| Title: | MPF PROCEDURES (TEMPORARY) |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1994-12-27 |
| To: | abi |
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ACS PROGRAMMING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEW MERCHANDISE PROCESSING
FEE (MPF) WILL BE MOVED INTO ACS PRODUCTION AT APPROXIMATELY
7:00 AM, EASTERN STANDARD TIME, ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 1994.
AT THAT TIME ACS WILL ACCEPT THE NEW MPF AMOUNTS FOR 1995.
DUE TO GATT'S LATE PASSAGE AS WELL AS END OF YEAR PROGRAMMING,
THE EARLIEST THE MPF PROGRAMMING COULD GO INTO PRODUCTION WAS
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30TH. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR ALL ABI
FILERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS TO THEM.
ABI FILERS SHOULD DELAY TRANSMITTING ANY ENTRY SUMMARIES FOR
WHICH A RELEASE DATE OF JAN 1, 1995 OR LATER IS EXPECTED.
ANY SUMMARY WHICH IS TRANSMITTED TO ABI WITH AN ESTIMATED
ENTRY DATE OR PAYMENT DUE DATE IN 1995 AND WHICH INCLUDES
THE 1995 MPF RATES WILL BE REJECTED BY ABI IF THE TRANSMISSION
IS RECEIVED BY ACS PRIOR TO THE 30TH OF DECEMBER, 1994.
ONCE THE MPF PROGRAMMING IS MOVED INTO PRODUCTION ON DEC 30,
ENTRY SUMMARIES MAY BE TRANSMITTED WITH THE CORRECT 1995
MPF AMOUNTS.
THE ABOVE DISCUSSION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CARGO RELEASE INPUT
TRANSACTIONS. APPLICATIONS "HI" OR "HN" MAY BE USED NORMALLY
DURING THIS PERIOD. FILERS WHO CANNOT USE THE HI OR HN
TRANSACTION ARE THE PRIMARY PARTIES WHO WILL NEED TO DELAY
SENDING SUMMARY DATA TO ABI UNTIL DEC 30.