| Title: | ABI RELEASE/ABI SUMMARY |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-03-05 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : SUSAN LANDRY
SUBJECT : ENT-ABI RELEASE/ABI SUMMARY
DATE : 03/05/93
MARCH 5, 1993
3064011
ENT-1-CO:TO:E:CS RLB
CATEGORY: ENT
TO : ALL REGIONAL DIRECTORS (COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS),
DISTRICT, AREA AND PORT DIRECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
RE : TRANSMISSION OF ABI ENTRIES AND ABI ENTRY SUMMARIES
PASS TO : ALL CUSTOMS OFFICERS AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES, SUCH AS BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND TRADE
ASSOCIATIONS
BACKGROUND:
AS A RESULT OF A RECENT INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THE STATISTICAL RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE U.S. AND JAPAN,
THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS DISCOVERED LARGE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN
JAPANESE EXPORTS AND U.S. IMPORTS OF AUTOMOBILES DURING THE
PERIOD JANUARY, 1990 THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER, 1992.
THE DISCREPANCIES WERE CAUSED BY VARIOUS FACTORS, MOST RELATED TO
THE NON-SUBMISSION OF STATISTICAL DATA BY THE FILERS WHO SECURED
RELEASE THROUGH ABI. THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE STATISTICAL
INFORMATION HAS WIDE-RANGING IMPLICATIONS. IT RESULTS IN
INACCURATE BILATERAL TRADE FIGURES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND OUR
INDIVIDUAL TRADING PARTNERS, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE
MISCALCULATION OF THE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT. IN ADDITION, NATIONAL
TRADE POLICY DECISIONS ARE BASED ON ERRONEOUS AND INADEQUATE
INFORMATION. THE ERRORS ALSO BRING INTO QUESTION THE RELIABILITY
AND INTEGRITY OF THE ENTIRE STATISTICAL REPORTING PROGRAM.
BECAUSE ACS EDITS PROVIDE 100 PERCENT RELIABILITY FOR ENTRY SUMMARIES
FILED WITHOUT STATISTICAL COPIES, AS WELL AS ENSURE THAT TRADE
DATA IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE, THE FOLLOWING ACTION WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED:
ACTION:
EFFECTIVE JUNE 14, 1993, FILERS WHO OBTAIN RELEASE OF CARGO
THROUGH ABI MUST ALSO TRANSMIT THE ENTRY SUMMARIES THROUGH ABI.
IT WILL NO LONGER BE PERMISSIBLE TO OBTAIN ABI RELEASE AND FILE
ENTRY SUMMARIES OFF-LINE.
THIS REQUIREMENT WILL ONLY APPLY TO FORMAL ENTRIES: 1) FOR
COMMERCIAL SHIPMENTS VALUED AT $1250 OR MORE; 2) FOR ARTICLES
VALUED AT $250 OR MORE THAT ARE CLASSIFIED IN SECTIONS VII, VIII,
XI AND XII; CHAPTER 94 AND CHAPTER 99, HTSUS; 3) FOR HTS NUMBERS
THAT ALWAYS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF A FORMAL ENTRY (REFER TO
INSTRUCTION NUMBER 3056051, DATED FEBRUARY 25, 1993, UPDATE TO
HARMONIZED FACT SHEET #30).
EXCEPTION PROCEDURES WILL BE DEVELOPED PRIOR TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR NON-ABI ENTRY SUMMARIES, ONLY THE ENTRY TYPE
CODE IS TO BE INDICATED IN BLOCK 2 OF THE CF 7501. NO OTHER
INDICATOR IS TO BE SHOWN. PLEASE REFER TO CUSTOMS DIRECTIVE
3550-061, DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1992, INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION
OF CF 7501, FOR GUIDANCE ON HOW TO PROPERLY COMPLETE THE CF 7501.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD YOU HAVE
QUESTIONS REGARDING SYSTEMS PROBLEMS. QUESTIONS CONCERNING
OPERATIONAL ISSUES MAY BE REFERRED TO THE COLLECTIONS/STATISTICS
BRANCH, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS, AT (202) 927-0801 OR
(202) 927-0418.
PHILIP METZGER
CSMS #93-000449