| Title: | AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE ACT ABI SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2005-01-05 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE ACT ABI SYSTEM REQUIRMENTS
DATE: 01/06/2005
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE ABI SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE AN AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM. THE
ACS SYSTEM IS BEING PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT THE AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE ACT
CLAIMS. WHEN THE ABOVE CHANGES ARE COMPLETED, THE TRADE WILL BE ADVISED
WHEN THEY CAN BEGIN FILING AUSTRALIAN FREE TRADE CLAIMS THROUGH
THE ABI SYSTEM.
TO CLAIM AUSTRALIAN FREE TRADE BENEFITS, THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET:
1) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MUST BE 'AU'. THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FIELD IS
REPORTED ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 40 (INPUT) FIELD
(POSITIONS 6-7).
2) THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE 'AU'. THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT FIELD IS
INDICATED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 RECORD
(POSITIONS 69-70).
3) THE TARIFF NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FTA CLAIM MUST
CONTAIN THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR OF 'AU'. THE TARIFF NUMBERS
WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FTA INDICATOR 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 'AU'.
4) THE SPI INDICATOR OF 'AU' (ISO CODE FOR AUSTRALIA) MUST BE
TRANSMITTED. THE SPI INDICATOR IS REPORTED ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY
RECORD 50 (INPUT), SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (COUNTRY) FIELD
(POSITIONS 79 - 80).
5) MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE EDITS FOR AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE CALIMS
ARE THE FOLLOWING:
A) NO MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (CLASS CODE 499/311) WILL BE
REQUIRED FOR AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE CLAIMS (SPI 'AU').
B) 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 AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE ACT PROVISIONS, THE MPF EXEMPTION CAN
BE MADE BY TRANSMITTING THE COUNTRY CODE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR
OF 'AU' (ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 INPUT RECORD (POSITIONS
78-79) OR RECORDS 70/80/81 SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR FIELD (COUNTRY)
(POSITIONS 79-80).
THIS PROCEDURE IS SIMILAR TO NAFTA ORIGINATING CLAIMS FOR DUTY FREE
TARIFF NUMBERS WHERE THE TRADE TRANSMITS THE SPECIAL TRADE PROGRAM
'MX' OR 'CA' TO HAVE THE MPF EXEMPT FOR THAT SUMMARY LINE. THIS
PROCEDURE IS ALSO SIMILAR TO THE CHILE AND SINGAPORE FREE TRADE
ACT CLAIMS TO EXEMPT THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE FOR DUTY FREE
TARIFF NUMBERS WHERE THE SPI INDICATOR OF 'CL' OR 'SG' IS TRANMSITTED
TO EXEMPT THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE.
6) THE AUSTRALIAN FREE TRADE ACT WILL HAVE TARIFF NUMBERS THAT ARE
SUBJECT TO TARIFF RATE QUOTA (99130205-99135240) AND SUBJECT TO
SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS (TARIFF NUMBERS 99139501-99139666). THE
CLASSIFICATION AND DUTY RATE FOR COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO THE
SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS WILL BE BASED ON THE UNIT PRICE OF THE
MERCHANDISE. THE TRADE MUST KNOW THE UNIT PRICE OF THE PRODUCT
SUBJECT TO THE SAFEGUARD PROVISIONS IN ORDER TO CLASSIFY THEIR
MERCHANDISE PROPERLY.
7) AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE EXPORT CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT.
THE AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE ACT REQUIRES AN AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE
EXPORT CERTIFICATE FOR THE FOLLOWING TARIFF NUMBERS:
99130205
99130405
99130410
99130415
99130420
99130425
99130430
99130435
99130440
99130445
99130450
99130455
99130465
THE ABOVE TARIFF NUMBERS WILL HAVE A PERMIT INDICATOR OF '08' INDICATING
THAT THE TARIFF NUMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE AUSTRALIA FTA EXPORT
CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT. THE PERMIT INDICATOR IS DISPLAYED IN THE
TARIFF REFERENCE FILE IDENTIFIER V2 RECORD (OUTPUT, POSITIONS 75-76)
AND THE TARIFF QUERY TRANSACTION W2 RECORD (OUTPUT, POSITIONS 75-76).
THE AUSTRALIAN FREE TRADE EXPORT CERTIFICATE NUMBER SHOULD BE ENTERED
IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY (EI) 52 RECORD (INPUT) IN THE MISCELLANEOUS
PERMIT/LICENSE NUMBER FIELD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT)
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/CLASS POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
MISCELLANEOUS 9AN 30-38 C THE AUSTRALIAN FTA
PERMIT/LICENSE NBR EXPORT CERTIFICATE
NUMBER
THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA HAS INDICATED THAT THE AUSTRALIAN FTA
EXPORT CERTIFICATE NUMBER WILL BE A 9 ALPHA/NUMERIC FORMAT. THE
FIRST POSITION OF THE CERTIFICATE WILL BE NUMERIC. THE SECOND AND
THIRD POSITIONS OF THE CERTIFICATE WILL BE THE ISO CODE OF 'AU'.
POSITIONS 4 - 9 WILL BE ALPHA/NUMERIC CHARACTERS.
THE AUSTRALIAN FTA EXPORT CERTIFICATES WILL BE OPTIONAL FOR WAREHOUSE
ENTRY TYPES (21 OR 22) AND FOR TIB ENTRY TYPE '23'.
THE AUSTRALIAN FTA EXPORT CERTIFICATE NUMBER SHOULD BE DISPLAYED IN
BLOCK 34 OF THE 7501 NEXT TO THE VISA NUMBER FIELD.
THE TRADE WILL BE ADVISED IN A FUTURE MESSAGE WHEN THE AUSTRALIAN
FREE TRADE CLAIMS CAN BE FILED THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUSTRALIAN FREE TRADE
ACT MAYBE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENTS
BRANCH, ATTENTION LORI WHITEHURST AT 202-344-2722.
QUOTA AND AUSTRALIAN EXPORT CERTIFICATE NUMBER POLICY AND PROCEDURE
QUESTIONS MAY BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS,
ATTENTION: QUOTA BRANCH AT 202-344-2650.
SYSTEM QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS MESSAGE MAY BE REFERRED TO YOUR
LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES OR TO ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT
202-344-1035.