CSMS Message: 07-000062

TO: ABI FILERS

FROM: OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

SUBJECT: MEXICAN CEMENT IMPORTING LICENSING SYSTEM (ABI) REQUIREMENTS
AND EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE MEXICAN CEMENT IMPORT LICENSE
REQUIREMENT.

ON MARCH 6, 2006, THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE,
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (COMMERCE) AND THE SECRTERARIA
DE ECONOMIA SIGNED A BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT) CONCERNING
TRADE IN CEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. CONSEQUENTLY,
COMMERCE HAS ESTABLISHED A LICENSING REQUIREMENT AND A MONITORING SYSTEM
FOR TARIFF NUMBERS FOR CEMENT EXPORTED FROM MEXICO INTO THE UNITED
STATES. THIS MEMORANDUM REPLACES ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE TITLED
ABI MEXICAN CEMENT LICENSE SYSTEM REQUIREMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2006,
MESSAGE ID NUMBER 06-1079.

EFFECTIVE APRIL 5, 2007 ALL IMPORTS OF CEMENT TARIFF NUMBERS 2523.10.00,
2523.29.00 AND 2523.90.00 FROM MEXICO WILL REQUIRE A CEMENT IMPORT
LICENSE PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF AN U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
(CBP) ENTRY SUMMARY (CBP FORM 7501) OR A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE (FTZ)
ADMISSION AND/OR STATUS DESIGNATION (CBP FORM 214). (PLEASE NOTE, THIS
PROCEDURE IS SIMILAR TO THE STEEL IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURE WHERE THE
TRADE MUST OBTAIN THE LICENSE PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE SUMMARY
DOCUMENTATION.)

AS A RESULT OF THE CEMENT LICENSING REQUIREMENT FOR IMPORTATIONS FROM
MEXICO, THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL SYSTEM (ACS) HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO
ACCEPT THE NEW CEMENT LICENSE NUMBER.

THE MEXICAN CEMENT IMPORT LICENSING (CIL) PROGRAM INCLUDES AN ONLINE
REGISTRATION SYSTEM. ALL IMPORTS OF MEXICAN CEMENT COVERED BY THE SCOPE
OF THE AGREEMENT, INCLUDING SAMPLES, WHETHER OR NOT FOR CONSUMPTION, ARE
SUBJECT TO THE MEXICAN CIL REQUIREMENTS.

ANY IMPORTER, IMPORTING COMPANY, CUSTOMS BROKER OR IMPORTER'S AGENT WITH
A U.S. STREET ADDRESS MAY REGISTER AND OBTAIN THE USER IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER NECESSARY TO LOG ON TO THE AUTOMATED MEXICAN CIL ISSUANCE SYSTEM.
FOREIGN COMPANIES MAY OBTAIN A USER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IF THEY HAVE
A U.S. ADDRESS THROUGH WHICH THEY MAY BE REACHED; P.O. BOXES WILL NOT
BE ACCEPTED. A USER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER NORMALLY WILL BE ISSUED
WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO REGISTER ONLINE
THROUGH THE IMPORT LICENSING WEBSITE AT
HTTP://IA.ITA.DOC.GOV/CEMENT-AGREEMENT/APPLICATION/CEMENT-LICENSE-
TEST.HTML. HOWEVER, SHOULD A COMPANY PREFER TO APPLY FOR A USER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER NON-ELECTRONICALLY, A PHONE/FAX OPTION WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT COMMERCE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. FILERS WILL BE
ABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR USER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON OR AFTER MARCH 16,
2007 AND APPLY FOR IMPORT LICENSES ON OR AFTER APRIL 5, 2007.

THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING THE MEXICAN CIL FOR IMPORTATIONS
INTO THE U.S. WILL BE THE FOLLOWING:

1) TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT TO THE MEXICAN CIL WILL HAVE A PERMIT
INDICATOR OF ''09' INDICATED ON THE TARIFF RECORD. THE HARMONIZED
REFERENCE FILE RECORD IDENTIFIER 'V2', MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT INDICATOR
FIELD (POSITION 75 - 76) AND THE HARMONIZED QUERY TRANSACTION RECORD
IDENTIFIER 'W2', MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT INDICATOR FIELD (POSITION
75-76) WILL DISPLAY THE NEW PERMIT INDICATOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MEXICAN CIL.

