CSMS Message: 93-000748

Title:THE AUTOMATION OF WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWALS
Date:1993-08-13
To:abi
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ACS STEERING COMMITTEE PROJECT #293, WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF AUTOMATING CONSUMPTION WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPES 31, 32, 34 AND
38, IN BOTH THE ABI (BATCH) AND ON-LINE ENVIRONMENTS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROJECT
TO ALL ABI PARTICIPANTS.

THIS PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR IMPLEMENTATION DURING THE FOURTH CALEN-
DAR QUARTER OF 1993. AS OF THIS WRITING, AN EXACT DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION
IS UNAVAILABLE. THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE, ONCE ESTABLISHED, WILL BE
PROVIDED IN A FUTURE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE.

CONSUMPTION WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWALS ARE IDENTIFIED AS FOUR SEPARATE
ENTRY TYPES. THESE ENTRY TYPES ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
- ENTRY TYPE CODE 31 (CONSUMPTION)
- ENTRY TYPE CODE 32 (QUOTA/VISA)
- ENTRY TYPE CODE 34 (ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY)
- ENTRY TYPE CODE 38 (ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY AND QUOTA/
VISA COMBINATION)
WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPES SHARE MANY OF THE SAME ATTRIBUTES AS
EXISTING ENTRY TYPES, ALREADY IDENTIFIED IN ACS. FOR EXAMPLE, QUOTA
PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENTRY TYPE 02, WOULD BE APPLICABLE FOR A
WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPE 32. THE FOLLOWING LIST ILLUSTRATES THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRESENT ACS ENTRY TYPE CODES AND WAREHOUSE WITH-
DRAWAL ENTRY TYPE CODES.
- WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPE 31 IS THE COUNTERPART OF
ENTRY TYPE 01.
- WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPE 32 IS THE COUNTERPART OF
ENTRY TYPE 02.
- WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPE 34 IS THE COUNTERPART OF
ENTRY TYPE 03.
- WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPE 38 IS THE COUNTERPART OF
ENTRY TYPE 07.

UPON IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROJECT, WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWALS WILL BE
PRESENTED ON A CF7501. CF7501 PRINT INSTRUCTIONS FOR WAREHOUSE WITH-
DRAWAL ENTRY TYPES WILL BE FORTHCOMING UNDER A SEPARATE COVER FROM THE
OFFICE OF TRADE OPERATIONS. IN ADDITION TO FILING WAREHOUSE WITH-
DRAWALS ON THE CF7501, A NEW ENTRY NUMBER MUST BE REPORTED FOR EACH
WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL (EI RECORD IDENTIFIER 10, POSITIONS 59-70).
PRESENTLY, THE ORIGINAL WAREHOUSE ENTRY NUMBER IS USED FOR ALL ASSOCIATED
WITHDRAWALS FOR CONSUMPTION. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AFTER IMPLEMENTATION,
WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWALS THAT ARE PRESENTED USING THE ORIGINAL WAREHOUSE
ENTRY NUMBER WILL BE REJECTED.

THE EI RECORD IDENTIFIER 30 (INPUT) WILL BE USED TO REPORT CRITICAL
WAREHOUSE/WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL DATA. SOME WAREHOUSE/WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL
DATA ELEMENTS ARE ALREADY RESIDENT IN THE EI 30 RECORD. TO FACILITATE
ALL OF THE DATA REQUIREMENTS, ONE NEW FIELD WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO
THE 30 RECORD. WAREHOUSE/WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL DATA ELEMENTS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
EXISTING DATA ELEMENTS:
- WAREHOUSE ENTRY NUMBER (POSITIONS 21-29)
- BROKER NUMBER OR ENTRY FILER CODE OF THE WAREHOUSE ENTRY
(POSITIONS 30-32)
- DISTRICT/PORT CODE OF WAREHOUSE ENTRY (POSITIONS 33-36)

NEW DATA ELEMENT:
FINAL WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL INDICATOR (POSITION 60)
LENGTH/CLASS: 1N
STATUS: CONDITIONAL
DESCRIPTION: "A CODE IDENTIFYING A FINAL WITHDRAWAL CONDITION.
THE VALID FINAL WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL INDICATOR CODES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
0 = THE TRANSACTION IS NOT THE FINAL WITHDRAWAL.
1 = THE TRANSACTION IS THE FINAL WITHDRAWAL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED DATA ELEMENTS ARE MANDATORY FOR
ENTRY TYPES 31, 32, 34 AND 38. IF ANY OF THESE DATA ELEMENTS ARE MISSING,
INCOMPLETE OR FAIL ANY OTHER EDIT, THEN THE TRANSACTION WILL BE REJECTED.

WAREHOUSE AND ASSOCIATED WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL TRANSACTIONS THAT
APPEAR IN THE SAME EI APPLICATION B-Y BLOCK MUST APPEAR IN A SPECIFIC
ORDER. TRANSACTIONS THAT CONTAIN ENTRY TYPES 21 OR 22 MUST APPEAR BEFORE
ANY ASSOCIATED WITHDRAWAL TRANSACTIONS (ENTRY TYPE 31, 32, 34 AND 38).
THIS ORDERING OF THE WAREHOUSE/WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL TRANSACTIONS IN THE
SAME EI B-Y BLOCK WILL ENSURE PROPER PROCESSING OF THE TRANSACTIONS AND
HELP ALLEVIATE UNNECESSARY REJECTIONS.

THE PAYMENT OF ANY APPLICABLE DUTY, TAXES OR FEES FOR WAREHOUSE
WITHDRAWAL ENTRY TYPES WILL UTILIZE THE SAME LOGIC AS PRESENTLY USED
FOR QUOTA ENTRY TYPE 02. THIS WILL REQUIRE PAYMENT EITHER BY ACH
(AUTOMATED CLEARINGHOUSE) OR DEPOSIT OF ESTIMATED DUTIES (CHECK/CASH)
AT THE TIME OF PRESENTATION OF THE WITHDRAWAL TO OBTAIN RELEASE OF THE
MERCHANDISE.

IN ADDITION TO THE AUTOMATION OF CONSUMPTION WAREHOUSE WITHDRAWAL
ENTRY TYPES, THIS PROJECT ALSO ADDRESSES MODIFICATIONS TO WAREHOUSE ENTRY
TYPE 21 AND REWAREHOUSE ENTRY TYPE 22. AN IMPORTANT POINT FOR ABI FILERS
IS THAT THE DATE OF IMPORTATION (EI RECORD 20, POSITIONS 34-39) WILL BE
MANDATORY FOR ENTRY TYPES 21 AND 22. THE DATE OF IMPORTATION IS THE BASIS
FOR THE CALCULATION OF THE FIVE YEAR WAREHOUSING PERIOD.

ABI FILERS SHOULD DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE TO THEIR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #94-000197