CSMS Message: 02-000213

Title:JORDAN FREE TRADE ACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Date:2002-02-14
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : ANTHONY CASUCCI

DATE : 02/13/2002

SUBJECT : JORDAN FREE TRADE ACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SET TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE A JORDAN FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM. THE
ACS SYSTEM IS BEING REPROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT THE JORDAN FREE TRADE
ACT CLAIMS. WHEN THE ABOVE CHANGES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, THE
TRADE WILL BE ADVISED WHEN THEY ARE ABLE TO FILE A JORDAN FREE
TRADE ACT CLAIM THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.

TO CLAIM THE JORDAN FREE TRADE ACT BENEFIT, THE FOLLOWING ABI
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET:

1) THE SPI INDICATOR OF 'JO' (ISO CODE FOR JORDAN) MUST BE
FILED. THE SPI INDICATOR IS REPORTED ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY
RECORD INDENTIFIER 50 (INPUT), SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDICATOR
(COUNTRY) FIELD (POSITIONS 78-79) OR RECORDS 70/80/81
SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDICATOR (COUNTRY) FIELD.

2) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MUST BE 'JO'. THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
FIELD IS REPORTED ON ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 40 (INPUT),
POSITIONS 6-7.

3) THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE 'JO'. THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT
FIELD IS REPORTED ON ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 (INPUT),
POSITIONS 69-70.

4) THE TARIFF NUMBER WITH THE JORDAN FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM MUST
CONTAIN THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATION OF 'JO'. THE TARIFF
NUMBERS WITH THE JORDAN FREE TRADE INDICATION MAY EITHER BE FREE
OR A REDUCED RATE. IF THE RATE IS REDUCED, THE DUTY RATE WILL BE
INDICATED IN THE SPECIAL RATE FIELD ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISO CODE
'JO'.

THE TRADE WILL BE ADVISED IN A FUTURE MESSAGE WHEN JORDAN FREE
TRADE ACT CLAIMS CAN BE FILED THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.

QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE MESSAGE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO
YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #02-000307