Enhance Transparency
• Improve Accountability
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Trade Monitoring
• Safeguarding Domestic Metal Industry
• Support Policy Formulation
• Real-time Monitoring