| Title: | FOREIGN TRADE ZONE (06) AND CARGO RELEASE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2004-04-06 |
| To: | abi |
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THE PROGRAMMING FOR THE ABI HN BORDER CARGO RELEASE APPLICATION WILL BE
MODIFIED TO NO LONGER ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE
ENTRY TYPE "06". IF A "06" IS TRANSMITTED IN THE 01 RECORD, POSITIONS
55-56, ENTRY TYPE FIELD, THE ENTRY WILL BE REJECTED WITH THE ERROR CODE
"102" INVALID ENTRY TYPE.
THIS PROGRAMMING CHANGE IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 14, 2004.
TO CERTIFY A TYPE "06" FOREIGN TRADE ZONE ENTRY FOR CARGO RELEASE EITHER
THE HI CARGO RELEASE OR THE EI ENTRY SUMMARY MUST BE TRANSMITTED.
WHEN USING THE HI APPLICATION THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NUMBER MUST BE
TRANSMITTED IN THE H2 RECORD, POSITIONS 60-79, VESSEL NAME/FOREIGN TRADE
ZONE NUMBER FIELD. WHEN USING THE EI APPLICATION TO CERTIFY FOR CARGO
RELEASE THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NUMBER MUST BE TRANSMITTED IN THE 20
RECORD, POSITIONS 8-27, IMPORTING VESSEL NAME FIELD.
THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE FORMAT FOR A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NUMBER IS REFERENCED
IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 01-1072, TITLED "ABI CHANGE TO FTZ
NUMBERS", DATED OCTOBER 15, 2001, AS LISTED BELOW:
A) THE FIRST THREE CHARACTERS MUST BE "FTZ"
B) THE NEXT THREE CHARACTERS CAN BE ANY NUMBER IN THE RANGE "001"
THROUGH "300" INCLUSIVE. NUMBERS OUTSIDE OF THIS RANGE WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
C) THE LAST CHARACTER CAN BE ANY ALPHA (A-Z) OR NUMERIC (0-9).
THE LAST CHARACTER OF THE ZONE NUMBER IS INTENDED TO DISTINGUISH A
A SUBZONE FROM A GENERAL PURPOSE ZONE. USE AN ALPHA CHARACTER IN THE
7TH POSITION IF REPORTING A SUBZONE. FOR GENERAL PURPOSE ZONES, USE A
NUMERIC CHARACTER IN THE 7TH POSITION TO DENOTE THE ZONE SITE NUMBER.
IF THE ZONE SITE NUMBER IS GREATER THAN 9, (E.G., 12, 17, 52, ETC.), USE
"0" AS THE 7TH CHARACTER IN THE ZONE NUMBER.
ANY DEVIATION FROM THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NUMBER FORMAT AS SPECIFIED IN
A) THRU C) ABOVE WILL CAUSE A REJECT OF THE ABI ENTRY.
ALL OTHER RULES FOR TRANSMITTING FOREIGN TRADE ZONE ENTRIES FOR CARGO
RELEASE WILL REMAIN AS SPECIFIED IN THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE AUTOMATED
INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE.
PLEASE REFER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE TO YOUR ABI CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE.