| Title: | CBTPA NON TEXTILE PROVISIONS, SPI REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2001-03-27 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM: ANTHONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: CBTPA NON TEXTILE PROVISIONS, SPI "R" REQUIREMENTS
DATE: 03/27/2001
EFFECTIVE 03/28/2001, THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) WILL
BE PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT CBTPA NON TEXTILE CLAIMS (CARIBBEAN
BASIN TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT - SPI 'R') .
TO FILE A CBTPA NON TEXTILE CLAIM (SPI 'R'), THE SUMMARY DATA
MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR CBTPA NON TEXTILE
BENEFITS. COUNTRIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CBTPA NON TEXTILE
BENEFITS WILL DISPLAY A CBTPA INDICATOR OF 'R' ON THE COUNTRY
CODE FILE.
2) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN (EI, RECORD IDENTIFIER 40, COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN, POSITIONS 6-7) AND THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT (EI, RECORD
IDENTIFIER 50, COUNTRY OF EXPORT, POSITIONS 69-70) MUST BE
THE SAME.
3) TARIFF NUMBERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CBTPA NON TEXTILE
CLAIMS WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR OF 'R' . THE
SPI 'R' CLAIM WILL BE MADE ON THE EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD
IDENTIFIER 50 INPUT RECORD SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDICATOR
(PRIMARY) FIELD (POSITION 3).
4) THE DUTY RATE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPI 'R' CLAIM WILL BE EQUAL
TO THE NAFTA 'MX' DUTY RATE FOR THAT TARIFF NUMBER (NAFTA
PARITY PROVISIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE PARTNERSHIP
ACT).
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE ACS SYSTEM ISSUES INVOLVING THE
SPI 'R' CLAIMS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO TONY CASUCCI, ENTRY SUMMARY
SELECTIVITY BRANCH, AT 202-927-1035.
ALL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NON-TEXTILE PROVISIONS (SPI
'R') OF THE CBTPA PROGRAM SHOULD BE REFERRED TO LEON HAYWARD,
TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, AT 202-927-9704.