| Title: | CUSTOMS-FCC AUTOMATED INTERFACE (FORM 740) |
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| Date: | 1992-12-22 |
| To: | abi |
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WITH REGARD TO THE CUSTOMS/FCC INTERFACE WHICH WAS EXPANDED
NATIONWIDE ON NOVEMBER 23, 1992, SOME QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED CONCERNING U.S. ORIGIN GOODS.
IF THERE IS A FC3 OR FC4 FLAG ON A HTS NUMBER AND THE COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN FOR THE ENTRY IS THE UNITED STATES, THE ABI SYSTEM
WILL IGNORE THE FLAG AND NO FCC 740 DATA WILL BE REQUIRED AND
WILL BE REJECTED IF FCC DATA IS TRANSMITTED.
LIKEWISE, WHEN HTS NUMBER 9802004040 IS THE FIRST HARMONIZE
NUMBER IN A LINE ITEM (A50 RECORD), THE ABI SYSTEM WILL IGNORE
ANY FCC FLAGS ON SECONDARY HTS NUMBERS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS U.S. OR NOT. THIS HTS NUMBER COVERS "RADIO
FREQUENCY DEVICES PREVIOUSLY PROPERLY IMPORTED THAT HAVE BEEN
EXPORTED FOR REPAIR AND REIMPORTED FOR USE." WHEN EXPORTED FOR
REPAIR OR ALTERATION, THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MAY BE CHANGED TO
REFLECT THE NEW PARTS ADDED. THUS, FCC'S RULE, IN THIS INSTANCE,
STATES THE EXCEPTION APPLIES "REGARDLESS OF WHETHER COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN IS U.S. OR NOT."
THESE EXCLUSIONS (2.1202) ARE CITED IN FCC'S RULE EFFECTIVE
JULY 15, 1991.
FOR THE ABOVE SITUATIONS, SINCE THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY IGNORES
THE FLAGS, THERE IS NO NEED TO ENTER FCC DATA OR AN FC0
(DISCLAIMER). THE SYSTEM WILL REJECT THE ENTRY SUMMARY SUBMISSION
IF FCC DATA IS PRESENT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FCC INTERFACE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR
ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR THE FCC PROJECT OFFICER, BECKY
TRAFTON, AT CUSTOMS CUSTOMS HQTS., PHONE: (202) 927-0721