Unit quantity codes in Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills standardized; only Annexure codes allowed from 20.08.2020.
Prescribed Statistical Unit Quantity Codes (SQCs) must be declared for every item in Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills in addition to invoice commercial units, and from 20.08.2020 only commercial UQCs listed in the Annexure will be accepted; any other commercial UQC declarations will be rejected. Stakeholders must follow the standardized UQCs when filing and report implementation difficulties to the Additional/Joint Commissioner. This Public Notice functions as a standing order for officers and staff.

Unit Quantity Codes in Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills must use prescribed Annexure codes; others will be rejected.
From 20.08.2020, commercial Unit Quantity Codes declared in Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills must be limited to the specific codes listed in the Annexure; any other UQC will not be accepted. Statistical Unit Quantity Codes prescribed under the Tariff Act remain mandatory in addition to commercial units, and the notice is to be treated as a standing order with trade associations and brokers required to publicize the change.

Deferred payment of customs duty extended to authorised public undertakings, subject to eligibility, ICEGATE authentication and monitoring.
Extension permits deferred payment of Customs import duty to eligible Authorised Public Undertakings, governed by the Deferred Payment of Import Duty Rules, 2016. APUs must meet specified eligibility criteria including government ownership/control, valid IEC, senior-government recommendation, compliance undertakings and AEO-related legal-compliance conditions. Applications go to the Principal Commissioner/Commissioner, DIC, CBIC; approvals are for two years renewable. Approved APUs must obtain ICEGATE access for a nodal person to authenticate deferred-payment flags on Bills of Entry; payment due dates follow rule five of the Deferred Payment Rules and approvals may be revoked on ineligibility.

Grievance redressal committees for GST ensure structured resolution and escalation of taxpayer grievances to policy and IT wings.
Constitution of a State-level Grievance Redressal Committee for GST designates Co-Chairs, nodal officers and secretaries, prescribes member nomination and attendance rules, limits representation, and mandates quarterly meetings. The Committee will examine and resolve taxpayer procedural and IT grievances, refer policy matters to the CBIC Policy Wing and GST Council Secretariat, and refer portal issues to GSTN for time-bound resolution. The Secretary must submit quarterly reports to the GST Council Secretariat and CBIC; GSTN will develop a public portal for recording and displaying grievances and their disposal, with Co-Chairs and nodal officers responsible for timely updates.

Unit Quantity Codes standardization limits permissible commercial codes in customs declarations to improve EDI data quality and compliance.
The notice mandates use of prescribed commercial unit quantity codes from the Annexure for Bills of Entry and Shipping Bills, requires declaration of Statistical Unit Quantity Codes alongside commercial invoice units captured in the Single Window table, and directs that only Annexure-listed UQCs will be accepted while deviations must be reported to the designated Joint Commissioner; the directions operate as a standing order for officers.

e-Office adoption: electronic communications encouraged to improve transparency and receive diary acknowledgement for future reference.
Launch of e-Office in the Kolkata South CGST & CX Commissionerate transitions office work to a paperless electronic application; taxpayers are encouraged to send communications in searchable PDF format, provide mobile and email for immediate mail/SMS acknowledgement, and will receive a Diary Number to reference future correspondence.

Unit Quantity Codes standardization: only prescribed commercial codes allowed in import declarations; non compliant codes will be rejected.
Statistical Unit Codes (SQCs) prescribed under the Tariff Act are mandatory for each item in import declarations and captured in the Single Window. From the effective date, only commercial UQCs listed in Annexure A will be accepted in Bills of Entry; any other commercial UQCs will be rejected. The instruction is to be treated as a standing order, trade associations must publicize it, and implementation issues should be reported to the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Technical).

Extension of time limits under Customs Act: key filing and compliance deadlines are extended to the notified end date for relief.
Time limits under the Customs Act, 1962 for filing refund applications, drawback claims (including under Section 74), export filings, appeals, issuance of show cause/demand notices, licence renewals and related actions whose last date fell within the covered period are extended to the new specified end date pursuant to the Government notification; the Public Notice directs stakeholders to utilise the extension and directs officers to treat the Notice as a standing order.

Manufacture in special warehouses governed by section 65: integrated licensing, bond and digital records control duty and GST treatment.
Licensed special warehouses under section 58A may undertake manufacturing and other operations under section 65 subject to an integrated application, execution of the prescribed bond and bank guarantee, and compliance with specified security, digital recordkeeping and software requirements. Resultant products exported require shipping bills and GST invoices with no duty on imported inputs under section 69; products cleared domestically attract GST/IGST and ex-bond Bills of Entry to discharge import duties on contained warehoused goods. Annexures prescribe application, inventory registers and bond formats and customs verification procedures.

