I'm having the exact same issue.
Any imported files with SwiftUI's fileImporter are not included in the result of the NSMetadataQuery. (Yes, NSMetadataQueryAccessibleUbiquitousExternalDocumentsScope is included in the search scope.)
Have you resolved the issue eventually?
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