Intimation of updation of WCO Harmonized System of Nomenclature & Steps taken for its smooth implementation – Reg. - Customs - 183/2016

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NHAVA SHEVA-I) EDI (CENTRALISED) SECTION, 2 ND FLOOR, B-WING JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE NHAVA SHEVA, URAN, RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA 400707 F. No. S/22-Gen-41/2016-17/JNCH Date: 29.12.2016 Public Notice No. 183/2016 Sub: Intimation of updation of WCO Harmonized System of Nomenclature Steps taken for its smooth implementation Reg. The 2017 Edition of the WCO Harmonized System Nomenclature will enter into force on 1st, January 2017. It includes 233 sets of amendments, divided into six categories: agricultural sector 85; chemical sector 45; wood sector 13; textile sector 15; base metal sector 6; machinery sector 25; transport sector 18; other sectors 26. The basic changes in the ICES BCD directory have been made, which will become effective from 00.00 hours 01.01.2017. To facilitate smooth change over to this new system, a control room has been established to address any difficulties faced by the Trade/CBs. The details of the same areas under: Control Room : Name of Person In-charge : Shri Satya Prakash Tiwari Designation : Examining Officer Contact No. : 09026082616 Trade may submit their queries to the Control Room In-charge and the Control Room In-charge may refer them to the Group/Section the query pertains to. In case of any difficulty, the Group/Section may consult EDI Section for System related queries and Appraising Main (Import/Export) for Tariff related queries. The details of Group/Section looking at issues related to different sectors are as under: Sr. No. Queries related to Tariff changes Group Name of the Officer (AC/DC) Contact No. E-Mail ID 1 85 tariff items of Agricultural Sector I I-A Shri Manvesh Kumar 9769898250 [email protected] 2 45 tariff items of Chemical Sector II II-(A-F) Shri Gokhale Anand Y 9423680670 [email protected] 4 13 tariff items of Wood Sector II-(H-K) Shri Inderlal Kalal 9890312667 [email protected] 5 15 tariff items of Textile Sector III Shri J.G. Shahadapuri 9867291007 [email protected] 6 6 tariff items of Base Metal Sector IV Shri Amit Kumar 9225221239 [email protected] 7 25 tariff items of Machinery Sector V Shri Mahipal Singh 9167304824 [email protected] 8 18 tariff items of Transport Sector V-A V-B Shri R.P. Singh 9169142454 [email protected] 9 25 tariff items of Other Sector VI Shri Vivekanand Rai 9450182843 [email protected] 10 Queries related to License/Export Promotion Scheme handled by respective Group/Section VII-D Shri Swain Bijay Kumar 9870714840 [email protected] 11 VII-H Shri N.J. Sabale 9867129982 [email protected] 13 VII-I Shri R.S. Negi 9769224774 [email protected] 14 VII-G Shri P.K. Ahire 9619416279 [email protected] 15 EPCG Shri Ganreddiwar R.M 9987105069 [email protected] 16 DEEC Shri S. Nanda Kumar 9833673746 [email protected] For details of the changes that are being brought in, please refer to the amendments brought in through the finance Act, 2016. Sd/- (VIJAY SINGH CHAUHAN) Commissioner of Customs Nhava Sheva-V, JNCH