Circular No. 27/2025-Customs, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) on October 31st, 2025, announces the continuation of the online application facility under the MOOWR Scheme hosted on the Invest India portal. Referencing Circular No. 19/2025-Customs dated 23.07.2025, the existing online facility will remain operational until November 15th, 2025, for receiving applications under section 58 and section 65 of the Customs Act, 1962. Applications submitted through the portal will continue to be processed by the jurisdictional Principal Commissioners/Commissioners of Customs. A CBIC-hosted digital module for MOOWR/MOOSWR applications is under final testing, with detailed instructions regarding timeline and deployment to be issued separately. Field formations are requested to inform trade and industry associations. The issuing officer is Rashmi Shakrawal, OSD (ICD). The file number is F. No: 473/02/2022-LC. A Hindi version follows.
Key Entities Referenced
MOOWR Scheme: Scheme for which the online application facility hosted on Invest India is being continued.
Invest India portal: Online portal hosting the application facility for MOOWR scheme.
Customs Act, 1962: Law governing customs operations; sections 58 and 65 are relevant.
Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC): Parent body; it's CBIC-hosted digital module related to MOOWR/MOOSWR applications.
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
(Ra S
OSD (ICD)