| Title: | ATPDEA TRADE PROGRAM - ABI SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2003-03-03 |
| To: | abi |
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SUBJECT: ATPDEA (ANDEAN TRADE PROMOTION AND DRUG ERADICATION ACT) ABI
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
ACS IS IN THE PROCESS OF MODIFYING THE ABI SYSTEM TO ACCEPT ATPDEA
CLAIMS. THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE WILL PROVIDE THE TRADE WITH THE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE AN ATPDEA TEXTILE AND NON TEXTILE CLAIM. A
FUTURE MESSAGE WILL ADVISE THE TRADE WHEN ACS HAS MODIFIED THEIR
SYSTEM TO ACCEPT ATPDEA CLAIMS.
CURRENTLY ACS IS ALLOWING THE TRADE TO USE THE CURRENT 'ATPA'
PROCEDURES TO FILE AN ATPDEA CLAIM. THIS PROCEDURE IS A TEMPORARY
PROCEDURE TO ALLOW THE TRADE THE ABILITY TO FILE ATPDEA CLAIMS
THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW WILL REPLACE
THE TEMPORARY PROCEDURE AND INDICATE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO
FILE AN ATPDEA CLAIM.
THE COUNTRY CODE EXTRACT REFERENCE FILE WILL BE MODIFIED TO IDENTIFY
COUNTRIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ATPDEA BENEFITS. THE CURRENT AGOA/CBTPA
FIELD ON THE COUNTRY CODE REFERENCE FILE WILL BE MODIFIED TO DISPLAY
COUNTRIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA TRADE BENEFITS.
THE COUNTRY CODE EXTRACT REFERENCE FILE WILL DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION TO INDICATE COUNTRIES THAT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ATPDEA BENEFITS.
F102 (OUTPUT)
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH POSITION DESCRIPTION
AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR 1X 76 D = AGOA
R = CBTPA
J = ATPDEA
F202 (OUTPUT) LENGTH POSITION DESCRIPTION
DATA ELEMENT 1X 46 D = AGOA
R = CBTPA
J = ATPDEA
LENGTH POSITION
AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA BEGIN DATE 6X 48 - 53
(MMDDYY)
IF THE AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR = 'D' IN POSITION 46, THEN POSITIONS
48 - 53 REPRESENTS THE BEGIN DATE FOR THE AGOA TRADE PROGRAM. IF THE
AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR = 'R' IN POSITION 46, THEN POSITIONS 48 - 53
REPRESENTS THE BEGIN DATE FOR THE CBTPA TRADE PROGRAM. IF THE
AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR = 'J' IN POSITION 46, THEN POSITIONS 48 - 53
REPRESENTS THE BEGIN DATE FOR THE ATPDEA TRADE PROGRAM.
F202 (OUTPUT)
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH POSITION
AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA END DATE 6X 54 - 59
(MMDDYY)
IF THE AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR = 'D' IN POSITION 46, THEN POSITIONS
54 - 59 REPRESENTS THE END DATE FOR THE AGOA TRADE PROGRAM. IF THE AGOA/
CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR = 'R' IN POSITION 46, THEN POSITIONS 54 - 59
REPRESENTS THE END DATE FOR THE CBTPA TRADE PROGRAM. IF THE
AGOA/CBTPA/ATPDEA INDICATOR = 'J' IN POSITION 46, THEN POSITIONS 54 - 59
REPRESENTS THE END DATE FOR THE ATPDEA TRADE PROGRAM.
TARIFF NUMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE ATPDEA NON TEXTILE AND NON TUNA BENEFITS
WILL HAVE A SPI INDICATION OF 'J+'. PLEASE NOTE, THE SPI 'J+' INDICATION
TO IDENTIFY ATPDEA NON TEXTILE AND NON TUNA BENEFITS IS DETERMINED BY
THE USTR (UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE) AND THE USITC (UNITED
STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION) ORGANIZATIONS.
IN ORDER TO FILE AN ATPDEA NON TEXTILE AND NON TUNA CLAIM
(TARIFF NUMBERS 01 - 97), THE FILER WILL INDICATE SPI 'J+'
IN THE SPI COUNTRY INDICATOR FIELD IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY (EI - INPUT)
RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 (POSITIONS 78 - 79) OR SPI COUNTRY INDICATOR
IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY (EI - INPUT) 70/80/81 RECORDS.
THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT INDICATED IN THE ENTRY
SUMMARY DATA MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR ATPDEA BENEFITS.
IF ALL THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE MET, THE ATPDEA NON TEXTILE AND NON
TUNA CLAIMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES BELOW INDICATE THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TO FILE
AN ATPDEA TEXTILE OR AN ATPDEA TUNA PROVISION CLAIM.
THE TEXTILE AND TUNA PROVISIONS WILL BE IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING
CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBERS.
9802008048
98210101 (TUNA PROVISIONS)
98211101
98211104
98211107
98211110
98211113
98211116
98211119
98211122
98211125 (SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA)
THE ABOVE TARIFF NUMBERS ALONG WITH THE ALTERNATE TARIFF NUMBERS
(CHAPTER 01 - 97) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TARIFF 98211125 ARE NOT SUBJECT
TO QUOTA.
THE ATPDEA TRADE AGREEMENT MAKES NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT VISA
REQUIREMENTS. CURRENTLY COLOMBIA AND PERU ARE SUBJECT TO VISA
REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGNATED TARIFF NUMBERS. THE VISA REQUIREMENTS WILL
REMAIN THE SAME FOR COLOMBIA AND PERU. IF THE NON CHAPTER 98 TARIFF
NUMBERS FOR COLOMBIA AND PERU ARE SUBJECT TO A VISA REQUIREMENT, THE
FILER WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A VISA WHEN THE ATPDEA TARIFF NUMBER
(CHAPTER 98) IS ENTERED.
THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE AN ATPDEA
ELIGIBLE COUNTRY.
IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE THE DEPARTMENT OF CENSUS IN THEIR COLLECTION OF
TRADE STATISTICS FOR THE TEXTILE AND TUNA PROVISIONS. THE ENTIRE VALUE
FOR THE 9821 PROVISIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED WITH THE ALTERNATE TARIFF
NUMBER (CHAPTER 01-97), EI 70 RECORD, POSITIONS 69 - 78). ANY AMOUNTS
GREATER THAN ZERO REPORTED UNDER THE 9821 PROVISION (EI 40 RECORD,
POSITIONS 8 - 17) WILL BE REJECTED.
THE ALTERNATE TARIFF NUMBERS WITH THE ATPDEA TUNA PRVISONS (98211125)
SHOULD BE THE FOLLOWING TARIFF NUMBERS:
1604141010
1604143051
1604143091
NO SPI SHOULD BE ENTERED FOR ANY ATPDEA TEXTILE AND ATPDEA TUNA
PROVISION CLAIMS. THE CHAPTER 98 TARIFF NUMBERS IDENTIFY THAT AN ATPDEA
CLAIM IS BEING MADE.
A FUTURE MESSAGE WILL BE POSTED TO INDICATE THE DATE THAT AN ATPDEA
CLAIM CAN BE MADE USING THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INDICATED IN THIS
MESSAGE.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE (SYSTEM ISSUES) CAN BE REFERRED
TO TONY CASUCCI, ENTRY SUMMARY SELECTIVITY BRANCH AT 202-927-1035.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ATPDEA TRADE PROGRAM CAN
BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH,
ATTENTION RICHARD WALLIO AT 202-927-9704.