| Title: | USE OF 'PEDIMENTO' IN ABI INBONDS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2006-05-05 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBJECT: ENHANCEMENT TO ABI QP INBOND PROGRAM
ON OCTOBER 20, 2003 CBP DIRECTIVE 3240-036A (ATTACHMENT 1) BECAME FULLY
IMPLEMENTED. THAT DIRECTIVE MANDATED THE USE OF THE MEXICAN PEDIMENTO
ENTRY NUMBER FOR IMMEDIATE EXPORT (I.E.) IN-BONDS BEING EXPORTED INTO
MEXICO. THE DIRECTIVE WAS APPLICABLE ONLY TO I.E. IN-BOND SHIPMENTS
ORIGINATING IN EL PASO AND LAREDO.
ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003 CBP ISSUED A MEMORANDUM WITH THE SUBJECT
"EXPANSION OF THE U.S./MEXICO IN-BOND (IE) SOUTHBOUND PROCESS
(TCF 04-0276)." THAT MEMORANDUM EXPANDED THE MANDATORY USE OF THE
MEXICAN PEDIMENTO ENTRY NUMBER FOR I.E. IN-BONDS BEING EXPORTED
INTO MEXICO ORIGINATING FROM ALL SOUTHERN BORDER PORTS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IS TO ADVISE THE TRADE OF
A NEW INBOND PROGRAMMING CHANGE THAT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 1,
2006. THIS CHANGE WILL CREATE A MANDATORY EDIT IN THE ACS IN-BOND
MODULE WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE MEXICAN PEDIMENTO ENTRY NUMBER FOR ALL
SOUTHBOUND I.E. IN-BOND SHIPMENTS ORIGINATING AT ALL SOUTHERN BORDER
PORTS.
CAFES: ALL CAFES USERS MUST DOWNLOAD THE NEW CAFES SOFTWARE AVAILABLE
AT HTTP://WWW.CBP.GOV/XP/CGOV/IMPORT/OPERATIONS_SUPPORT/AUTOMATED_
SYSTEMS/CAFES/LICENSING_AGREEMENT.XML. THIS WEB SITE WILL PROVIDE
THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE PEDIMENTO REQUIREMENT.
FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE NEW SOFTWARE WILL CAUSE IE IN-BONDS GOING
INTO MEXICO TO BE REJECTED WHEN THEY ARE SCANNED IN PRIMARY.
THE PEDIMENTO NUMBER WILL BE INPUT IN THE FIELDS AS NOTED BELOW:
QP CAFES FORMAT:
33/QUALIFIER: USE CODE "FEN" IN THE QP33 CODE QUALIFIER INPUT BLOCK.
33/REFERENCE NUMBER: 15-POSITION PEDIMENTO IDENTIFIER IN THE QP33
REFERENCE BLOCK.
FOR TRADE PARTNERS TRANSMITTING THE IN-BOND TRANSACTION SET DIRECTLY
TO CBP VIA ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE, THE PEDIMENTO ENTRY NUMBER
NUMBER WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
ABI QP:
IN THE QP33 RECORD, THE CODE QUALIFIER "FEN" SHALL BE PLACED IN
POSITION 3-5 AND THE PEDIMENTO NUMBER (15 POSITIONS) SHALL START
IN POSITION 6 AND STOP IN POSITION 20.
ON JUNE 1, 2006, ANY I.E. IN-BOND SHIPMENT BEING EXPORTED TO MEXICO
THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE MEXICAN PEDIMENTO ENTRY NUMBER WILL BE
REJECTED BY ACS, AND THE I.E. MOVEMENT WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE MAY BE DIRECTED
TO YOUR ASSIGNED ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.