| Title: | END OF YEAR REMINDERS |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1996-12-06 |
| To: | abi |
| Links: | previous, next |
TO: ALL ABI FILERS
FROM: ACS FIELD OFFICE
SUBJECT: END OF YEAR REMINDERS
AS THE END OF THE YEAR APPROACHES, THE ACS OFFICE IN LOS ANGELES
WISHES TO REMIND ALL ABI FILERS OF SEVERAL FACTS THAT WILL
PREVENT UNNECESSARY REJECTIONS OF ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSMISSIONS.
1. MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. DO NOT USE THIS
DATE AS A PAYMENT DUE DATE. (TWO LUMPS OF COAL TO ALL FILERS
WHO MAKE THIS ERROR!)
2. ADMININSTRATIVE MESSAGES 96-1092 AND 96-0988 ANNOUNCED THE
TWO HARMONIZED UPDATES WHICH CONTAIN 1997 TARIFF NUMBERS
AND DUTY RATES. NO DOUBT THERE WILL BE MANY CHANGES FROM
CURRENT NUMBERS AND RATES. FILERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD
THESE UPDATES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REFER TO YOUR SOFTWARE
VENDOR'S INSTRUCTIONS IF YOU DO NOT REGULARLY PERFORM
HTS UPDATES FROM YOUR OWN OFFICES.
***NOTE*** - THESE TWO UPDATES CONTAIN MORE THAN 50,000 ABI
RECORDS. DO NOT REQUEST THESE UPDATES DURING
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
3. FREIGHT THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE DURING THE LATTER
DAYS OF 1996 MUST BE SO MARKED WHEN THE SUMMARY DATA
IS TRANSMITTED TO ABI. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY USING
AN "ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE" AS PART OF THE SUMMARY INPUT
DATA. USE OF THIS DATE WILL ALLOW ABI TO VALIDATE THE
TRANSMITTED TARIFF DATA BASED ON 1996 RATES. (MORE
LUMPS FOR FILERS WHO DON'T USE THIS FIELD!!)