CSMS Message: 02-000608

Title:NO TYPE '05' ENTRIES VIA ABI: HS 981800 ONLY ON '05'
Date:2002-05-08
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THE ABI 'EI' ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO PROHIBIT THE
SUBMISSION OF VESSEL REPAIR ENTRIES (ENTRY TYPE '05'). THESE ENTRIES DO
NOT HAVE STANDARD LINE ITEM DATA AND ARE SUBJECT TO DIFFERENT RULES THAN
REGULAR CONSUMPTION/WAREHOUSE ENTRIES. ACCORDINGLY, TRANSMISSION VIA
THE 'EI' TRANSACTION IS NOT APPROPRIATE. ALL TYPE '05' ENTRIES SHOULD BE
MANUALLY FILED.

ADDITIONALLY, CUSTOMS HAS DETERMINED THAT SOME MERCHANDISE ENTERED ON
CONSUMPTION/WAREHOUSE ENTRIES IS BEING MIS-CLASSIFIED UNDER THE TARIFF
PROVISIONS OF HS 981800, ET AL. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE 981800 TARIFFS IN
SUBCHAPTER XVIII ARE ONLY APPLICABLE FOR TYPE '05' VESSEL REPAIR
ENTRIES. ACCORDINGLY, ACS HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO DISALLOW TARIFFS 981800,
ET AL, ON ANY OTHER ENTRY TYPE.

QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

JAMES N. HALPIN
TEAM LEADER
FIELD SYSTEMS DIVISION