CSMS Message: 95-001205

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : ANGELA M DOWNEY

SUBJECT : SUPP. 2-NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL

DATE : 12/03/95

DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 1995

FILE: ENT-1-FO:TC:E:C AD

TO : ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM : DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF TRADE COMPLIANCE

SUBJECT : SUPPLEMENT 2 - NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL -IMPLEMENTATION
PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR EXPORTATIONS INTO CANADA
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1996, REVISION TO PRINT REQUIREMENTS
FOR CF7501

THIS IS A REVISION TO THE MESSAGES TRANSMITTED AND DATED SEPTEMBER 29,
1995 AND OCTOBER 23, 1995, TITLED NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL - IMPLEMENTA-
TION PROCEDURES REQUIRED FOR EXPORTATIONS INTO CANADA EFFECTIVE JANUARY
1, 1996.

THIS COMMUNICATION CHANGES AND UPDATES THE C.F. 7501 REPORTING AND
PRINT REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOCKS 29, 30A (PART I), AND 37 THROUGH 40
(PARTS I & II).

THE INSTRUCTIONS SET FORTH IN THE SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 ISSUANCE UNDER
ACTION, PARAGRAPH 4 A, DESCRIBING PART I PRINT AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOCK 29 - DESCRIPTION OF MERCHANDISE AND
BLOCK 30A - HTS NUMBER REQUIRE CORRECTION. THOSE PORTIONS ITALICIZED
SHOW THE CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT.

BLOCK 29 - DESCRIPTION OF MERCHANDISE: BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS
WILL BE REQUIRED OF:

(1) THE GOOD BEING EXPORTED TO CANADA FOLLOWED BY THE
APPROPRIATE U.S. HTS 10-DIGIT/STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER

(2) THE COMMODITY+ ASSESSED DUTIABLE UNDER THE NAFTA DUTY
DEFERRAL PROGRAM FOLLOWED BY EITHER THE ASSOCIATED IMPORT
ENTRY NUMBER OR THE ASSOCIATED FTZ NUMBER.

+ COMMODITY WILL TRANSLATE AS THAT FOREIGN MERCHANDISE IMPORTED
INTO THE UNITED STATES AND ENTERED OR ADMITTED INTO A DUTY DEFERRAL
PROGRAM AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPORTED TO CANADA ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 1996.

BLOCK 30A. - HTS NUMBER: RECORD THE APPROPRIATE HTS
10-DIGIT/STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER ALONG WITH THE CHECK DIGIT IF ONE
IS USED. THIS NUMBER SHOULD BE LEFT JUSTIFIED. DECIMALS ARE TO BE
USED IN THE 10-DIGIT DUTY/STATISTICAL REPORTING NUMBER EXACTLY AS THEY
APPEAR IN THE HTS. THE CHECK DIGIT IS NOT TO BE SEPARATED BY A DASH OR
DECIMAL.

AN HTS NUMBER WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED FOR BOTH THE GOOD
BEING EXPORTED TO CANADA AND THE COMMODITY+ ASSESSED DUTIABLE UNDER THE
NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL PROGRAM AS REQUIRED IN BLOCK 29. THE HTS NUMBER
FOR THE GOOD BEING EXPORTED TO CANADA WILL BE REPORTED AFTER THE
DESCRIPTION OF THE GOOD AS OUTLINED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLOCK 29.
THE HTS NUMBER FOR THE COMMODITY+ ASSESSED DUTIABLE UNDER THE NAFTA
DUTY DEFERRAL PROGRAM WILL BE REPORTED IN BLOCK 30A.

IF MORE THAN ONE HTS NUMBER IS REQUIRED, FOLLOW THE REPORTING
INSTRUCTIONS AS PROVIDED IN THE CUSTOMS DIRECTIVE 099-3550-061,
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF C.F. 7501, DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1992.

+COMMODITY WILL TRANSLATE AS THAT FOREIGN MERCHANDISE IMPORTED
INTO THE UNITED STATES AND ENTERED OR ADMITTED INTO A DUTY DEFERRAL
PROGRAM AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXPORTED TO CANADA ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1996.

BLOCKS 29 AND 30A LINE FORMAT SHOULD LOOK AS FOLLOWS:

001 DESCRIPTION (GOOD BEING EXPORTED)
HTS
DESC. (ARTICLE IMPORTED INTO DUTY DEFERRAL)ENTRY NO. OR
FTZ NO.
HTS

WE ARE CHANGING BLOCKS 37 AND 40 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE FROM BOTH THE TRADE AND CUSTOMS WILL MORE EASILY UNDERSTAND
HOW THE DOLLAR AMOUNT TENDERED AND REPORTED IN BLOCK 40 WAS COMPUTED.

THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR BLOCKS 37 THROUGH 40 ON THE C.F. 7501,
INCLUDING THE CHANGES, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

BLOCK 37 - DUTY: RECORD THE TOTAL ESTIMATED U.S. DUTY OWED.

FOR THE MANUAL FILING (NON-ABI) OF THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL CLAIM, PART
I, BLOCK 37 WILL REPORT THE TOTAL ESTIMATED U.S. DUTIES OWED.

FOR THE NON-ABI AND ABI FILING OF THE NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL CLAIM
PART II, THE BLOCK 37 AMOUNT WILL REFLECT THE COMPARISON OF THE U.S.
DOLLARS DUE ON THE COMMODITIES REPORTED IN PART I OF THE CLAIM AND THE
U.S. EQUIVALENCY OF THE TOTAL CANADIAN DOLLARS PAID FROM THE PART II
INFORMATION. THE ACTUAL COMPARISON WILL BE SHOWN IN A BLOCK 37
CALCULATION SUMMARY.

IF THE U.S. EQUIVALENCY OF THE TOTAL CANADIAN DOLLARS PAID IS GREATER
THAN OR EQUAL TO THE U.S. DUTY OWED, A $0 AMOUNT SHOULD BE REPORTED IN
BLOCK 37.

BLOCK 37 CALCULATION SUMMARY - THE "BLOCK 37 CALCULATION SUMMARY" WILL
BE REPORTED ADJACENT TO THE "BLOCK 39 SUMMARY" AND WILL BE SHOWN IN
THE AREA ENCOMPASSED BY BLOCKS 33 AND 34. BLOCK 37 CALCULATION SUMMARY
WILL CONTAIN THE TOTAL U.S. DOLLARS DUE ON THE COMMODITIES REPORTED IN
PART I OF THE CLAIM AND THE U.S. EQUIVALENCY OF THE TOTAL CANADIAN
DOLLARS PAID.

REPORT THE "BLOCK 37 CALCULATION SUMMARY" IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:

BLOCK 37 CALCULATION SUMMARY:
U.S. DUTIES OWED: XXXX.XX
CA/US (EQUIVALENT) DUTIES PAID XXXX.XX
SUM = U.S. DUTIES OWED XXXX.XX

BLOCK 38 - TAX - NO REPORTING REQUIREMENT

BLOCK 39 - OTHER - RECORD THE TOTAL ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING OR
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES AND ANY APPLICABLE FEES PAID. DO NOT SHOW
ANTIDUMPING OR COUNTERVAILING DUTY AMOUNTS THAT WERE BONDED FOR. THE
AMOUNTS SHOWN IN BLOCK 39 OF THE SUMMARY SHOULD REFLECT THE AMOUNTS
ACTUALLY BEING PAID.

FOR THOSE CLAIMS SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF ANTIDUMPING DUTIES,
COUNTERVAILING DUTIES AND/OR ANY APPLICABLE FEES, EACH FEE MUST BE
INDICATED IN THE AREA ENCOMPASSED BY BLOCKS 30 THROUGH 32, WHICH WILL
SERVE AS THE "BLOCK 39 SUMMARY." THE INDIVIDUAL AMOUNT OF EACH
FEE MUST BE SHOWN ON THE CORRESPONDING LINE IN BLOCK 32. COUNTER-
VAILING AND/OR ANTIDUMPING DUTY AMOUNTS ARE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE"BLOCK
39 SUMMARY" ONLY WHEN THEY ARE ACTUALLY DEPOSITED. BONDED AMOUNTS
SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED. THE BLOCK 39 SUMMARY MUST BE ON THE FIRST PAGE
IF THE SUMMARY CONSISTS OF MORE THAN ONE PAGE.

THE APPLICABLE COLLECTION CODE MUST BE SHOWN ON THE LINE IN THE FORMAT
AS PROVIDED IN THE CUSTOMS DIRECTIVE 099-3550-061, INSTRUCTIONS FOR
PREPARATION OF C.F. 7501, DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 1992.

BLOCK 40 - TOTAL - RECORD THE SUM OF BLOCKS 37 AND 39.
THIS WILL BE COMPLETED UPON SUBMISSION OF PART II OF THE DUTY DEFERRAL
CLAIM. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT TO BE SHOWN IN BLOCK 40 WILL BE THE SUM OF
BLOCKS 37 AND 39.

PLEASE NOTE: THE CANADIAN DUTIES PAID WILL NEVER REDUCE OR WAIVE
THOSE ANTIDUMPING DUTIES, COUNTERVAILING DUTIES AND/OR FEES ASSESSED.

SHOULD YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE PROCEDURES, PLEASE CONTACT
MS. ANGELA DOWNEY, CARGO CONTROL AND ENTRY DIVISION AT (202) 927-1082
OR MS. CAROL ARGENTINE, TRADE AGREEMENTS DIVISION AT (202) 927-0021.

/S/

PHILIP METZGER