| Title: | ABI RELEASE/SUMMARY-INST. |
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| Date: | 1993-05-10 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : SUSAN LANDRY
SUBJECT : ENT-ABI RELEASE/SUMMARY-INST.
DATE : 05/10/93
MAY 5, 1993
3125012
ENT-1-CO-TO:E:CS SL
CATEGORY: ENT
TO: BROKERS, FILERS, FREIGHT FORWARDERS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES
FROM: DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS
RE: ABI RELEASE/ABI SUMMARY - PROCEDURES
REFERENCE IS MADE TO OTO NOTICE #3064011 DATED MARCH 5, 1993,
(ABI ADMIN MESSAGE #93-0236 ) ADVISING THAT EFFECTIVE JUNE 14,
1993, FILERS WHO OBTAIN RELEASE OF MERCHANDISE THROUGH ABI MUST
ALSO TRANSMIT THE ENTRY SUMMARY THROUGH ABI. BORDER LOCATIONS
SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT LINE RELEASE AND BORDER RELEASE (BREL) ARE
NOT AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WILL APPLY
TO FORMAL ENTRIES FOR MERCHANDISE RELEASED ON OR AFTER JUNE 14,
1993.
ENTRY SUMMARY SUBMISSION
WHEN RELEASE OF MERCHANDISE IS OBTAINED THROUGH ABI, THE ENTRY
SUMMARY IS TO BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH ABI. IF THERE IS A VALID
REASON FOR NOT FILING AN ABI SUMMARY, (SEE EXCEPTIONS BELOW), A
WRITTEN EXPLANATION IS TO BE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMS WHEN THE NON-
ABI SUMMARY IS SUBMITTED. THE YELLOW STATISTICAL COPY OF THE
CF 7501 MUST ALSO BE PRESENTED.
CUSTOMS PROCESSING
ENTRY SUMMARIES WILL BE PROCESSED THROUGH COLLECTION AS USUAL.
CUSTOMS ACCEPTANCE OF A NON-ABI SUMMARY WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR BASED ON THE EXPLANATION PROVIDED BY THE
FILER, AND ANY OTHER EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. IF CUSTOMS
DETERMINES THE CLAIM FOR EXEMPTION IS NOT JUSTIFIED, THE SUMMARY
WILL BE RETURNED TO THE FILER FOR INPUT THROUGH ABI.
EXCEPTIONS:
THERE ARE SOME CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN TRANSMISSION OF ABI SUMMARIES
WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE:
1) THE SYSTEM IS DOWN
2) ENTRY TYPES THAT CURRENTLY CANNOT BE PROCESSED THROUGH
ABI ARE:
(TYPES 04, 05, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,37,
38, 41, 42, 43, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 AND 66)
3) QUOTA TEXTILES FROM GUAM WHICH REQUIRE TWO QUOTAS TO BE
REPORTED PER LINE ITEM.
4) A THREE TARIFF QUOTA LINE.
5) TRANSACTIONS THAT CONTAIN THREE OR MORE TARIFF NUMBERS
ON A LINE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WATCHES AND 9802
MERCHANDISE, MAY PRESENT A PROBLEM WHEN PROCESSING THE
LINE ITEM DATA FOR AN ENTRY SUMMARY
6) MERCHANDISE THAT IS IDENTIFIED AS DOMESTIC FOR FOREIGN
TRADE ZONE ENTRIES (ENTRY TYPE CODE 06) IS EXEMPT FROM
THE ASSESSMENT OF DUTY AND TAX BUT IS SUBJECT TO
MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE (MPF - CLASS CODE 499).
PRESENTLY, IF A FILER INDICATES A DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE
CONDITION FOR AN ENTRY TYPE 06, THE SYSTEM WILL ASSESS
DUTY/TAX, IF APPLICABLE.
7) SETS UNDER GRI 3 (B) OR (C) CONTAINING AD/CVD OR
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX
THESE PROCEDURES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE
SOME OF THE CONFUSION CONCERNING THE TRANSMITTAL OF STATISTICAL
DATA TO CENSUS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FILERS AND CUSTOMS
PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT STAT COPIES ARE PROVIDED FOR NON-ABI
ENTRY SUMMARIES. PENALTY ACTION UNDER 19 USC 1641 MAY BE
INITIATED AGAINST BROKERS WHO REPEATEDLY FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THESE
INSTRUCTIONS. ABI FILERS ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF 19 CFR
143.6 FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED AS FOLLOWS:
STATISTICAL REPORTING - COLLECTIONS/STATISTICS BRANCH
(202) 927-0418, 927-0801 OR 927-0051
ENTRY PROCEDURES - ENTRY OPERATIONS BRANCH (202) 927-1082
ABI PROCEDURES/TRANSMITTALS - ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES
PHILIP METZGER