Mandatory declaration of standard UQC in Bills of Entry - Customs - PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 01/2019

MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS CUSTOM HOUSE, NEW HARBOUR ESTATE THOOTHUKUDI - 628004. C. No. VIII/48/90/2018-cus pol Dated 13.02.2019 PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 01/2019 Sub: Mandatory declaration of standard UQC in Bills of Entry- Reg. Attention of the importers, custom brokers and all other stakeholders is invited to the ICES advisory 01/2019. Vide the above ICES advisory 01/2019, the Directorate of Systems, New Delhi has made the declaration of the SQC mandatory from 18-02-2019 and submission of Bills of Entry will not be possible unless the above details are declared. 2. Data quality and standardization of the UQC (Unit quantity Code) for the declarations filed 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 in the invoice currently. 3. The Info_Type in the Single Window Table will be CHR and Info_QFR(Qualifier) will be SOC for all the CTHs. The information actually to be declared against this qualifier would be in Info _ MSR (measure) 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 and the UQC are the same for the declared item, it will have to be separately declared (along with the quantity) in the single Window table as well. 3. The declaration of the SQC will be made mandatory from 18.02.2019. Submission of Bills of Entry will not be possible unless the above details are declared. Hence it is 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 ICEGATD website. 4. Difficulty, if any in the implementation or said ICES Advisory may be brought to the notice of this office immediately. (K.V.V.G DIWAKAR) COMMISSIONER