| Title: | ENT - CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-06-03 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : RAYMOND ZZ-JANISZEWSKI
SUBJECT : ENT - CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER
DATE : 05/31/96
6152021
MAY 31, 1996
TO : ALL PORT DIRECTORS AND ENTRY FILERS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE
SUBJECT: CHANGES TO CARGO RELEASE AND ENTRY SUMMARY PROCEDURES
REGARDING INFORMATION RELATED TO CANADIAN SOFTWOOD
LUMBER
PASS TO: ALL IMPORT SPECIALISTS, NATIONAL AND FIELD IMPORT
SPECIALISTS, INSPECTORS, ENTRY PERSONNEL, OTHER
CONCERNED CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES, BROKERS AND
IMPORTERS
ON APRIL 10, 1996, WE NOTIFIED THE TRADE COMMUNITY THAT CUSTOMS,
ACTING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CENSUS BUREAU, WAS IMMEDIATELY
CHANGING THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY SUMMARY
DOCUMENTS AND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS VIA ABI. THIS CHANGE
INVOLVED DISCONTINUED USE OF "CANADA" AS A VALID COUNTRY CODE
BEING REPLACED BY THE VARIOUS CANADIAN PROVINCE CODES. THIS
CHANGE IN PROCEDURES ONLY AFFECTED CERTAIN SOFTWOOD LUMBER
PRODUCTS. THESE CHANGES ARE BEING NECESSITATED BY THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE U.S./CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT OF
1996 DATED MAY 29, 1996(AGREEMENT) WHICH WAS EFFECTIVE APRIL 1,
1996.
THIS REQUIREMENT AFFECTS CARGO RELEASE TRANSACTIONS USING CARGO
SELECTIVITY/BORDER CARGO SELECTIVITY AND LINE RELEASE. FOR
SELECTIVITY TRANSACTIONS, THE ENTRY FILER WILL SUBMIT THE
PROVINCE CODE INSTEAD OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN CODE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
AND CONTROL ACTIONS MUST BE TAKEN BY CUSTOMS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH THIS PROPOSED NEW TRADE AGREEMENT, SPECIFICALLY, THAT
INVOICES ASSOCIATED WITH CANADIAN SOFTWOOD LUMBER IMPORTS MUST BE
ANNOTATED WITH THE PROPER CANADIAN PROVINCE OF MANUFACTURE IN
LIEU OF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. THIS REQUIREMENT IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE APRIL 10TH NOTICE AND 15 CFR 30.70 (F)(2). THIS
REQUIREMENT WILL TAKE EFFECT AS OF JUNE 10, 1996, AND AFFECTS
GOODS IN HTS TARIFF ITEM NUMBERS 4407.1000, 4409.1010, 4409.1020
AND 4409.1090.
ALSO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AGREEMENT, FILERS WILL BE REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE CUSTOMS WITH A CODE INDICATING THE TYPE OF PERMIT
ISSUED AND EVENTUALLY A PERMIT NUMBER ON THE ENTRY SUMMARY AND/OR
ITS ELECTRONIC EQUIVALENT. THE PERMIT TYPE CODE WILL CONSIST OF
THREE CHARACTERS. THE FIRST CHARACTER WILL BE "A","B", "C", OR
"D", DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF THE FEE COLLECTED IN CANADA. IF
THE THE FIRST CHARACTER IS "A","B" "C", THE SECOND AND THIRD
CHARACTERS WILL BE ZERO. IF THE FIRST CHARACTER IS "D", THE
SECOND AND THIRD CHARACTERS WILL BE IN THE RANGE "01" TO "20",
DEPENDING ON THE CALENDAR QUARTER DURING WHICH THE PERMIT IS
ISSUED. ABI FILERS WILL TRANSMIT THE PERMIT TYPE CODE IN
POSITIONS 70 THROUGH 72 OF THE 40 RECORD. THE PERMIT TYPE CODE
WILL BE PLACED ON THE CF7501 DIRECTLY BELOW THE HTSUS ITEM
NUMBER. INFORMATION REGARDING THE FORMAT OF THE PERMIT NUMBER
WILL BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS IT IS KNOWN.
CURRENTLY LINE RELEASE C4 CODES IN THE AFFECTED ITEM NUMBERS IN
HTS HEADINGS 4407 AND 4409 ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A CANADIAN
PROVINCE CODE. TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGREEMENT,
ALL LINE RELEASE CODES IN THE AFFECTED RANGE MUST BE PROVINCE
SPECIFIC. EACH BROKER/ENTRY FILER WILL NEED TO IDENTIFY ANY C4
CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE AFFECTED TARIFF RANGE, AND RESUBMIT NEW
APPLICATIONS IDENTIFYING APPROPRIATE PROVINCES. SEPARATE LINE
RELEASE APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR EACH CANADIAN PROVINCE
OF MANUFACTURE, AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED. NEW C4 CODES WILL BE
ISSUED TO REFLECT THE UPDATED INFORMATION. EACH NEW APPLICATION
MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A "REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF AN ACTUAL
COMMERCIAL INVOICE" CONTAINING THE FULL NAME AND ADDRESS OF
THE SHIPPER AND THE APPROPRIATE PROVINCIAL CODE. APPLICATIONS
WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM IMPORTERS, OR THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENTS.
IN ADDITION, PRO FORMA INVOICES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE
REISSUANCE OF THESE NEW CODES WILL MOST LIKELY RESEMBLE OUR
RECENT CONVERSION TO THE FOUR DIGIT TARIFF RANGE.
THE PERMIT CODE WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED EFFECTIVE
MONDAY, JULY 15, 1996. CUSTOMS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW
PRESENTATION OF NON-PROVINCE SPECIFIC C4 CODES UNTIL WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 14, 1996. ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1996, ALL NON-PROVINCE
SPECIFIC C4 CODES WITHIN THE AFFECTED HTS RANGE WILL BE
DEACTIVATED. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PERMIT NUMBERS WILL BE
REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED.
FOR ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON ABI ISSUES PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI
CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE. FOR OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS CONTACT CARGO
CONTROL AND ENTRY AT (202)927-0510.
PHILIP METZGER