| Title: | VALIDATION OF IRS-FORMAT IMPORTER NUMBERS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1993-08-11 |
| To: | abi |
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE US CUSTOMS/INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INTERFACE
HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR CUSTOMS TO DETEMINE WHETHER OR NOT IRS
EIN'S (EMPLOYEE INDENTIFICATION NUMBERS) IN OUR SRE IMPORTER FILE ARE
VALID NUMBERS ISSUED BY THE IRS. IF CUSTOMS DETERMINES THAT AN EIN
IMPORTER NUMBER ON FILE IN ACS HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY THE IRS, THAT
NUMBER WILL BE VOIDED.
THIS MESSAGE IS TO NOFITY ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS THAT 1 OCT 93, CUSTOMS
WILL REVIEW AND VERIFY ALL IRS-FORMAT IMPORTER NUMBERS ON FILE
IN ACS. IMPORTER NUMBERS WILL BE VOIDED IF ACS CANNOT VALIDATE THEM.
THEREFORE, ABI FILERS MAY RECEIVE A GREATER THAN USUAL NUMBER OF
REJECTS FOR VOID IMPORTER AND CONSIGNEE NUMBERS.
CORRECT AND VALID IMPORTER NUMBERS SHOULD BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE AFFECTED IMPORTER/CLIENT. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLIENT REP IF
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
CSMS #93-000878