Sub: Intimation of updation of WCO Harmonized System of Nomenclature & Steps taken for its smooth implementation

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 manveshk@yahoo.co.in 2 45 tariff items of Chemical Sector II & II- (A-F) Shri Gokhale Anand Y 9423680670 gokhale@gmail.com 4 13 tariff items of Wood Sector II-(H- K) Shri Inderlal Kalal 9890312667 inderlal.kalal@gmail.com 5 15 tariff items of Textile Sector III Shri J.G. Shahadapuri 9867291007 jgspuri@gmail.com 6 6 tariff items of Base Metal Sector IV Shri Amit Kumar 9225221239 amitirs09@gmail.com 7 25 tariff items of Machinery Sector V Shri Mahipal Singh 9167304824 mahighumaria@gmail.com 8 18 tariff items of Transport Sector V-A & V-B Shri R.P. Singh 9169142454 singhrag@gmail.com OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS (NHAVA SHEVA-I) EDI (CENTRALISED) SECTION, 2ND FLOOR, B-WING, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CUSTOM HOUSE, NHAVA SHEVA, URAN, RAIGAD, MAHARASHTRA – 400 707 FAX: 022-27243245 e-mail: edi@jawaharcustoms.gov.in

9 25 tariff items of Other Sector VI Shri Vivekanand Rai 9450182843 vivekanandrai21@gmail.com 10 Queries related to License/Export Promotion Scheme handled by respective Group/Section VII-D Shri Swain Bijay Kumar 9870714840 bkswain012@gmail.com 11 VII-H Shri N.J. Sabale 9867129982 njsabale@gmail.com 13 VII-I Shri R.S. Negi
9769224774 customsgurus@gmail.com 14 VII-G Shri P.K. Ahire 9619416279 pka.2979@gmail.com 15 EPCG Shri Ganreddiwar R.M 9987105069 ganreddiwarrajendra@gmail .com 16 DEEC Shri S. Nanda Kumar 9833673746 snandkumar4@gmail.com

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.

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1. The Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II.
2. The Pr. Commissioner/All the Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II.
3. All Addl. /Joint Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II.
4. All Deputy/Asst. Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II.
5. The DC/EDI for uploading on the JNCH Website.
6. The Superintendent, Boarding office, JNCH.
7. Port Terminals (JNPCT/NSICT/GTI).
8. Office Copy.