Electronic communication encouraged: use searchable PDFs and provide contact details for immediate acknowledgement and tracking.
Launch of E-Office in the Principal Commissioner, CGST, Visakhapatnam establishes a paperless workflow application to enhance efficiency, transparency, accountability and data security. Taxpayers are encouraged to use electronic communication, submit PDF (preferably searchable) documents, and provide mobile and email contacts to receive immediate acknowledgement and a Diary Number for reference; trade bodies are requested to circulate the notice and report difficulties or suggestions.

e-Office implementation encourages electronic communications; submit searchable PDF filings with contact details for faster departmental processing.
Launch of e-Office requires taxpayers to use electronic communication and submit PDF files (preferably searchable) for faster processing. Communications should include mobile number and e-mail to enable immediate e-mail/SMS acknowledgement; the system will issue a Diary Number for reference. Trade associations are requested to disseminate this notice and convey difficulties or suggestions.

Refund of IGST on export: submit a signed concordance table mapping GST invoices to shipping bills for refund processing.
Exporters with invoice-shipping bill mismatches must use the alternative mechanism for IGST refund: consult the JNCH website list of affected IECs, prepare the prescribed concordance table signed by the authorised signatory mapping GST invoices to shipping bill invoices, and email it to the Deputy Commissioner (Drawback, NS II, JNCH) at [email protected]. The mechanism and SB005 error correction apply only to shipping bills within the corrective window specified by the implementing circular. Annexure A provides the concordance template and an IEC list for reference.

Centralised receipt handling: all correspondence routed to CRU for scanning, e Office diarisation and controlled custody.
Centralises all incoming correspondence to a Central Receipt Unit responsible for receipt intake, scanning to searchable PDF, diarisation and upload into e Office, generation of acknowledgements, forwarding to addressees, and secure custody of physical documents; prescribes staffing, email handling, confidential envelope procedure, scanning specifications and storage and retention processes.

Electronic communication requirement: designated official email and searchable PDF submissions mandated for customs correspondence and acknowledgements.
Launch of the e-Office application in the Customs Commissionerate, Pune, requires stakeholders to use the designated official email [email protected] for all electronic communications, preferably submitting documents as searchable PDF files; taxpayers should provide mobile and email contact details to receive automated acknowledgements and a Diary Number, and trade bodies are requested to circulate the notice to their members.

Mandatory testing and certification of telecommunications equipment now required for specified transmission and PON devices before import, sale, or use.
Mandatory testing and certification is imposed under the MTCTE regime for Phase II equipment, covering transmission terminal and PON family broadband devices; portal-accepted certification is required for processing, and testing and certification are mandatory preconditions for import, sale or use in India. Customs officers must treat the Public Notice as a standing order for enforcement and use the MTCTE portal as the administrative mechanism.

e-Office adoption: taxpayers must submit searchable PDFs and contact details for electronic processing and diary acknowledgement.
Launch of e-Office establishes a paperless departmental framework to improve efficiency, transparency and data integrity. Taxpayers are encouraged to use electronic communication, submit communications as PDF (preferably searchable), and provide mobile number and email. The system will send a Diary Number acknowledgement by mail/SMS for reference. Stakeholders may report difficulties or suggestions to the Commissionerate.

e-Office implementation mandates electronic file opening and migration to create a paperless office with prioritized training and support.
Implementation of e-Office is mandated for the Chief Commissioner's Office, Mumbai Customs Zone II (CCCU); new files must be opened electronically and physical files are prohibited except with prior concurrence of the Joint/Addl. Commissioner, CCCU. Legacy files must be migrated to the application on priority. Training materials and learning resources are available on the application portal and via the Punjab NIC website, and the Central Secretariat Manual on e Office Procedure is referenced. The Joint/Addl. Commissioner, CCCU will resolve difficulties and approve exceptions.

Disposal of un claimed goods: accelerated clearance mandated with safety audits and real time reporting for hazardous consignments.
Board mandates expedited disposal of un claimed, un cleared, seized and confiscated goods, emphasizing hazardous materials which may be disposed anytime under Section 48 of the Customs Act. Commissioners must ensure secure storage, coordinate safety audits with competent authorities, enter disposal details in the UCC module of ICES for real time monitoring, and submit required progress reports while preventing retention beyond prescribed timelines and following Disposal Manual procedures for seized/confiscated goods.

Advance NOC from AQCS required: pet imports must have prescribed veterinary certificates before airline carriage and Customs clearance.
Import of pet dogs and cats requires a prescribed Veterinary Health Certificate and an advance No Objection Certificate (NOC) from AQCS before airlines may uplift animals; passengers import under Transfer of Residence, re imports and other commercial or short stay imports follow scenario specific documentation rules, and Customs will clear animals only upon production of AQCS's final NOC and any applicable DGFT or wildlife clearances.

e-Office implementation encourages searchable PDF submissions, mobile/email inclusion and issues diary numbers, enhancing acknowledgement and transparency.
Launch of e-Office in the Central Goods and Services Tax Commissionerate, Bhavnagar creates a paperless electronic workflow to improve efficiency, transparency, effectiveness and data security. Taxpayers are encouraged to send communications as searchable PDF files and to include mobile numbers and email addresses so the system can send immediate acknowledgements and allocate a Diary Number for reference. Trade associations are requested to circulate the notice and report any difficulties or suggestions.