| Title: | SOLID WOOD PACKING CHANGES FOR CN/HK COMPLETED |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2005-10-05 |
| To: | abi |
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TITLE: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: SOLID WOOD PACKING (SWPM) SYSTEM INDICATOR FOR CHINA AND HONG
KONG NO LONGER REQUIRED.
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 05-1017 INDICATED THAT ACS WOULD MODIFY THE ACS
SYSTEM TO NO LONGER REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF THE SOLID WOOD PACKING
INDICATOR (SWPM) IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY, RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT)
RECORD (POSITION 3) FOR CHINA AND HONG KONG. THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
COMPLETED.
EFFECTIVE 10/05/2005, THE ABI SYSTEM WILL NOT REQUIRE THE REPORTING
OF THE SWPM INDICATOR IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY, RECORD IDENTIFIER 52
RECORD (INPUT) (POSITION 3) FOR CHINA AND HONG KONG.
THE SWPM INDICATOR IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY 52 RECORD (INPUT) (POSITION 3)
FIELD WILL BE AN OPTIONAL FIELD FOR SUMMARY LINES THAT HAVE A COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN OF CHINA OR HONG KONG.
THE TRADE SHOULD MODIFY THEIR SYSTEM TO NO LONGER REPORT THE 'SWPM'
INDICATOR IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY, RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT) RECORD
(POSITION 3) FOR CHINA AND HONG KONG BECAUSE THE REPORTING OF THE 'SWPM'
INDICATOR IS NO LONGER REQUIRED.
THE 'SWPM' FIELD WAS MADE AN OPTIONAL FIELD TO GIVE THE TRADE TIME TO
MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO NO LONGER REPORT THE 'SWPM' INDICATOR
FOR CHINA AND HONG KONG.