| Title: | EXPIRATION OF UNUSED ACH PUN'S |
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| Date: | 2001-07-17 |
| To: | abi |
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AS FIRST STATED IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 00-0920 OF AUGUST 18, 2000,
THIS IS A REMINDER TO ALL ACH-PARTICIPATING FILERS AND IMPORTERS THAT
ALL PAYER UNIT NUMBERS (PUN'S) THAT HAVE NOT BEEN USED WITHIN TWO YEARS
WILL BE CONSIDERED INACTIVE AND AUTOMATICALLY BE DELETED FROM THE ACS
SYSTEM.
THE ACCOUNTING SERVICES DIVISION OF US CUSTOMS HAS FOUND IT NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THIS PROCEDURE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE EXTREMELY LARGE FILE
OF ACH PAYER UNIT NUMBERS RESIDENT IN ACS.
IN ORDER TO PREVENT EXPIRATION OF PUN'S, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THEY BE
USED AT LEAST PERIODICALLY EACH YEAR. BROKERS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN PUN'S
AS BACK-UP FOR THEIR IMPORTERS' PUN'S ARE ADVISED TO PAY SOME DUTY-FREE
OR LOW DUTY STATEMENTS WITH THEIR OWN PAYER UNIT NUMBERS ON A REGULAR
BASIS TO ENSURE RETENTION OF THEIR ACTIVE STATUS.
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