Mandatory declaration of standard UQC(Unit Quantity Code) in bills of entry - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE No. 14/2019

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NS-I, III V), APPRAISING MAIN (IMPORT) JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SHEVA, TAL-URAN, RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA 400 707 F. No. S/22-Gen-402/2017-18/AM (I) Pt.I Date: 14.02.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE No. 14/2019 Subject: - Mandatory declaration of standard UQC(Unit Quantity Code) in bills of entry -reg. Attention of importers, customs brokers, and all stakeholders is invited to the ICES Advisory No. 01/2019, dated 02.11.2019 on mandatory declaration of standard UQC in bills of entry issued by the Directorate of Systems, New Delhi. 2. As per the said ICES Advisory, data quality and standardization of the UQC (Unit Quantity Code) for the declarations field in EDI is an imperative requirement not just for the purposes of valuation, but for introducing other quantity-based validations in the system. An additional qualifier has now been added in the Single Window table of the bill of entry to mandatorily declare the standard UQC (SQC) in addition to the commercial UQC being declared as per the invoice currently. 3. The Info_Type in the Single Window table will be CHR and Info_QFR (qualifier) will be SQC for all the CTHs. The information actually to be declared against this qualifier would be in Info_MSR (measure) also, it would be the quantity in the standard UQC as per the customs tariff. In Info_UQC, the actual SQC will have to be provided which would be validated against the tariff code directory available in ICES. Even if the SQC is the same as the UQC declared for the item, it will have to be separately declared (alongwith the quantity) in the Single Window table as well. 4. The declaration of the SQC will be made mandatory from 18th of February, 2019. Submission of bills of entry will not be possible unless the above details are declared. Therefore, importers, customs brokers all stakeholders are advised to file the declarations correctly and accurately from the date of implementation. The qualifier and its description will also be included in the SW directories and code map published on the ICEGATE website. 5. In case of any difficulty, the specific issue may be brought to the notice of the Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of Customs in charge of Appraising Main (Import), NS-I, through email address: [email protected]. 6. Action to be taken in terms of decisions taken in this Public Notice should be considered as standing order for the purpose of officers and staff. (M. R. Mohanty) Commissioner of Customs (NS-I).