CSMS Message: 92-000217

ABI FILERS PREPARING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COTTON FEE ON
JULY 31, 1992 SHOULD BE AWARE OF SOME SITUATIONS THAT COULD
AFFECT THE PAYMENT OF THE FEE ON QUOTA-CLASS ENTRIES AND ON
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ENTRIES (IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ENTRIES WHICH ARE
GENERALLY USED IN CERTAIN BORDER APPLICATIONS).

1. THE TIME OF ENTRY FOR QUOTA-CLASS ENTRIES IS DEFINED IN PART
141.68 (D) OF THE CUSTOMS REGULATIONS AS "...THE TIME OF PRESENTATION
OF THE SUMMARY OR WITHDRAWAL FOR CONSUMPTION IN PROPER FORM...".
"TIME OF PRESENTATION" IS NOT A TRANSMITTABLE ELEMENT IN ABI.
THUS, MANY ABI FILERS USE THE "ESTIMATED DATE OF ENTRY" FIELD TO
PERMIT ABI TO VALIDATE TARIFF NUMBERS, DUTY RATES, AND, IN THIS CASE,
THE PAYMENT OR NON-PAYMENT OF THE COTTON FEE.

ABI FILERS WHO USE OR INTEND TO USE THE ABOVE PROCEDURE TO TRANSMIT
AN ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE OF JULY 30 OR EARLIER (TO REPRESENT THE "TIME
OF PRESENTATION" ON A QUOTA-CLASS ENTRY) SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS
TRANSMISSION WILL OBLIGATE THE FILER TO PHYSICALLY PRESENT THE
SUMMARY DOCUMENT ON OR BEFORE THAT DATE.

LOCAL CUSTOMS OFFICES WILL VERIFY THAT QUOTA CLASS ENTRIES
WITHOUT THE COTTON FEE DATA PRINTED ON THE CF7501 FOR APPLICABLE
TARIFF NUMBERS ARE TIMELY FILED. SUMMARY PACKAGES PRESENTED ON
OR AFTER JULY 31, 1992 WHICH DO NOT REFLECT THE ESTIMATED COTTON
FEE WILL BE REJECTED PRIOR TO ANY ON-LINE PROCESSING, INCLUDING
QUOTA ACCEPTANCE REVIEW.

2. PART 141.68 (C) OF THE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHES THE TIME OF
ENTRY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY RELEASES AS THE TIME THE ENTRY
SUMMARY IS PRESENTED IN PROPER FORM. THUS, FILERS USING THE
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY PROCEDURE MUST BE AWARE OF THE SAME CONDITIONS
FOR FILING THE SUMMARY THAT APPLY TO QUOTA-CLASS SUMMARIES.
THAT IS, IF THE ENTRY SUMMARY DATA THAT IS TRANSMITTED TO ABI
FOR AN IMMEDIATE DELIVERY RELEASE CONTAINS AN ESTIMATED ENTRY
DATE OF JULY 30, 1992 OR EARLIER, THE SUMMARY PACKAGE MUST ALSO
BE PRESENTED IN HARDCOPY ON OR BEFORE JULY 30, 1992 TO BE EXEMPT
FROM THE COTTON FEE.

ENTRY SUMMARIES THAT ARE PRESENTED ON OR AFTER JULY 31, 1992
FOR WHICH THE RELEASE OF CARGO OCCURRED VIA THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY
PROCEDURE AND FOR WHICH NO ESTIMATED COTTON FEE AMOUNTS ARE
SHOWN IN THE ACS DATABASE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE FILER FOR
RE-TRANSMISSION TO INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE COTTON FEE.

IF THE "ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE" IS NOT TRANSMITTED DURING SUMMARY
INPUT TO ABI, THE NEXT DATE TO BE USED AS THE DATE OF ENTRY WILL
BE THE STATEMENT PAYMENT DUE DATE (ASSUMING THERE IS NO CARGO
RELEASE DATE IN ACS). IF THE STATEMENT PAYMENT DUE DATE IS NOT
TRANSMITTED, ABI WILL SEARCH FOR THE ESTIMATED DATE OF ARRIVAL.
IF EITHER OF THESE DATES IS ON OR AFTER JULY 31, ABI WILL REJECT THE
INPUT UNLESS APPROPRIATE COTTON FEES ARE TRANSMITTED, EVEN IF THE
FILER INTENDS TO CLEAR THE CARGO PRIOR TO JULY 31.

THUS, ABI FILERS SHOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO TRANSMIT AN "ESTIMATED
ENTRY DATE" DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MONTH OF JULY IF IT IS
EXPECTED THAT CARGO OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO THE COTTON FEE WILL BE
RELEASED PRIOR TO JULY 31.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MESSAGE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR
ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.