| Title: | POTATO FEE PROCEDURES |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1992-09-23 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : SUSAN LANDRY
SUBJECT : COL-POTATO FEE PROCEDURES
DATE : 09/22/92
SEPTEMBER 21, 1992
2265011
CATEGORY: COL ENT-1-CO:T:E:T SL
TO : REGIONAL DIRECTORS (COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS),
DISTRICT, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS OF CUSTOMS
FROM : ACTING DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
RE : COLLECTION OF POTATO FEE
PASS TO : ALL CUSTOMS PERSONNEL, BROKERS, FILERS AND
OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES
REFERENCE IS MADE TO EMAIL NOTICE #2248011 DATED SEPTEMBER 4,
1992, (ABI ADMIN MSG.#92-0410) ADVISING YOU THAT COLLECTION OF
NEW ASSESSMENTS ON SPECIFIED POTATOES AND POTATO PRODUCTS WOULD
BEGIN IN NOVEMBER. AS NOTED, THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE
(AMS) PUBLISHED THE SPECIFIC TARIFF NUMBERS AND ASSESSMENT RATES
IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1992 (VOL.57, NO 171, PG.
40081).
COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS:
CUSTOMS WILL COLLECT THE FEE ON IMPORTED TABLESTOCK POTATOES AND
PROCESSED POTATO PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, AND ON IMPORTED
SEED POTATOES, ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR
CONSUMPTION ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 2, 1992.
THE POTATO FEE WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL
SYSTEM (ACS) UNDER COLLECTION CODE 090 AS FOLLOWS:
HTS NUMBER ASSESSMENT RATE
0701.10.0020 .000441/KG.
0701.10.0040 .000441/KG.
0701.90.1000 .000441/KG.
0701.90.5010 .000441/KG.
0701.90.5020 .000441/KG.
0701.90.5030 .000441/KG.
0701.90.5040 .000441/KG.
0710.10.0000 .000882/KG.
0712.10.0000 .003149/KG
1105.10.0000 .003149/KG.
1105.20.0000 .003149/KG.
2004.10.4000 .000882/KG.
2004.10.8020 .000882/KG.
2004.10.8040 .000882/KG.
2005.20.2000 .001800/KG.
2005.20.6040 .003149/KG.
2005.20.6060 .000693/KG.
ABI REQUIREMENTS:
THE POTATO FEE WILL BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED BROKER
INTERFACE (ABI) ON THE 62 RECORD WITH CLASS CODE 090. THE POTATO
FEE RATES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ELECTRONIC RETRIEVAL BY SEPTEMBER
25, 1992.
CF 7501 REPORTING PROCEDURES:
THE NOTATION "POTATO FEE" WILL APPEAR IN COLUMNS 30 THROUGH 32
FOR EACH LINE ITEM SUBJECT TO AN ASSESSMENT.
THE ASSESSMENT RATE EXPRESSED AS A SIX-DIGIT DECIMAL PER
KILOGRAM, AS SHOWN ABOVE, WILL BE REPORTED IN COLUMN 34. THIS
RATE WILL BE MULTIPLIED BY THE NET KILOGRAMS FOR THE LINE ITEM TO
DETERMINE THE AMOUNT DUE. THAT FIGURE WILL THEN BE SHOWN IN
COLUMN 35.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF POTATO ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENTRY WILL BE
IDENTIFIED WITH THE COLLECTION CODE 090 IN THE BLOCK 39 SUMMARY
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE OF THE CF 7501.
ABI ENTRIES WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE
REJECTED BY THE SYSTEM. NON-ABI ENTRIES WHICH DO NOT REFLECT THE
APPROPRIATE POTATO FEE WILL BE REJECTED BY CUSTOMS.
EXEMPTIONS:
THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE STATES THAT POTATOES USED FOR OTHER
NON-HUMAN FOOD PURPOSES, INCLUDING STARCH, ARE EXEMPT FROM
ASSESSMENT BUT ARE SUBJECT TO THE DISPOSITION OF EXEMPTED
POTATOES PROVISIONS OF 7 CFR 1207.515. PRESENTLY THERE ARE NO
USE PROVISIONS FOR THE DESIGNATED HTS NUMBERS. THEREFORE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ASSESSMENTS
WILL BE COLLECTED ON ALL IMPORTS ENTERED UNDER THE ABOVE-
REFERENCED TARIFF NUMBERS. ANY AND ALL REFUNDS WILL BE HANDLED
BY THE POTATO BOARD. IMPORTERS CLAIMING AN EXEMPTION SHOULD
DIRECT THEIR REQUESTS TO:
NATIONAL POTATO PROMOTION BOARD
1385 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD
SUITE 512
DENVER, COLORADO 80222
ADDITIONAL TARIFF NUMBER:
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ADVISED CUSTOMS THAT POTATO
STARCH FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, CLASSIFIED UNDER HTS 1108.13.0000,
IS SUBJECT TO AN ASSESSMENT RATE OF .003969 PER KILOGRAM. THIS
HTS NUMBER WAS INADVERTANTLY OMITTED FROM THE LIST PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE BUT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL
NOTICE. CUSTOMS WILL COLLECT THE FEE ON HTS 1108.13.0000 FOR
SHIPMENTS ENTERED OR WITHDRAWN FROM WAREHOUSE FOR CONSUMPTION ON
OR AFTER NOVEMBER 2, 1992.
FURTHER QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED AS FOLLOWS:
COLLECTIONS/CF 7501 -SUSAN LANDRY (202) 927-0418
ABI UPDATES - IRV FISHER (202) 927-0241
POTATO FEE PROGRAM - GEORGIA ABRAHAM (USDA) (202) 720-5057
WILLIAM J. LUEBKERT
CSMS #92-000477