Circular No. 27/2025-Customs, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, on October 31st, 2025, concerns the continuation of the online application facility under the MOOWR Scheme hosted on the Invest India portal. Reference is made to Circular No. 19/2025-Customs dated 23.07.2025. The existing online facility hosted by Invest India will remain operational until November 15th, 2025, for receiving applications under section 58 and section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962. Applications submitted through this portal will continue to be processed by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs. A CBIC-hosted digital module for submission of MOOWR/MOOSWR applications is in the final stages of testing, and detailed instructions regarding the timeline and deployment will be issued separately. Field formations are requested to inform trade and industry associations. Contact Rashmi Shailkawal, OSD (ICD). The file number is 473/02/2022-LC. A Hindi version follows.
Key Entities Referenced
MOOWR Scheme: Scheme for which the online application facility is being continued.
Invest India: Portal hosting the online application facility for the MOOWR Scheme.
Customs Act, 1962: The relevant act under which applications are received, specifically sections 58 and 65.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC): The department under Ministry of Finance that hosts digital module for submission of MOOWR/MOOSWR applications
New Delhi: Location where the circular was issued.
Circular No. 27 /2025-Customs
F.No:47310212022-LC
Govemment of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs)
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North Block. New Delhi
Dated: 3l st October. 2025
To
All Principal Chief Commissioners/Chief Commissioners of Customs
Principal Directors General/Directors General of Customs
All Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs
Subject: Continuation of online application facility under MOOWR Scheme - hosted on
Invest India portal - reg.
Reference is invited to Circular No. 19/2025-Customs dated 23.07 .2025 regarding
continuation olthe online application facility hosted on Invest India up to 31.10.2025.
2. In continuation of the above working arrangement. it has been decided that the
existing online lacility hosted by Invest India shall continue to remain operational up to l5th
November. 2025, for receipt of applications under section 58 and section 65 of the Customs
Act. 1962.
3. Applications submitted through this portal may continue to be processed by the
jurisdictional Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs in accordance with extant
legal provisions and instructions.
4.
A CBlC-hosted digital module for submission of MOOWR/MOOSWR applications is
under final stages oftesting; detailed instructions regarding the timeline and deployment shall
be issued separately.
5.
Field formations are requested to immediately inform trade and industry associations
under their jurisdiction.
Hindi version tbllows
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OSD (ICD)