| Title: | FORMAT FOR PAPERLESS MIB NUMBERS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2000-08-07 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: FORMAT FOR PAPERLESS MIB NUMBERS
THIS MESSAGE IS DIRECTED PRIMARILY TO ABI SOFTWARE VENDORS AND
SELF-PROGRAMMED ABI FILERS.
THE OCEAN AND RAIL AUTOMATED MANIFEST MODULE OF ACS REQUIRES THAT
QUALIFYING OCEAN AND RAIL AMS CARRIERS BE ASSIGNED IDENTIFIER CODES
FOR THE CREATION OF PAPERLESS MASTER-IN-BOND ENTRIES. THESE
NUMBERS HAVE HISTORICALLY STARTED WITH THE LETTER "V", FOLLOWED BY
A TWO-DIGIT NUMERIC (V01, V02, ETC). WITH THE EXPANSION OF OCEAN
AND RAIL AMS, CUSTOMS HAS BEGUN ASSIGNING PAPERLESS MASTER-IN-BOND
IDENTIFIERS THAT CONTAIN AN ALPHA CHARACTER IN THE SECOND POSITION
(VA1, VA2, ETC).
ABI FILERS AND VENDORS SHOULD REFER TO THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE
AUTOMATED INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT (CATAIR). ON PAGES
CRL-18 AND ENS-21 (JUNE 2000 EDITION), A PARAGRAPH UNDER NOTE
NUMBER 1 ADVISES USERS THAT "POSITIONS 2 THROUGH 10 ARE ALPHA
NUMERIC."
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IS BEING ISSUED AS A REMINDER TO ALL
ABI TRADE PARTNERS THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE WHATEVER STEPS ARE
NECESSARY TO INSURE THAT THEIR SOFTWARE WILL PERMIT THE USER TO
ENTER PAPERLESS MASTER-IN-BOND NUMBERS THAT HAVE TWO LEADING
ALPHA CHARACTERS.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR ABI
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.