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)

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

Note: The table above contains sample Trade Category data.

Procedure

Data Definition

Sr. No.	Column Name	Data Type	Data Size	Is Mandatory?	Description

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.

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

Sr. No.	Checklist Parameter	Example
1	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

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]

Attachments

Configurable Data Template -Trade License Category

(Refer to “Trade Category” tab in the attached file).

Sample Configurable Data- Trade License Category