CEMENT TARIFF NUMBERS THAT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE MEXICAN CIL
REQUIREMENT ARE THE FOLLOWING:

2523.10.00
2523.29.00
2523.90.00

THE ABOVE TARIFF NUMBERS WILL HAVE THE PERMIT INDICATOR '09' INDICATED
ON THE TARIFF RECORD (V2/W2 MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE NUMBER FIELD).

2) THE CEMENT MERCHANDISE MUST BE A PRODUCT OF MEXICO (MX). THE COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN IS TRANSMITTED IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY, RECORD IDENTIFIER
40 RECORD, POSITIONS 6-7.

3) THE MEXICAN CIL NUMBER WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FOLLOWING ENTRY
TYPES:

INFORMAL ENTRY TYPES '11', '12'
CONSUMPTION ENTRY TYPES '01', '02, '03', '07'
WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL TYPES: '31', '32', '34' AND '38'

THE MEXICAN CIL WILL BE OPTIONAL FOR WAREHOUSE ENTRY TYPES '21'/'22'
AND FOR TEMPORARY IMPORTATION BOND (TIB'S) ENTRY TYPE '23'.

THE MEXICAN SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE WITH THE DUTY
COMPUTATION DATE OF 04/05/2007.

THE MEXICAN CIL MUST BE ENTERED ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY (EI) IN RECORD
IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT) IN THE MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE FIELD IN
THE FOLLOWING MANNER:

RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT)

DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/CLASS POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION

MISCELLANEOUS
PERMIT/LICENSE NBR 9AN 30 - 38 C MEXICAN CEMENT IMPORT
LICENSE REQUIRED FOR
TARIFF NUMBERS SUBJECT
TO THE MEXICAN CEMENT
IMPORT LICENSE
REQUIREMENT.

THE ERROR MESSAGE '0P1' - '52 REC-PERMIT/LICENSE REQUIRED' WILL BE
RETURNED TO THE FILER IF A TARIFF NUMBER SUBJECT TO THE MEXICAN CIL
IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THE CEMENT LICENSE NUMBER.

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 MEXICAN CIL MUST BE REPORTED IN COLUMN 33 OF THE NEWLY FORMATTED CBP
FORM 7501 (OR COLUMN 34 OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE CBP FORM 7501,
WHICH REMAINS VALID). IF THE ENTRY SUMMARY REQUIRES MORE THAN ONE CEMENT
IMPORT LICENSE, EACH LICENSE NUMBER MUST BE REPORTED WITHIN THE COLUMN
ON THE LINE ITEM COVERING THE SUBJECT CEMENT. ON THE CBP FORM 214,
THE IMPORT LICENSE NUMBER MUST BE REPORTED IN BOX 16. IF THE CBP
FORM 214 IS SUBMITTED IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT (CBP FORM E-214), THE
IMPORT LICENSE NUMBER MUST BE REPORTED AS PER INSTRUCTION PROVIDED TO
THE TRADE AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT HTTP://WWW.CBP.GOV/.

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ITS
WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTP//IA.ITA.DOC.GOV/CEMENT-AGREEMENT/
INDEX.HTML.

PLEASE REFER TO FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE DATED TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007
(72 FR 43, MARCH 6, 2007, PAGES 10004-10011) FOR THE FINAL RULE ON THE
MEXICAN CEMENT IMPORT LICENSING SYSTEM PUBLISHED BY THE IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE.

QUESTIONS RELATING TO CBP POLICY AND PROCEDURES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ATTENTION ALICE BUCHANAN AT
(202) 344-2697.

QUESTIONS RELATING TO FTZ APPLICATION SUBMISSION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
CBP, ATTENTION JERRY LEUTERS OF THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND
TECHNOLOGY AT (703) 650-3012.

QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ABI SYSTEM SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR LOCAL
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR TO CBP ACS, ATTENTION TONY CASUCCI AT
(202) 772-2041.

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CSMS #07-000099