| Title: | CHANGE IN MUSHROOM FEE IN HTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2000-09-29 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : YVONNE TOMENGA
SUBJECT : Change in Mushroom Fee in HTS
07TE : 09/28/2000
ENT-1-FO:TP:TEC:O YLT
TO : ALL DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS
ALL AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS
SUBJECT : CHANGE FOR THE MUSHROOM FEE - HTS 0709.51.00
PASS TO : IMPORTERS, BROKERS, ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES,
ENTRY AND IMPORT SPECIALISTS
THE MUSHROOM COUNCIL, ESTABLISHED BY THE MUSHROOM PROMOTION, RESEARCH,
AND CONSUMER INFORMATION ORDER, HAS DETERMINED THAT THE MUSHROOM FEE
WILL BE REDUCED TO $.005512 PER KG. FOR GOODS CLASSIFIED UNDER
0709.51.00, HTSUS, AND ENTERED, OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE, FOR
CONSUMPTION EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2000.
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS:
THE MUSHROOM FEE WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL
SYSTEM (ACS) UNDER COLLECTION CODE 103 AS FOLLOWS:
HTUS NUMBER ASSESSMENT RATE
0709.51.00 .005512 PER KG.
ABI REQUIREMENTS:
THE MUSHROOM FEE WILL BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED BROKER
INTERFACE (ABI) ON THE 62 RECORD WITH CLASS CODE 103.
CF 7501 REPORTING PROCEDURES:
THE NOTATION "MUSHROOM FEE" WILL APPEAR IN COLUMNS 30 THROUGH 32 FOR
EACH LINE ITEM SUBJECT TO AN ASSESSMENT.
THE ASSESSMENT RATE EXPRESSED AS A SIX-DIGIT DECIMAL PER KILOGRAM, AS
SHOWN ABOVE, WILL BE REPORTED IN COLUMN 34. THIS RATE WILL BE
MULTIPLIED BY THE NET KILOGRAMS FOR THE LINE ITEM TO DETERMINE THE
AMOUNT DUE. THAT FIGURE WILL THEN BE SHOWN IN COLUMN 35.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MUSHROOM ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENTRY SUMMARY WILL
BE IDENTIFIED WITH THE COLLECTION CODE 103 IN THE BLOCK 39 SUMMARY AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE OF THE CF 7501.
ABI ENTRY SUMMARIES THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE
REJECTED BY THE SYSTEM. NON-ABI ENTRY SUMMARIES THAT DO NOT REFLECT THE
APPROPRIATE MUSHROOM FEE WILL BE REJECTED BY CUSTOMS.
EXEMPTIONS:
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ASSESSMENTS WILL
BE COLLECTED ON ALL IMPORTS ENTERED UNDER THE ABOVE-REFERENCED TARIFF
NUMBER. IMPORTERS REQUESTING EXEMPTIONS OR REFUNDS WILL NEED TO CONTACT
THE MUSHROOM COUNCIL DIRECTLY AS FOLLOWS:
MUSHROOM COUNCIL
11875 DUBLIN BOULEVARD, SUITE D 262
DUBLIN, CA 94568
VOICE: 925-556-5970
FURTHER QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED AS FOLLOWS:
COLLECTIONS¦CF 7501 - DEBBIE SCOTT, (202) 927-1962
ABI UPDATES - JIM MACDONALD, (202) 927-1027
MUSHROOM FEE PROGRAM-DANIEL WILLIAMS(USDA), (202) 720-9916
SIGNED
ELIZABETH G. DURANT