CSMS Message: 93-000123

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IS TO ALERT ALL ABI FILERS
OF A NEW EDIT FOR THE EI (ENTRY SUMMARY) APPLICATION. THIS EDIT, WHICH
WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY FEBRUARY 12, 1993, WILL VALIDATE THE MANUFACTURER'S
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (MID) AS PROVIDED BY THE ABI FILER IN RECORD
IDENTIFIER 60, POSITIONS 43-57, IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS SINGAPORE
AND A VISA NUMBER IS REQUIRED.

AS STATED IN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE #92-0826, DATED 12/24/92,
EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15, 1992, THE U. S. CUSTOMS SERVICE BEGAN RECEIVING
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS OF VISA INFORMATION USING THE EDIFACT SYNTAX
(ELVIS) FROM SINGAPORE FOR MERCHANDISE EXPORTED FROM SINGAPORE ON OR
AFTER JANUARY 1, 1993. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TRADE COMMUNITY TO
CORRECTLY REPORT THE MID NUMBER AS FOUND IN BLOCK #24 OF SINGAPORE'S
COMMERCIAL VISAED INVOICE WAS STRESSED. IF THE MID NUMBER REPORTED IN
RECORD IDENTIFIER 60 DID NOT MATCH THE MID ON THE COMMERCIAL VISAED
INVOICE, RELEASE OF MERCHANDISE WOULD THEN BE DENIED. THIS ERROR WOULD
NOT BE DISCOVERED UNTIL QUOTA PROCESSING WAS PERFORMED.

IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN TIMELY RELEASE PROCEDURES AND TO ELIMINATE
UNNECESSARY WORK FOR BOTH THE TRADE AND HEADQUARTER'S QUOTA, A NEW EDIT
WILL BE PERFORMED DURING ABI EI PROCESSING. THE EDIT WILL PERFORM AS
FOLLOWS: IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS SINGAPORE AND A VISA NUMBER IS
REQUIRED THEN THE MID NUMBER, AS PROVIDED IN THE 60 RECORD, WILL BE
VALIDATED AGAINST THE MID NUMBER THAT WAS PROVIDED BY SINGAPORE AND IS
RESIDENT ON THE ACS VISA FILE. IF THE MID'S DO NOT MATCH THE TRANSACTION
WILL BE REJECTED WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE: "B31-MID NOT EQUAL MID ON VISA
FILE". IN ADDITION, IF NO MID NUMBER HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE 60 RECORD
THEN THE TRANSACTION WILL BE REJECTED WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE: "4JW-MID
REQUIRED FOR ELVIS".

PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER TO YOUR CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVE.