| Title: | CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT SYSTEM REQUIREMENT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2006-09-27 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAVE ASKED CBP
TO AUTOMATE THE REPORTING OF A NEW CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT
PERMIT NUMBER THAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC SOFTWOOD LUMBER
PRODUCTS ORIGINATING FROM A CANADIAN PROVINCE.
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING THE CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT
NUMBER ELECTRONICALLY ON THEIR ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSION.
CBP IS IN THE PROCESS OF MODIFYING THEIR AUTOMATED SYSTEMS TO ACCEPT
THE CANADA EXPORT LUMBER PERMIT NUMBER ELECTRONICALLY ON THEIR
ENTRY SUMMARIES. A FUTURE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WILL BE POSTED TO
ADVISE THE TRADE WHEN THE SYSTEM CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
THE TRADE WILL BE PROVIDED WITH SUFFICIENT ADVANCE NOTICE WHEN THEY WILL
BE REQUIRED TO FILE THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER ON
THEIR ELECTRONIC ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSIONS.
THE ABI SYSTEM RULES RELATING TO THE FILING OF THE CANADA SOFTWOOD
LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER FOR IMPORTATIONS INTO THE UNITED STATES
ARE THE FOLLOWING:
1) TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT
NUMBER REQUIREMENT WILL HAVE A PERMIT INDICATOR OF '11' INDICATED
ON THE TARIFF RECORD. THE HARMONIZED REFERENCE FILE RECORD IDENTIFIER
'V2', MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT INDICATOR FIELD (POSITIONS 75 - 76) AND
THE HARMONIZED QUERY TRANSACTION RECORD IDENTIFIER 'W2',
MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT INDICATOR FIELD (POSITIONS 75 - 76) WILL
DISPLAY THE NEW PERMIT INDICATOR (11) ASSOCIATED WITH THE CANADA
SOFTWOOD LUMBER PERMIT NUMBER REQUIREMENT.
ANNEX 1A OF THE CANADA AND UNITED STATES SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT
LISTS ALL THE TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER
PERMIT NUMBER REQUIREMENT.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LIST OF SOFTWOOD LUMBER TARIFF NUMBERS THAT ARE
INDICATED IN ANNEX 1A AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER
EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER REQUIREMENT:
44071000
44091010
44091020
44091090
44091005
4418904590
4421907040
4421909740
2) THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER MUST ORIGINATE FROM A CANADIAN PROVINCE. THE
CANADIAN PROVINCE IS INDICATED IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FIELD AND
IS TRANSMITTED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY, RECORD IDENTIFIER 40 RECORD,
POSITIONS 6 - 7.
SOFTWOOD LUMBER ORIGINATING FROM THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
MUST INDICATE IF THE MERCHANDISE ORIGINATES FROM THE COASTAL
REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OR FROM THE INTERIOR REGION OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA.
TWO NEW ISO CODES WILL BE CREATED TO DISTINGUISH MERCHANDISE
ORIGINATING FROM THE COASTAL REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
THE INTERIOR REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE NEW ISO CODES WILL
BE THE FOLLOWING:
ISO CODE BRITISH COLUMBIA
XD COASTAL REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
XE INTERIOR REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE ISO CODE 'XC' (BRITISH COLUMBIA) SHOULD
NOT BE REPORTED FOR MERCHANDISE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER
AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES.
THE ISO CODES 'XD' AND 'XE' SHOULD ONLY BE REPORTED FOR MERCHANDISE
THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND
THE UNITED STATES. THE ISO CODES 'XD' AND 'XE' SHOULD NOT BE REPORTED
FOR ANY OTHER MERCHANDISE ORIGINATING FROM THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA.
A FUTURE MESSAGE WILL BE POSTED UPON OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE
BREAKOUT REQUIREMENT FOR THE COASTAL REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (XD)
AND THE INTERIOR REGION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (XE).
3) THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER WILL BE REQUIRED
FOR THE FOLLOWING ENTRY TYPES:
CONSUMPTION ENTRY TYPES: '01', '02', '03', '07'
WAREHOUSE ENTRY TYPES: '21', '22'
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE ENTRY TYPE: '06'
THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER PERMIT NUMBER WILL BE OPTIONAL FOR THE
FOLLOWING ENTRY TYPES:
WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPES: '31', '32', '34', '38'
INFORMAL ENTRY TYPES: '11', '12'
TEMPORARY IMPORTATON BOND (TIB): '23'
4) THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER SUBMISSION
REQUIREMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE DUTY COMPUTATION DATE
FOR THE SUMMARY. THE EXACT DATE WILL BE INDICATED IN A FUTURE
MESSAGE.
5) THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER WILL BE ENTERED ON
THE ENTRY SUMMARY (EI) RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT) IN THE
MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE NUMBER FIELD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT)
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/ POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
CLASS
MISCELLANEOUS
PERMIT/LICENSE NBR 9AN 30 - 38 C CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER
EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER
REQUIRED FOR TARIFF NUMBERS
SUBJECT TO THE CANADA LUMBER
EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER
REQUIREMENT (PERMIT IND = 11).
THE ERROR MESSAGE '0P1' - 52 REC-PERMIT/LICENSE REQUIRED' WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE FILER IF A TARIFF NUMBER SUBJECT TO THE CANADA
SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THE CANADA
SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER.
THE TRADE WILL BE NOTIFIED AT A FUTURE DATE WHEN THE CANADA SOFTWOOD
LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER IS REQUIRED TO BE TRANSMITTED WITH THEIR
ELECTRONIC ENTRY SUMMARY DATA.
TO DETERMINE THE DUTY COMPUTATION DATE FOR A SUMMARY, REFER TO
ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATAIR ENTRY SUMMARY (EI) INPUT REFERENCES:
ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD 10 (INPUT), NOTE 3.
ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD 20 (INPUT), NOTE 2.
ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD 30 (INPUT), NOTE 6.
THE CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER SHOULD BE DISPLAYED IN
BLOCK 34 OF THE CBP FORM 7501 IN OR NEAR WHERE THE CURRENT VISA
NUMBER IS DISPLAYED.
QUESTIONS RELATING TO CBP POLICY AND PROCEDURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER EXPORT PERMIT NUMBER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, ATTENTION
MILLIE GLEASON AT 202-344-1131.
QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ABI SYSTEM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT
202-772-2041.