CSMS Message: 04-002229

TO: ALL ABI BROKERS

FROM: TONY CASUCCI

SUBJECT: DIAMOND CERTIFICATE AUTOMATION PROJECT

THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (OFAC)
HAVE REQUESTED THAT CUSTOMS AUTOMATE DIAMOND CERTIFICATES THAT ARE
REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC DIAMOND TARIFF NUMBERS. THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATES
ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE 'KIMBERLY PROCESS CERTIFICATES'.

AS A RESULT, ACS WILL MAKE FUTURE SYSTEM CHANGES TO REQUIRE THAT A
DIAMOND CERTIFICATE BE TRANSMITTED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD
IDENTIFIER 52 RECORD (INPUT) IN THE MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE
NUMBER FIELD (POSITIONS 30 - 38).

THE ACS (ABI) SYSTEM RULES RELATING TO TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE
DIAMOND CERTIFICATE (KIMBERLY PROCESS CERTIFICATE) REQUIREMENT ARE
AS FOLLOWS:

1) TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT ARE:

7102100000
7102211010
7102211020
7102213000
7102214000
7102310000

THE ABOVE TARIFF NUMBERS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO A DIAMOND CERTIFICATE
REQUIREMENT WILL HAVE A PERMIT INDICATOR OF '06'. THE PERMIT INDICATOR
FOR A TARIFF NUMBER IS INDICATED IN THE TARIFF REFERENCE FILE IDENTIFIER
V2 (OUTPUT, POSITIONS 75-76) RECORD AND THE TARIFF QUERY TRANSACTION W2
(OUTPUT, POSITIONS 75-76).

2) THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE (KIMBERLY PROCESS CERTIFICATE) WILL BE A 9
POSITION ALPHA/NUMERIC NUMBER AND WILL BE TRANSMITTED IN THE ENTRY
SUMMARY 52 RECORD (EI) (INPUT) IN THE MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE
NUMBER FIELD (POSITIONS 30 - 38).

THERE MAY BE SITUATIONS WHERE THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE NUMBER THAT IS
ISSUED MAY BE FEWER THAN 9 POSITIONS OR GREATER THAN 9 POSITIONS. FOR
THOSE SITUATIONS THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM REPORTING RULES WILL APPLY.

A) SITUATIONS WHERE THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE IS FEWER THAN 9 POSITIONS:

THE FIRST 2 POSITIONS OF THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE WILL ALWAYS BE A 2
ALPHABETIC CODE (ISO CODE). THE ISO CODE WILL BE TRANSMITTED IN
POSITIONS 30 - 31. THE REMAINING DIAMOND CERTIFICATE NUMBER WILL BE
RIGHT JUSTIFIED AND ADDITIONAL ZERO(S) WILL BE ADDED TO THE CERTIFICATE
NUMBER TO COMPLETE THE MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE FIELD. THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE WILL ILLUSTRATE AN ISSUED DIAMOND CERTIFICATE THAT IS FEWER
THAN 9 POSITIONS.

THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS 'CG00123'. THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE
WOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER IN THE MISCELLANEOUS
PERMIT/LICENSE FIELD:

POSITION 38 = '3'.
POSITION 37 = '2'.
POSITION 36 = '1'.
POSITION 35 = '0'
POSITION 34 = '0'
POSITION 33 = '0' (FILLER)
POSITION 32 = '0' (FILLER)
POSITION 31 = 'G'
POSITION 30 = 'C'

IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLE, THE KIMBERLY DIAMOND CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS ONLY
7 BYTES LONG. THE NUMERIC PORTION OF THE ABOVE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE
(00123) WILL BE RIGHT JUSTIFIED. THE REMAINING FIELDS AFTER THE ISO CODE
(POSITION 30 - 31) WILL BE FILLED IN WITH ZEROS.

B) SITUATIONS WHERE THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE IS GREATER THAN 9 POSITIONS.

SOME COUNTRIES MAY ISSUE DIAMOND CERTIFICATES WHERE THE DIAMOND
CERTIFICATE NUMBER IS GREATER THAN 9 POSITIONS. THESE COUNTRIES USUALLY
WILL ADD ADDITIONAL ZEROS TO THE CERTIFICATE NUMBER. THE FOLLOWING
EXAMPLE WILL ILLUSTRATE AN ISSUED DIAMOND CERTIFICATE THAT IS GREATER
THAN 9 POSITIONS.

THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS 'CG0001234567'. IN THIS EXAMPLE, THE
DIAMOND CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS 12 POSITIONS. THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER IN THE MISCELLANEOUS
PERMIT/LICENSE NUMBER FIELD:

POSITION 38 = '7'
POSITION 37 = '6'
POSITION 36 = '5'
POSITION 35 = '4'
POSITION 34 = '3'
POSITION 33 = '2'
POSITION 32 = '1'
POSITION 31 = 'G'
POSITION 30 = 'C'

3) THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT WILL BE OPTIONAL FOR WAREHOUSE
ENTRY TYPES '21' AND '22'. THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE SHOULD NOT BE
SUBMITTED FOR TIB'S (ENTRY TYPE 23).

4) THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE WILL BE DISPLAYED IN BLOCK 34 OF THE 7501
NEXT TO THE VISA NUMBER FIELD.

5) THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT IS EFFECTIVE WITH SUMMARIES THAT
HAVE A DUTY COMPUTATION DATE OF 12/01/2004. THE DUTY COMPUTATION
DATE CALCULATIONS ARE EXPLAINED IN THE CATAIR IN THE FOLLOWING
ENTRY SUMMARY SECTIONS:

10 RECORD, NOTE 3
20 RECORD, NOTE 2
30 RECORD, NOTE 6

ACS IS WORKING TO COMPLETE THE ABOVE SYSTEM CHANGES. A FUTURE MESSAGE
WILL BE SENT TO THE TRADE TO INDICATE WHEN THE ACS SYSTEM CHANGES
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

POLICY AND PROCEDURES QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE DIAMOND CERTIFICATE
SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, ATTENTION
ROSEMARIE CASEY HAYWARD AT 202-344-2565.

QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE REFERRED
TO YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO ACS SPECIALIST, TONY CASUCCI
AT 202-344-1035.

Referenced By

CSMS #04-002312