CSMS Message: 00-001379

Title:BURMA/MYANMAR ISO REPORTING FOR
Date:2000-11-13
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM: HQ QUOTA

SUBJECT: BURMA/MYANMAR ISO REPORTING FO

DATED: 11/09/2000

1311091
NOVEMBER 2, 2000

TO: DIRECTORS, FIELD OPERATIONS
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE PROGRAMS

SUBJECT: QBT -2000-5: BURMA/MYANMAR INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
COUNTRY CODE (ISO) REPORTING FOR 2001.

PASS TO: ASSISTANT PORT DIRECTORS, NATIONAL IMPORT SPECIALIST(S),
IMPORT SPECIALISTS, CUSTOMS OFFICERS SUCH AS INSPECTORS,
ENTRY SUPERVISORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES SUCH AS
BROKERS AND IMPORTERS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEMORANDUM IS TO PROVIDE NATIONAL GUIDANCE FOR
PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS OF QUOTA AND NON-QUOTA MERCHANDISE FROM THE
COUNTRY OF BURMA/MYANMAR. CURRENTLY, THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM
(ACS) IS SET UP TO USE TWO ISO CODES FOR BURMA/MYANMAR. THESE CODE
ARE BU AND MM.

PROGRAMMING CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN ACS TO REJECT ENTRIES THAT USE
THE ISO CODE OF MM, STARTING JANUARY 1, 2001. THE NEW PROGRAMMING
ONLY ALLOW ACS TO ACCEPT THE CODE OF BU FOR THE COUNTRY OF
BURMA/MYANMAR. AUTOMATED BROKER INTERFACE (ABI) USERS ARE URGED TO
MAKE THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM CHANGES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

QUESTIONS FROM ABI FILERS REGARDING THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE SHOULD
REFERRED TO THEIR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE. QUESTIONS FROM THE IMPORT
COMMUNITY SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE LOCAL CUSTOMS PORT. THE CUSTOM
PORT MAY REFER THEIR QUESTIONS THROUGH CC:MAIL TO HO QUOTA, OR
CONTACT ERIN RILEY AT (202) 927-5395.

SIGNED

ELIZABETH G DURANT

CC: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS