| Title: | FTZ ELECTRONIC CF-214 |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2005-10-11 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI VENDORS, SELF-PROGRAMMED IMPORTERS AND BROKERS
SUBJ: FTZ - ELECTRONIC CF-214
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE #160, PUBLISHED FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005,
ANNOUNCED THE TEST PROGRAM REGARDING ELECTRONIC FOREIGN TRADE ZONE
ADMISSION APPLICATIONS. THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IS INTENDED
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRONIC DATA
IN THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS).
THE OFFICIAL RECORD LAYOUTS, WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED AT A LATER
DATE IN THE CUSTOMS AUTOMATED TRADE INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS (CATAIR)
MAY BE FOUND ON THE CBP WEBSITE:
HTTP://CBP.GOV/LINKHANDLER/CGOV/IMPORT/CARGO_CONTROL/FTZ_TRADE_REQ.CTT/
FTZ_TRADE_REQ.DO (NOTE: ANY SPACE IN THIS URL IS AN 'UNDERSCORE"
CHARACTER THAT DOES NOT APPEAR).
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THESE RECORDS ARE CHANGING WITH A MEASURE OF
FREQUENCY. THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE CATAIR.
THERE IS NO FIRM DATE FOR PUBLICATION OR COMMENCEMENT OF TESTING,
HOWEVER IT IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN EARLY TO MID-NOVEMBER 2005.
SOFTWARE VENDORS, SELF-PROGRAMMED IMPORTERS AND BROKERS, WHO ARE
CURRENTLY ABI PARTICIPANTS SHOULD NOTIFY THEIR ASSIGNED CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE OF THEIR INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.
THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO TEST THEIR SOFTWARE IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE
ABILITY TO INITIATE THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE FTZ APPLICATIONS.
NEW COMPANIES PROGRAMMING FOR THIS APPLICATION WHO CURRENTLY ARE
NOT ABI PARTICIPANTS SHOULD SEND A LETTER OF INTENT, (LOI) PROVIDING
INFORMATION REQUESTED AS AS OUTLINED ON THE CBP WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.CBP.GOV/LINKHANDLER/CGOV/IMPORT/OPERATIONS_SUPPORT/
AUTOMATED_SYSTEMS/ABI/CATAIR/CHAPTERS/RQUIR-01.CTT/REQUIRE_092005.DOC
(NOTE: ANY SPACE IN THIS URL IS AN "UNDERSCORE" THAT DOES DOES
NOT APPEAR AS A CHARACTER). A FILER CODE SHOULD ALSO BE REQUESTED
IN THE LOI.
THIS MESSAGE IS TARGETED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO THE
ACS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE SYSTEM. A MESSAGE PROVIDING INFORMATION
TO ZONE USERS AND ZONE OPERATORS REGARDING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN
THE PROGRAM WILL BE POSTED ON THE CBP WEBSITE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.