| Title: | CHILE FREE TRADE ACT ABI SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2004-01-05 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: CHILE FREE TRADE ACT ABI SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
DATE: 01/05/2004
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE A CHILE FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM. THE ACS
SYSTEM IS BEING PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT THE CHILE FREE TRADE ACT CLAIMS.
WHEN THE ABOVE CHANGES ARE COMPLETED, THE TRADE WILL BE ADVISED WHEN
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO FILE A CHILE FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM THROUGH THE ABI
SYSTEM.
TO CLAIM CHILE FREE TRADE BENEFITS, THE FOLLOWING ABI SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET:
1) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MUST BE 'CL'. THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FIELD IS
REPORTED ON ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 40 (INPUT), POSITIONS
6 - 7.
2) THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE 'CL' WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHILE TPL
(TRADE PREFERENCE LEVEL) TARIFF NUMBERS 991199XX. CHILEAN TPL
TARIFF NUMBERS (991199XX) DO NOT REQUIRE THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT TO BE
'CL'. THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT FIELD IS INDICATED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY
RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 RECORD (POSITIONS 69 - 70).
3) THE TARIFF NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHILE FTA CLAIM MUST CONTAIN
THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATION OF 'CL'. THE TARIFF NUMBERS WITH THE
CHILE 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 WITH THE ISO CODE OF 'CL'.
4) THE SPI INDICATOR OF 'CL' (ISO CODE FOR CHILE) MUST BE TRANSMITTED.
THE SPI INDICATOR IS REPORTED ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER
50 (INPUT), SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (COUNTRY) FIELD (POSITIONS 78 -
79) OR RECORDS 70/80/81 SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (COUNTRY) FIELD.
5) MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE EDITS FOR CHILE FREE TRADE CLAIMS ARE THE
FOLLOWING:
A) CHILEAN FREE TRADE CLAIMS FOR MERCHANDISE THAT ARE CONSIDERED
ORIGINATING GOODS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES
(CLASS CODES 499, CLASS CODE 311 AND CLASS CODE 496).
B) CHILEAN FREE TRADE PREFERENCE LEVEL CLAIMS (CHILE TPL) ASSOCIATED
WITH TARIFF NUMBERS 991199XX WILL REQUIRE A MERCHANDISE PROCESSING
FEE. THE ABOVE MPF PROCEDURES ARE SIMILAR TO THE MPF PROCESS
ASSOCIATED WITH NAFTA ORGINATING GOODS AND NAFTA TRADE PREFERENCE
LEVEL CLAIMS. NAFTA ORIGINATING CLAIMS ARE EXEMPT FROM THE MPF
FEES AND NAFTA TRADE PREFERENCE LEVEL CLAIMS (TARIFF NUMBERS
99990050 - 99990064) REQUIRE A MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE.
C) THERE WILL BE SITUATIONS WHERE A TARIFF NUMBER IS DUTY FREE. DUTY
FREE TARIFF NUMBERS DO NOT HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATORS. IF THE
MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DUTY FREE TARIFF NUMBERS
QUALIFIES UNDER THE CHILEAN ORIGINATING FTA PROVISIONS, THE MPF
EXEMPTION CAN BE MADE BY TRANSMITTING THE COUNTRY CODE SPECIAL
PROGRAM INDICATOR 'CL' (ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 INPUT
RECORD (POSITIONS 78 - 79) OR RECORDS 70/80/81 SPECIAL PROGRAM
INDICATOR FIELD (COUNTRY) (POSITIONS 78 - 79). THIS PROCEDURE
IS SIMILAR TO NAFTA ORIGINATING CLAIMS FOR DUTY FREE TARIFF
NUMBERS, WHERE THE TRADE TRANSMITS THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR
'MX' OR 'CA' TO HAVE THE MPF EXEMPTED FOR THE DUTY FREE TARIFF
NUMBERS.
6) QUOTA - TARIFF NUMBERS 991102XX - 991174XX AND CHILE TPL TARIFF
NUMBERS 991199XX ARE SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA.
7) CHILE FTA SAFEGUARD MEASURES - TARIFF NUMBERS 991195XX - 991197XX
WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE CHILE FTA SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS. THE
CLASSFICATIONS AND DUTY RATES FOR THE COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO THIS
PROVISION WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE UNIT PRICE OF THE
MERCHANDISE. TARIFF NUMBERS 991195XX - 991197XX WILL HAVE VALUE
EDITS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. IN ORDER TO CLASSIFY THE MERCHANDISE
PROPERLY FOR MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO THE CHILE FTA SAFEGUARD
MEASURES, THE TRADE MUST BE AWARE OF THE UNIT IMPORT PRICE OF THE
MERCHANDISE.
8) THE ENACTMENT OF THE CHILE FREE TRADE PROVISIONS TERMINATES CHILE'S
GSP STATUS. EFFECTIVE 01/01/2004, CHILE WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE
FOR GSP STATUS.
THE TRADE WILL BE ADVISED IN A FUTURE MESSAGE WHEN CHILE FREE TRADE
ACT CLAIMS CAN BE FILED THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO
YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES OR TO ACS SPECIALIST, TONY CASUCCI AT
202-344-1035.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD
OPERATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH ATTENTION LORI WHITEHURST AT
202-927-0455.
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