Trade Category

Introduction

The Trade Category List can be defined as the primary or the 1st level classification “head” for trade(s) defined at a ULB/State Level.

Data Table

Sr.No.	Trade Category Code*	Trade Category Name* (In English)	Trade Category Name* (In Local Language)
1	TC1	Goods	सामग्री
2	TC2	Services	सर्विस

Sr.No.

Trade Category Code*

Trade Category Name* (In English)

Trade Category Name* (In Local Language)

TC1

Goods

सामग्री

TC2

Services

सर्विस

The table above contains sample Trade Category data.

Procedure

Data Definition

Sr. No.	Column Name	Data Type	Data Size	Is Mandatory?	Description
1	Trade Category Code	Alphameric	64	Yes	The Code assigned to the Trade Category. Eg: TC1 For Goods, TC2 for Services
2	Trade Category Name (In English)	Text	256	Yes	Name of the Trade Category in English. Eg: Goods, Services etc.
3	Trade Category Name (In Local Language)	Text	256	Yes	Name of the Trade Category in Local Language (as decided). Eg: Service is described as “सर्विस” in Hindi

Sr. No.

Column Name

Data Type

Data Size

Is Mandatory?

Description

Trade Category Code

Alphameric

Yes

The Code assigned to the Trade Category. Eg: TC1 For Goods, TC2 for Services

Trade Category Name (In English)

Text

256

Yes

Name of the Trade Category in English. Eg: Goods, Services etc.

Trade Category Name (In Local Language)

Text

256

Yes

Name of the Trade Category in Local Language (as decided). Eg: Service is described as “सर्विस” in Hindi

Steps to fill data

Download the data template attached to this page.
Refer to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document to learn more about the template sheet, data type, size, and definitions.
Enter a unique Trade Category Code for each trade head.
Enter the Trade Category Name. Some trade categories are already defined in the master. Add new categories as required.
Enter the Trade Category Name (Local Language).

Checklist

The checklist contains a set of activities to be performed once the data is filled into a template to ensure data entry requirements are met. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Sr. No.	Checklist Parameter	Example
1	Make sure that each and every point in this reference list has been taken care of	Checklist

Sr. No.

Checklist Parameter

Example

Make sure that each and every point in this reference list has been taken care of

Checklist

Entity Specific Checklist

This checklist covers the activities which are specific to the entity.

Sr. No.	Checklist Parameter	Example
1	The format of the Trade Category Code defined should be alphanumeric and unique	TC1: Goods TC2: Services
2	Trade Category Name (In either Language) should not contain any special characters	Goods: [Allowed] #Goods! : [Not allowed]

Sr. No.

Checklist Parameter

Example

The format of the Trade Category Code defined should be alphanumeric and unique

TC1: Goods

TC2: Services

Trade Category Name (In either Language) should not contain any special characters

Goods: [Allowed]

#Goods! : [Not allowed]