CSMS Message: 02-001633

TO: ALL ABI FILERS

FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT: CREATION OF HASS AVOCADO FEE BY AGRICULTURE MARKETING SERVICE

THE AGRICULTURE MARKETING SERVICES (AMS) HAS REQUESTED THAT U.S. CUSTOMS
COLLECT A FEE ON THE IMPORTATION OF HASS AVOCADOS AT THE RATE OF 2.5
CENTS PER POUND, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2003. HASS AVOCADOS ARE
CLASSIFIED UNDER HARMONIZED TARIFF NUMBER 0804.40.0010.

THE 2.5 CENTS PER POUND HASS AVOCADO FEE ASSESSMENT CONVERTS TO .055115
CENTS PER KILOGRAM UNDER THE METRIC SYSTEM.

CLASS CODE 107 WILL BE USED TO REPORT THE HASS AVOCADO FEE.

THE HASS AVOCADO FEE IS REQUIRED EFFECTIVE WITH DUTY/FEE COMPUTATION
DATE OF JANUARY 1, 2003. THE FOLLOWING CATAIR REFERENCES DEFINE HOW
ACS DETERMINES THE DUTY/FEE COMPUTATION DATE:

EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD IDENTIFIER 10 INPUT, NOTE 3.
EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD IDENTIFIER 20 INPUT, NOTE 2.
EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD IDENTIFIER 30 INPUT, NOTE 6.

MODIFICATIONS TO THE QR APPLICATION (DAILY STATEMENT) TO DISPLAY THE
HASS AVOCADO FEE INFORMATION INCLUDE CHANGES TO RECORD IDENTIFIER
QC (OUTPUT) AND NEW RECORD IDENTIFIERS QG AND QL.

QR MODIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

QC (OUTPUT)

DATA ELEMENT LNGTH/CLASS POS STATUS DESCRIPTION

HASS AVOCADO 8N 27-34 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE
HASS AVOCADO FEE. TWO
DECIMAL PLACES ARE IMPLIED.
IF THE FEE IS A WHOLE
NUMBER, THE TWO LOW-ORDER
(CENTS) POSITIONS CONTAIN
ZEROS.

FILLER 46X 35-80 M SPACE FILL

NEW RECORD "QG" (OUTPUT) - THIS NEW RECORD IS SIMILAR TO THE "QF"
(OUTPUT) RECORD. THE "QG" (OUTPUT) RECORD CONTAINS TOTAL PAYMENT DUE
(PRELIMINARY OR FINAL STATEMENT) INFORMATION. THE QG RECORD LAYOUT IS
THE FOLLOWING:

DATA ELEMENT LNTH/CLASS POS STATUS DESCRIPTION

CONTROL ID 1A 1 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL Q.

RECORD TYPE 1A 2 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL G.

DISTRICT/PORT
WHICH PROCESSS 4N 3-6 M A CODE REPRESENTING THE
ENTRIES DISTRICT/PORT WHICH
PROCESSED THE ENTRIES.

ENTRY FILER
CODE 3AN 7-9 M A UNIQUE CODE ASSIGNED BY
THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE TO
ALL ACTIVE ENTRY DOCUMENT
PREPARERS.
TOTAL HASS
AVOCADO FEE 9N 10-18 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE
TOTAL HASS AVOCADO FEE
AMOUNT. TWO DECIMALS ARE
IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS A
WHOLE NUMBER, THE TWO LOW-
ORDER (CENTS) POSITIONS
CONTAIN ZEROS.

FILLER 62N 19-80 M SPACE FILL.

NEW RECORD "QL" (OUTPUT) - THIS RECORD IS A CONDITIONAL RECORD AND IS
SIMILAR TO THE QK (OUTPUT) RECORD. THIS RECORD DISPLAYS THE HASS
AVOCADO FEE DATA. THE RECORD LAYOUT IS THE FOLLOWING:

DATA ELEMENT LNTH/CLASS POS STATUS DESCRIPTION

CONTROL ID 1A 1 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL Q.

RECORD TYPE 1A 2 M MUST ALWAYS EQUAL L.

DISTRICT/PORT
WHICH PROCESS
ENTRIES 4N 3-6 M A CODE REPRESENTING THE
DISTRICT/PORT WHICH
PROCESSED THE ENTRIES.
ENTRY FILER
CODE 3AN 7-9 M A UNIQUE CODE ASSIGNED BY
THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
TO ALL ACTIVE ENTRY
DOCUMENT PREPARERS.

TOTAL HASS
AVOCADO FEE 9N 10-18 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE
TOTAL HASS AVOCADO FEE
AMOUNT. TWO DECIMALS ARE
IMPLIED.

FILLER 62N 19-80 M SPACE FILL.

POLICY AND PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE HASS AVOCADO FEE
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE ENTRY AND DRAWBACK MANAGEMENT BRANCH
AT (202)- 927-0360.

SYSTEM QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
YOUR LOCAL ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES.