CSMS Message: 96-000763

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND IN-BOND FILERS

SUBJECT: IN-BOND 'QP' APPLICATION

THIS REPLACES ADMIN 96-0224. THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND
ADMIN 96-0224 MUST BE DISREGARDED.

THE IN-BOND QP APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ABI VENDOR AND SELF-
PROGRAMMER TESTING. INITIAL PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM WILL BE
LIMITED TO IMPORTERS AND BROKERS WHO ARE OPERATIONAL ABI ENTRY SUMMARY
FILERS.

TESTING FOR AN ADDITIONAL CLASS OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE
END OF THE YEAR. THESE ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE THOSE ENTITIES
WHO CURRENTLY FILE IN-BOND DOCUMENTS WITH CUSTOMS, BUT WHO DO NOT FILE
ENTRY SUMMARIES OR PARTICIPATE IN AMS (AUTOMATED MANIFEST SYSTEM).

IN-BOND PROCESING VIA ABI

ACS WILL NOW ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF SELECTED BILL OF LADING
INFORMATION, AND THE INITIATION, MODIFICATION, ARRIVAL
AND EXPORTATION OF CERTAIN IN-BOND MOVEMENTS. THIS MODIFICATION
PROVIDES ABI FILERS WITH THE SAME IN-BOND CAPIBILITIES AS NON PAPERLESS
AMS OCEAN CARRIERS.

QP IN-BOND PROCESSING WILL:

REQUIRE THE CF 7512

PROVIDE ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION TO BEGIN MOVEMENT

PROVIDE ELECTRONIC CARGO DISPOSITION INFORMATION

ONLY ALLOW IN-BOND MOVES AT THE MASTER BILL QUANTITY

BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL ACS PORTS

ALLOW SECOND NOTIFY PARTY (SNP) DESIGNATION OF AN ACTIVE
PARTICIPANT BY SCAC, FIRMS, OR DISTRICT PORT FILER OFFICE
CODES

REQUIRE THE ABI FILER OR HIS DESIGNATED SNP TO ARRIVE, AND WHERE
NEEDED, EXPORT ALL IN-BONDS INITIATED BY THE ABI FILER

ALLOW A SECOND ABI FILER TO ARRIVE/EXPORT AN IN-BOND

ALLOW CORRECTIONS BY A DELETE/READ MECHANISM

REQUIRE A SCAC (STANDARD ALPHA CARRIER CODE) FOR THE IMPORTING
CARRIER AND THE DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDER

REQUIRE THE AMS BILL TO BE ON FILE BEFORE THE IN-BOND IS ACCEPTED

NOT BE USED TO CREATE BILLS FOR AMS CARRIERS

NOT BE USED FOR CARGO IMPORTED BY AIR

BEFORE OPERATIONAL PARTICIPATION, THERE IS A MANDATORY MULTI-STEP TESTING
PROCEDURE FOR VENDORS AND SELF-PROGRAMMERS.

TESTING CONSISTS OF SEVERAL STEPS TO MIRROR ACTUAL CARGO MOVEMENTS AND
REQUIREMENTS. YOU WILL CREATE BILLS OF LADING AND IN-BONDS FOR THREE
MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, PERFORM ARRIVAL/EXPORT, TRANSFER LIABILITY,
AND MAKE CHANGES TO EXISTING IN-BONDS. IN-BONDS MUST ALSO BE GENERATED
ON AMS BILLS PROVIDED TO YOU BY YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

QP IN-BOND PARTICIPANTS WILL SEND APPLICATION 'QP' TO CREATE A BILL
OF LADING FOR NON AMS CARRIERS AND TO INITIATE THE IN-BOND MOVEMENT.
CUSTOMS WILL RESPOND WITH A 'QT', ERROR OR ACCEPTANCE MESSAGE.
APPLICATION 'WP' IS USED BY THE FILER TO ARRIVE, EXPORT OR CHANGE THE
LIABILITY FOR THE IN-BOND. CUSTOMS RESPONDS WITH A 'WT', ERROR OR
ACCEPTANCE MESSAGE. THERE IS A THIRD OUTPUT APPLICATION 'NS', WHICH
PROVIDES THE IN-BOND INITIATOR AND ALL SNP WITH CARGO DISPOSITION
CODES RELATED TO THE IN-BOND MOVEMENT AND THE BILL OF LADING. A LISTING
OF THESE CODES IS FOUND IN APPENDIX B OF CATAIR.

SOME IN-BONDS, AND ALL BILLS OF LADING, REQUIRE THE USE OF FIVE DIGIT
SCHEDULE K PORT OF LADING IDENTIFIERS. FOR SHIPMENTS ORIGINATING IN
NON SEAPORT LOCATIONS IN CANADA AND MEXICO, AND ARRIVING VIA A
LAND BORDER CROSSING, CENSUS HAS PROVIDED A SPECIAL SERIES OF NUMBERS.
THESE NUMBERS ARE RESTRICTED SOLEY TO USE IN 'QP' IN-BOND AND AMS RAIL.
THEIR USE IN ANY OTHER APPLICATION WILL RESULT IN REJECTION. A LISTING
OF THESE NUMBERS CAN BE FOUND IN THE IN-BOND CHAPTER OF CATAIR. THEY ARE
NOT TECHNICALLY SCHEDULE K NUMBERS, ARE NOT IN THE ACS REFERENCE FILE
OF SCHEDULE K NUMBERS, AND CANNOT BE OBTAINED VIA THE EXTRACT REFERENCE
FILE.

THE USE OF A STANDARD CARRIER ALPHA CODE (SCAC) IS ALSO REQUIRED. THE
QP PROGRAM WILL ONLY ACCEPT FOUR CHARACTER SCAC CODES. IF THE CARRIER IS
UNABLE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION, ABI OPERATIONAL ENTRY SUMMARY FILERS
MAY MAKE INDIVIDUAL QUERIES OF THE EXTRACT REFERANCE FILE WITH
APPLIATION FI. CARRIERS MAY OBTAIN A SCAC BY CONTACTING THE NATIONAL
MOTOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC ASSOCIATION AT 703-838-1822.

TO TEST THE QP APPLICATION, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS , PLEASE
CONTACT YOUR ACS CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #98-000953