CSMS Message: 07-000102

IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT CLARIFICATION CONCERNING THE PROPER
INVOICE TRANSMISSION OF DATA REGARDING MULTIPLE TARIFF CLASSIFICATIONS
FOR A SINGLE ITEM IS NEEDED. WHEN MULTIPLE TARIFF CLASSIFICATIONS
ARE REQUIRED TO CORRECTLY CLASSIFY AN IMPORTATION (I.E., WATCHES, SETS,
OR TEXTILE ITEMS WITH REUSEABLE HANGARS), THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS
SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO CORRECTLY TRANSMIT THE REQUIRED INVOICE
DATA.

IN ORDER TO SHOW THE MULTIPLE TARIFF NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
MERCHANDISE, THE INVOICE LINE MUST BE "BROKEN OUT" TO REFLECT THE
SEPARATE TARIFF NUMBERS.

AS AN EXAMPLE, AN INVOICE SHOWING A CARDIGAN IMPORTED ON A REUSEABLE
HANGAR WILL SHOW INVOICE LINE 1 TRANSMITTED WITH THE QUANTITY, VALUE
AND DESCRIPTION FOR THE CARDIGAN ONLY (FIRST C35 RECORD).

LINE 2 OF THE INVOICE WILL SHOW THE QUANTITY, VALUE AND DESCRIPTION FOR
THE HANGAR ONLY (SECOND C35 RECORD).

TRANSMISSION OF THE INVOICE IN THIS MANNER COMPLIES WITH THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS OF CFR 141.86. IN COMPARING THE PAPER INVOICE TO THE
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION, THE INVOICE INFORMATION IS STILL THE SAME.
THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE SHOWS THE CARDIGAN AS A SINGLE INVOICE LINE
WITH THE QUANTITY, VALUE AND DESCRIPTION OF ITS OWN; WITH THE HANGAR
BROKEN OUT IN AN ADDITIONAL LINE ITEM WITH THE QUANTITY, VALUE AND
DESCRIPTION OF ITS OWN.

QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR MS. MARLA BIANCHETTA, RLF PROGRAM
MANAGER, AT (202) 344-2693.