| Title: | CUSTOMS/FCC AUTOMATED INTERFACE (FORM 740) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-05-27 |
| To: | abi |
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A SMALL CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE TO THE CUSTOMS/FCC AUTOMATED INTERFACE
PROGRAM.
WHEN HTS NUMBER 98020050 IS THE FIRST HARMONIZED 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.
PLEASE NOTE THE RELATED ADMN MSG (#92-0814 OF 12/22/92) CONCERNING
FCC FLAGS ON HTS NUMBERS FOR U.S. ORIGIN GOODS AND HTS #98020040. HTS
#98020050 IS SIMILAR TO #98020040 IN THAT THEY COVER "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. FCC'S
RULE, IN THIS INSTANCE, STATES THE EXCEPTION APPLIES "REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS U.S. OR NOT." HTS #98020040 COVERED ONLY
THOSE PRODUCTS "UNDER WARRANTY." HTS #98020050 WILL COVER THIS TYPE OF
MERCHANDISE WHICH IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY.
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, IN FACT, REJECT THE ENTRY SUMMARY SUBMISSION IF FCC DATA IS
PRESENT.
A REMINDER THAT ABI FILERS SUBMITTING THEIR FCC FORM 740 DATA
ELECTRONICALLY SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTING THE PAPER FORM 740. THE WHOLE
IDEA IS TO ELIMINATE PAPER DOCUMENTATION SO THE ENTRY CAN GO PAPERLESS.
LASTLY, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FCC INTERFACE, WHICH WAS EXPANDED
NATIONWIDE ON NOVEMBER 23, 1992, ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, WILL BECOME
MANDATORY FOR ALL ABI FILERS IN ALL PORTS ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1993.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FCC INTERFACE MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR ABI
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE OR THE FCC PROJECT OFFICER, BECKY TRAFTON, AT
CUSTOMS HDQTRS., PHONE: 202/927-0721.
CSMS #93-001043