Mandatory additional qualifiers in import declaration in respects of certain products- reg. - Customs - Public Notice. 12 / 2023

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS BENGALURU CITY CUSTOMS NO. 1 QUEEN S ROAD CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDING BENGALURU-560001 DIN: 20231072MR000000F6A4 Date: 20-10-2023 Public Notice. 12 / 2023 Subject : Mandatory additional qualifiers in import declaration in respects of certain products- reg. ***** The attention of Importers, Customs Brokers, Warehouse licensees, members of the trade and all other stakeholders are invited to the Board s Circular 15/2023-Customs dated 07.06.2023, Circular 18/2023- Customs dated 30.06.2023 and Circular 23/2023- Customs dated 30.09.2023 on the above subject. 2. To implement para 4 of the above circulars, the system has enabled tocapture an alpha numeric code identifier for commodities imported under Chapters28, 29, 32, heading 3808 and chapter 39 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, at the itemlevel in the Bill of Entry filed in the EDI System w.e.f. 15th October 2023. Accordingly, for identifying the Chemical category, the importers or Customs Brokers are mandatorily required to declare one of the chemical categories for those identified CTHs under the Single Window tables (SBE_ITEM_SW_INFO_TYPE and SBE_ITEM_SW_CONST) of the Bill of Entry at item level with following details: SBE_ITEM_SW_INFO_TYPE info_type info_qfr info_code Description CTG CPC CPCBB Bulk and Basic Chemicals CTG CPC CPCBB Formulation and mixtures CTG CPC CPCBB Propriety component, R D or others SBE_ITEM_SW_CONST Const_no Const_elmnt_nm Const_elmnt_cd Sl No IUPAC number CAS number 3. The above additional qualifier details can be viewed at the time of assessment under view_BE tab. During assessment, if the officer changes the CTH,then an option has been provided for officer to add these additional qualifiers. 4. In case of non-availability of information for even one ingredient with the importer for the reason that information is not shared by the supplier due toconfidentiality, a self-undertaking is to be provided in the Bill of Entry by theimporter under Statement Code PC002 as follows: 1 STMT_TYPE DEC 2 STMT_CODE PC002 3 STMT_TITLE Declaration of non-availability of information 4 STMT_DESC I certify that the information related to IUPAC CAS number is not in my possession as the same is not provided by my supplier due to confidentiality 5. All trade associations/members of the Customs Brokers Association are requested to take note and publicize the contents of this Public Notice among their members/constituents. In case of any difficulties or issues, may email to [email protected]. 6. Officers facing any difficulties or issues, may email to [email protected]. Amitesh Bharat Singh COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS BENGALURU