CSMS Message: 94-000496

CURRENTLY, ONCE A CUSTOMS OFFICER HAS TAKEN ACTION ON AN
ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUMMARY, EXCEPT FOR NO CHANGE LIQUIDATIONS,
FURTHER ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF THE SUMMARY IS NO LONGER
AVAILABLE. UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF PROGRAMMING FOR CAPABILITIES
BEYOND NO CHANGE LIQUIDATIONS, THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES MUST BE
FOLLOWED FOR ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUMMARIES WHICH ARE REJECTED BY
THE IMPORT OR ENTRY SPECIALIST.

FOR CUSTOMS LOCATIONS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF ELECTRONIC SUMMARY
INBOX PROCESSING, AN ABI ELECTRONIC REJECT MESSAGE ('US' RECORD)
FOR EACH REJECTED LINE OF THE REJECTED SUMMARY WILL BE SENT TO
THE FILER INDICATING THE LINE NUMBER, TEAM NUMBER, REJECT
REASONS, AND REJECT REMARKS INPUT BY THE REVIEWING OFFICER. THIS
REJECT NOTIFICATION ALSO REQUIRES THE FILER TO RETRANSMIT THE
CORRECTED ENTRY SUMMARY DATA WITHOUT THE PAPERLESS CERTIFICATION
(POSITION 37 OF THE 10 RECORD) FOR THE ENTRY SUMMARY. PAPER
DOCUMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED FOR RESUBMISSION.

AT THIS TIME, THE REJECTION OF AN ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUMMARY AT
CUSTOMS LOCATIONS THAT ARE NOT CAPABLE OF ELECTRONIC SUMMARY
INBOX PROCESSING WILL REQUIRE THE REVIEWING OFFICER TO GENERATE A
SCREEN PRINT PACKAGE. THIS PACKAGE WILL INCLUDE THE SUMMARY
HEADER, REJECTED SUMMARY LINES, COMMENTS ON EACH LINE, AND THE
INVOICE LINES AFFECTED. THE LOCAL REJECT SHEET (WHICH WILL
INDICATE THAT THE SUMMARY IS AN ELECTRONIC INVOICE SUMMARY) IS TO
BE ATTACHED TO THE PACKAGE BY THE REVIEWING OFFICER AND FORWARDED
TO THE ENTRY BRANCH. ENTRY BRANCH PERSONNEL WILL PUT THE
SUMMARIES INTO REJECTED STATUS, TIME/DATE STAMP, AND ROUTE TO THE
FILER. THE FILER WILL RETRANSMIT THE SUMMARY DATA WITH
CORRECTIONS BUT WITHOUT THE PAPERLESS CERTIFICATION (POSITION 37
OF THE 10 RECORD) AND SUBMIT A PAPER SUMMARY TO CUSTOMS WITH THE
REJECTED SCREEN PRINT PACKAGE ATTACHED. THIS INCOMING PACKAGE
WILL BE TIME/DATE STAMPED AND PUT INTO ACCEPTED STATUS BY THE
ENTRY BRANCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL PROCEDURES.

ONLY LOCATIONS CAPABLE OF PROCESSING SUMMARIES VIA THE ELECTRONIC
INBOX CAN PERFORM CENSUS OVERRIDES VIA THE INBOX. THESE
SUMMARIES MAINTAIN THEIR 'ELECTRONIC' STATUS. LOCATIONS NOT
CAPABLE OF PROCESSING SUMMARIES VIA THE ELECTRONIC INBOX WILL
PLACE SUMMARIES REQUIRING CENSUS OVERRIDES INTO CUSTOMS REJECT
STATUS. FILERS WILL MAKE CORRECTIONS AND RESUBMIT THE SUMMARIES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE LISTED REJECT PROCEDURES. ALL
CENSUS CORRECTIONS, FOR BOTH TYPES OF LOCATIONS, WILL REQUIRE
CORRECTION BY THE FILER. THESE CORRECTIONS WILL CAUSE THE
SUMMARIES TO REVERT TO PAPER UNDER THE REJECT PROCEDURES
DISCUSSED ABOVE.

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE INFORMATION,
PLEASE CONTACT JOE PALMER, OFFICE OF ACS, AT 202-927-0173.