CSMS Message: 04-002447

TO: ALL ABI FILERS

FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT: CREATION OF A MANGO FEE BY AGRICULTURE MARKETING SERVICE (AMS)
EFFECTIVE 01/03/2005.

THE AGRICULUTRE MARKETING SERVICE (AMS) HAS REQUESTED THAT CUSTOMS
COLLECT A MANGO FEE OF $0.005 PER POUND (1/2 CENT PER POUND) EFFECTIVE
01/03/2005. THE MANGO FEE WILL APPLY TO TARIFF NUMBERS 0804504040 AND
0804506040.

THE $0.005 PER POUND MANGO FEE ASSESSMENT CONVERTS TO $0.011023 PER
KILOGRAM UNDER THE METRIC SYSTEM.

CLASS CODE 108 WILL BE USED TO REPORT THE MANGO FEE.

THE MANGO FEE IS REQUIRED EFFECTIVE WITH DUTY/FEE COMPUTATION DATE OF
01/03/2005. THE FOLLOWING CATAIR REFERENCES DEFINE HOW THE SYSTEM
DETERMINES THE DUTY/FEE COMPUTATION DATE.

EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD IDENTIFIER 10, INPUT, NOTE 3.
EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD IDENTIFIER 20, INPUT, NOTE 2.
EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) RECORD IDENTIFIER 30, INPUT, NOTE 6.

MODIFICATIONS TO THE QR APPLICATION (DAILY STATEMENTS) TO DISPLAY THE
MANGO FEE INFORMATION INCLUDES CHANGES TO RECORD IDENTIFIERS QC (OUTPUT)
AND RECORD IDENTIFIERS QG AND QL.

QR MODIFICATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

QC (OUTPUT)

DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/ POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
CLASS

MANGO FEE 8N 35-42 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE
MANGO FEE. TWO DECIMAL PLACES
ARE IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS A
WHOLE NUMBER, THE TWO LOW-ORDER
(CENTS) POSITIONS CONTAIN ZEROS.

FILLER 38X 43-80 SPACE FILL

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QG (OUTPUT)

DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/ POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
CLASS

MANGO FEE 9N 19-27 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE TOTAL
MANGO FEE. TWO DECIMAL PLACES ARE
IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS A WHOLE
NUMBER, THE TWO LOW-ORDER (CENTS)
POSITIONS CONTAIN ZEROS.

FILLER 53X 28-80 M SPACE FILL

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QL (OUTPUT)

DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/ POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
CLASS

MANGO FEE 9N 19-27 M A VALUE REPRESENTING THE TOTAL
MANGO FEE. TWO DECIMAL PLACES
ARE IMPLIED. IF THE FEE IS A
WHOLE NUMBER, THE TWO LOW ORDER
(CENTS) POSITIONS CONTAIN ZEROS.

FILLER 53X 28-80 M SPACE FILL

POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE MANGO FEE SHOULD BE
REFERRED TO THE ENTRY AND DRAWBACK MANAGEMENT BRANCH ATTENTION
JENNIFER L DOLAN AT 202-344-2684.

SYSTEM QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE REFERRED TO YOUR
LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.