CSMS Message: 04-000859

TO: ALL ABI BROKERS

FROM: TONY CASUCCI

SUBJECT: SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT ABI SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR TARIFF
99990084 'INTERGRATING SOURCING INITIATIVE (ISI) PROVISION'
UNDER GENERAL NOTE 25(M).

DATE: 04/08/2004

THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE A SINGAPORE FREE TRADE CLAIM FOR TARIFF
NUMBER 99990084. TARIFF NUMBER 99990084 IDENTIFIES SINGAPORE FTA
CLAIMS UNDER GENERAL NOTE 25(M) (ISI PROVISION). THE ACS SYSTEM IS
BEING PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT GENERAL NOTE 25(M) (ISI PROVISION) CLAIMS -
TARIFF 99990084). WHEN THE ABI SYSTEM CHANGES ARE COMPLETED, THE TRADE
WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY CAN BEGIN FILING THE ISI CLAIMS (TARIFF
99990084) THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.

GENERAL NOTE 25(M) OF THE SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC
TARIFF NUMBERS THAT QUALIFY UNDER THIS PROVISION. ALL TARIFF NUMBERS
LISTED IN GENERAL NOTE 25(M) ARE DUTY FREE TARIFF NUMBERS. THIS
PROVISION ALLOWS THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (CLASS CODES 499 AND
311) TO BE EXEMPT WHEN THE GOODS IN GENERAL NOTE 25(M) ARE IMPORTED FROM
SINGAPORE (COUNTRY OF EXPORT = SINGAPORE). GENERAL NOTE 25(M) DOES
NOT REQUIRE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN TO BE SINGAPORE.

TO FILE A CLAIM UNDER GENERAL NOTE 25(M) 'TARIFF 99990084',
THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE MET:

1) TARIFF NUMBER 99990084 MUST BE TRANSMITTED IN THE TARIFF NUMBER 1
FIELD (ENTRY SUMMARY, RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 (INPUT), POSITIONS 4 -
13).

2) THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE SINGAPORE (ISO CODE = SG). THE
COUNTRY OF EXPORT IS INDICATED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD
IDENTIFIER 50, POSITIONS 69 - 70. PLEASE NOTE, THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT
DATA ELEMENT IS A REQUIRED DATA ELEMENT REGARDLESS OF THE ENTRY TYPE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUMMARY.

3) NO SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR WILL BE ALLOWED. TARIFF NUMBER 99990084
IDENTIFIES THAT A CLAIM UNDER GENERAL NOTE 25(M) IS BEING MADE AND
AS A RESULT, NO SPI IS REQUIRED.

4) NO VALUE AMOUNTS ARE TO BE REPORTED WITH TARIFF NUMBER 99990084. THE
VALUE AND QUANTITY AMOUNTS ARE TO BE REPORTED WITH THE ASSOCIATED
TARIFF NUMBER (RECORD IDENTIFIER 70) INDICATED IN GENERAL NOTE 25(M).
THIS WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF CENSUS TO EXTRACT THE PROPER TRADE
STATISTICS RELATED TO THIS PROVSION.

5) NO MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE (CLASS CODES 499 AND 311) IS REQUIRED
FOR TARIFF 99990084.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE, ALL THE ELIGIBLE TARIFF NUMBERS LISTED IN
GENERAL NOTE 25(M) (ISI PROVISION) ARE DUTY FREE. THE ONLY BENEFIT
THAT GENERAL NOTE 25(M) (ISI PROVISION) PROVIDES IS THE EXEMPTION
OF THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (CLASS CODES 499 AND 311).

ACS IS WORKING TO MODIFY THE ABI SYSTEM TO ACCEPT THE ABOVE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISI PROVISIONS. WHEN ACS HAS COMPLETED ITS CHANGES,
THE TRADE WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY CAN BEGIN TRANSMITTING TARIFF
99990084 THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM. UNTIL THESE CHANGES ARE MADE, THE
TRADE WILL HAVE TO FILE NON ABI SUMMARIES TO CLAIM THIS PROVISION.

SYSTEM QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT
202-344-1035.

POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ISI PROVISION SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH,
ATTENTION ANNE MARUSZA AT 202-927-5724.

Referenced By

CSMS #04-001189