Circular No. 18/2025-Customs

F. No: 473/02/2022-LC

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs

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North Block, New Delhi

Dated: 22nd July, 2025

To

All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs

Principal Directors General/Directors General of Customs

All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs

Subject: Submission of applications under MOOWR Scheme - reg.

Attention is invited to Circular No. 34/2019-Customs dated 01.10.2019. Para 16 of the said Circular states that

"Board has partnered with Invest India under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India to launch a microsite for the promotion of the scheme and facilitation of investors. The same can

be accessed at https://www.investindia.gov.in/bonded-manufacturing. The microsite also hosts

a digitized application that an applicant can fill online, upload the supporting documents, submit online and also print the application form."

2. It is hereby informed that, as communicated by Invest India, the digitized application hosted on the said microsite shall no longer be available for submission of applications.

3. Accordingly, applicants desirous of obtaining a license under section 58 and permission to operate under section 65 of the Customs Act are advised to submit the application in the prescribed format directly to the jurisdictional Principal Commissioner / Commissioner of Customs.

4. Field formations may take note of the above and guide the trade accordingly.

Hindi version follows.

(Prabhjot Kaur)

OSD (Customs & EP)