TMI BlogTelecom equipment in the context of notification No. 02/2019- Customs dated 29-01-2019 amending notification No. 57/2017-Customs dated 30.06.3017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ods that are telecommunication products or equipment. 2. In this context, the Board was apprised that some of these technology related descriptions, specifically those at (b) to (h), amongst (a) to (h), in the notification, need to be better understood by all stakeholders for a more effective identification of products and equipment covered therein. 3. Accordingly, in order to make stakeholders more aware in the matter, and in consultation with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) - (a) the identification of products/equipment covered thereunder, at (b) to (h) of the notification, is illustrated in Annexure -1; (b) it is decided that, in terms of the Bill of Entry (Electronic Integrated Declaration and Paperless Processing) Regulations 2018 , an identification of products/equipment under 85176290 and 85176990 shall be enabled from the beginning, that is, from the time of filing of import declarations itself, bringing certainty, for which an alpha numeric code/identifier as provided for in Annexure -2 will need to be additionally declared in bill of entry by the importer with effect from 01.04.2023. 4. Suitable Public Notice, etc may kindly be issued for gu ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (g) Carrier Ethernet Switches, Packet Transport Node (PTN) products, Multiprotocol Label Switching Transport Profile (MPLS-TP) products The Machines/apparatus covered under these categories include- i. IP-MPLS Based equipment; ii. MPLS-TP based equipment; iii. SDN Based MPLS equipment; iv. PTN products for Carrier Ethernet Network (CEN) for Access and Aggregation Network Applications (h) Multiple Input/Multiple Output (MIMO) and Long-Term Evolution (LTE) products The Machines/apparatus covered under these categories include- i. 4G(LTE) products and their Elements, namely- eNode B, RRH, CU, DU, RU, BBU, EPC, MME, SGW, PGW, HSS, IMS, Network In a Box (NIB), 4G CPE, etc.; ii. 5G products and its Elements, namely- gNodeB, RRH, CU, DU, RU, BBU, 5GC, IMS, Network In a Box (NIB), 5G CPE, etc.; iii. 4G and 5G enabled NB IoT devices; iv. Equipment incorporating technologies beyond 5G. Annexure -2 Identifier Product/equipment against tariff heading ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... TEC207 ONT-50GPON TEC299 ONT-Others E Internet Protocol Radios in item (e) of notification TEE001 IPR-WiFi Access Point Equipment TEE002 IPR-WiFi Controller TEE003 IPR-Repeaters (RF/RF-over-Optical) In-Building Solution (IBS)-Indoor/ Outdoor including Active and passive Accessories (2G/3G/4G/5G and onwards) TEE004 IPR-Wireless Radio Link (IP/Hybrid equipment) TEE999 IPR-Others F Soft switches and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) equipment in item (f) of notification TEF001 VoIP-VOIP Phones TEF002 Media Gateways TEF003 Gateway Controllers and Session Border Controllers TEF004 Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange (IP PBX) TEF005 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 5G-CPE TEH008 5G-5GC TEH209 5G-IMS TEH210 5G-Network In A Box (NIB)/ Compact System TEH299 5G and Next Generation products-Others Z Others MAZ999 all goods other than those covered in (a) to (h) of Sl.no 20 Of notification 57/2017- customs as amended by notification No. 02/2019-Customs dated 29.01.2019 Abbreviations Abbreviations used are listed below: DSL Digital Subscriber Line ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line vdsl Very High-Rate Digital Subscriber Line HDSL High-bit-rate digital subscriber line sdsl Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line ITU International Telecommunication Union ISDN Integrated S ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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