CSMS Message: 93-000821

AS A RESULT OF SEVERAL TELEPHONE CALLS FROM FILERS, WE WISH TO
CLARIFY THE TEXT OF ADMIN MESSAGE 93-0801 DATED AUGUST 26, 1993.

THE ACS SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED TO ALLOW FOR THE RETENTION OF
`PAPERLESS SUMMARY' DESIGNATION UPON RETRANSMISSION OF `EI' WHEN ALL
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. IF A FILER RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO FILE
PAPER DOCUMENTS TO CUSTOMS ONCE AN `ENTRY ACCEPTED - PAPER NOW REQ'D'
MESSAGE HAS BEEN RECEIVED, HE MUST RETRANSMIT THE `EI' WITHOUT THE SUMMARY
CERTIFICATION CODE (POSITION 37 OF THE 30 RECORD). THE FILER WILL THEN
RECEIVE THE MESSAGE `ENTRY ACCEPTED - PAPER NOW REQ'D' AND PAPER DOCUMENTS
WILL BE ACCEPTED BY CUSTOMS.

IF A FILER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICING PROGRAM AND
RECEIVES A REJECT AFTER REVIEW BY A CUSTOMS OFFICER, THE FILER WILL BE
REQUIRED TO RETRANSMIT THE `EI' DATA WITHOUT THE SUMMARY CERTIFICATION
CODE (POSITION 37 OF THE 30 RECORD). THE FILER WILL THEN RECEIVE THE
MESSAGE `ENTRY ACCEPTED - PAPER NOW REQ'D' AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO
PRESENT A COMPLETE PAPER ENTRY SUMMARY PACKAGE TO CUSTOMS. FUTURE
ENHANCEMENTS MAY CHANGE THIS REQUIREMENT.

IN THE RARE INSTANCE WHEN A FILER RECEIVES `ENTRY ACCEPTED - NO
DOCUMENTS REQ'D' AND CUSTOMS FINDS IT NECESSARY TO REVIEW THE PAPER
DOCUMENTS, THE FILER IS REQUIRED TO RETRANSMIT THE `EI' DATA WITHOUT
THE SUMMARY CERTIFICATION CODE (POSITION 37 OF THE 30 RECORD). THE
FILER WILL THEN RECEIVE THE MESSAGE `ENTRY ACCEPTED - PAPER NOW REQ'D'
AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A COMPLETE PAPER ENTRY SUMMARY PACKAGE TO
CUSTOMS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION ON THE
ELECTRONIC INVOICING PROGRAM AS PARTICIPATION INCREASES AND ANY SYSTEM
MODIFICATIONS ARE COMPLETED.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.