| Title: | NEW PROVINCE OF ORIGIN CODE REQUIREMENT |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1992-12-11 |
| To: | abi |
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EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 1993, ALL ABI ENTRY SUMMARIES TRANSMITTED WITH THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AS CANADA, WILL ALSO REQUIRE THE NEW CANADIAN
PROVINCE OF ORIGIN CODE. THE PROVINCE OF ORIGIN REPRESENTS THE CANADIAN
PROVINCE OF ORIGIN WHERE THE MERCHANDISE BEING REPORTED FOR THAT LINE WAS
ORIGINALLY GROWN OR MANUFACTURED. THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS TRANSMITTED
FOR EACH ENTRY SUMMARY LINE ITEM IN THE A40 RECORD POSITIONS 6-7. THIS
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED. IN ADDITION, WHEN POSITIONS 6-7 OF THE A40 RECORD
ARE TRANSMITTED AS "CA" (FOR CANADA), POSITIONS 79-80 OF THAT SAME A40
RECORD MUST BE USED TO REPORT THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF ORIGIN CODE.
VALID PROVINCE/TERRITORY CODES FOR THIS FIELD ARE: XA=ALBERTA;
XB=NEW BRUNSWICK; XC=BRITISH COLUMBIA; XM=MANITOBA; XN=NOVA SCOTIA;
XO=ONTARIO; XP=PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; XQ=QUEBEC; XS=SASKATCHEWAN;
XT=NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; XW=NEWFOUNDLAND; AND XY=YUKON TERRITORY.
THE NEW PROVINCE OF ORIGIN CODE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IF THE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN DOES NOT EQUAL "CA".
THE EDIFACT/CUSDEC MESSAGE WILL BE AMENDED TO ACCEPT THE NEW PROVINCE
OF ORIGIN CODE AS PART GROUP 23, LOC SEGMENT WHERE THE LOCATION QUALIFIER
(ELEMENT 3227) = "ZZZ" FOR PROVINCE CODE, THE LOCATION; CODED (ELEMENT
3225) = ONE OF THE ABOVE LISTED 12 PROVINCE/TERRITORY CODES; THE CODE
LIST QUALIFIER (ELEMENT 1131) = "162"; AND THE CODE LIST RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY, CODED = "6". EACH ENTRY SUMMARY LINE WHERE THE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN LOCATION CODE (ELEMENT 3225) = "CA", WILL REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL
LOCATION IDENTIFICATION WITH THE ABOVE ELEMENTS DEFINING THE NEW
CANADIAN PROVINCE OF ORIGIN.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.