Coal Ministry sets flat ₹500 registration fee per consignment on CIMS portal
The Ministry of Coal revised the registration fee on the Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS) portal to a flat ₹500 per consignment, effective 15 April 2025, it said on 17 April 2025.
Summary
The Ministry of Coal has rationalised the registration fee on the Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS) portal to a flat rate of ₹500 per consignment, effective 15 April 2025, it said on 17 April 2025. This replaces the earlier fee structure, which ranged from ₹500 to ₹1,00,000 per consignment, and aligns CIMS with other import monitoring systems that use a flat fee: the Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS), the Non-Ferrous Import Monitoring System (NFIMS) and the Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS). Coal importers must register consignment details on CIMS on or before arrival at an Indian port and quote the Automatic Registration Number in the Bill of Entry at customs clearance.
Key facts
- Portal
- Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS)
- New fee
- Flat ₹500 per consignment
- Effective
- 15 April 2025
- Earlier fee
- ₹500 to ₹1,00,000 per consignment
- Aligned with
- SIMS, NFIMS, PIMS
- Requirement
- Automatic Registration Number quoted in Bill of Entry
Practice MCQs 2 questions
What is the revised registration fee per consignment on the Coal Import Monitoring System (CIMS) portal from 15 April 2025?
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Correct answer: C — ₹500
A flat ₹500 per consignment, replacing the earlier range of ₹500 to ₹1,00,000.
Consider the following statements about the CIMS fee revision of April 2025: 1. The earlier fee ranged from ₹500 to ₹1,00,000 per consignment. 2. The Steel Import Monitoring System (SIMS) also operates under a flat fee model. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct. The ministry said the change aligns CIMS with SIMS, NFIMS and PIMS, which use flat fees.