| Title: | CF214/214A REPORTING ERROR |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1995-03-28 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JOHN PIERCE
SUBJECT : STA-CF214/214A REPORTING ERROR
DATE : 03/27/95
IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE STATISTICAL REPORTING,
THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AND THE CUSTOMS SERVICE HAS IDENTIFIED
THE FOLLOWING AS THE MOST COMMON REPORTING ERRORS IN COMPLETING
THE CF-214 214A:
BLOCK 1 - NO ZONE NUMBER AND OR ADDRESS REPORTED.
BLOCK 5 - REPORTING DATE AS DATE GOODS ARRIVE AT ZONE
SITE RATHER THAN DATE GOODS ARRIVED IN THE
UNITED STATES.
BLOCK 15 - FAILURE TO LIST NUMBER OF PACKAGES AND OR
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
NO SEPARATE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INDICATED FOR
MERCHANDISE FROM MORE THAN ONE COUNTRY OF
ORIGIN.
BLOCK 17 - TEN DIGITS NOT REPORTED FOR HTS NUMBER.
BLOCK 18 - NO QUANTITY, INVALID UNIT OF QUANTITY, OR NO
UNIT OF QUANTITY REPORTED AFTER QUANTITY
FIGURE (E.G. KG, LT)
BLOCK 19 - POUNDS REPORTED (KILOGRAMS REQUIRED) OR
FAILURE TO LIST SEPARATE SHIPPING WEIGHT FOR
EACH STATISTICAL LINE.
BLOCK 20 - AGGREGATE CHARGES NOT REPORTED.
HTS 9802.00.65 (FORMERLY 9802.00.8060) - AMERICAN COMPONENTS
USED TO ASSEMBLE ARTICLES ABOARD REPORTED WITH ONLY A VALUE.
OCCASIONALLY ONLY THE TERM "AMERICAN GOODS RETURNED" (AGR)
IS REPORTED WITH A VALUE.
WHEN USING 9802.00.65, THE CHAPTER 1 THROUGH 97 HTS NUMBER
DESCRIBING THE GOODS SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY BENEATH THE AGR
WITH ALL OTHER STATISTICAL DATA, I.E., BLOCKS 15 THROUGH 20.
INFORMATION FOR DATA FIELDS (HTS, QUANTITY, ETC.) REPORTED
IN WRONG COLUMNS.
AS OUTLINED IN 19 CFR 146.32(A) THE APPLICATION FOR
ADMISSION SHALL INCLUDE A STATISTICAL COPY ON CF-214A (WHICH
IS SALMON IN COLOR AND IDENTIFIED AS "STATISTICAL COPY".
PHOTOCOPIES OF CF-214 FOR STATISTICAL PURPOSES ARE
UNACCEPTABLE!) FOR TRANSMITTAL TO THE BUREAU OF CENSUS,
UNLESS THE APPLICANT HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DIRECT
TRANSMITTAL OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION TO THAT AGENCY.
ALL CF-214 214A EDITIONS DATED 10-09-81 OR PRIOR ARE
OBSOLETE AND SHOULD NOT BE USED OR ACCEPTED.
NOTE: FOR COPYING AND REPRODUCTION PURPOSES, A CAMERA COPY
OF CUSTOMS FORMS, E.G., CUSTOMS FORMS 214, 214A, 216, ETC.,
MAY BE OBTAINED UPON REQUEST FROM THE FOLLOWING BY MAIL OR
TELEPHONE:
U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE
PAPERWORK MANAGEMENT BRANCH
1301 CONSTITUTION AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20229
(202) 927-0674
NOTE: THE CAMERA COPY WILL PROVIDE THE USER WITH THE CURRENT
VERSION OF THE REQUESTED CUSTOMS FORM AND ENSURE CLARITY IN
REPRODUCTION AND COPYING.
SHOULD THERE BE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE COMPLETION OF THE CF-214
THEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO MR. MICHAEL JACKSON AT (202) 927-0533.