| Title: | PAPERLESS MANIFEST TEST |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-03-11 |
| To: | abi |
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REMINDER - PAPERLESS MANIFEST TEST
ON FEBRUARY 11, 1997, THE CUSTOMS SERVICE INITIATED THE PAPERLESS
MANIFEST TEST PROGRAM. APPROXIMATELY 21 CARRIERS WILL PARTICIPATE
IN THIS ONE YEAR TEST. PER THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE OF SEPTEMBER
10, 1996, VOL 61, NO. 176.,"TEST PARTICIPANTS SHALL NOT REMOVE
MERCHANDISE FROM CUSTOMS CUSTODY UNTIL THE CARGO DECLARATION
TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY CUSTOMS, AN ENTRY HAS BEEN FILED,
AND AN ELECTRONIC RELEASE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM CUSTOMS. REMOVING
MERCHANDISE WITHOUT PROPER ELECTRONIC NOTICE FROM CUSTOMS WILL
SUBJECT A PARTICIPANT TO FULL PENALTY LIABILITY AND NO SUCH PENALTY
WILL BE MITIGATED TO LESS THAN $500." THIS MITIGATION LIMITATION
DOES NOT APPLY IN THE CASE OF ANY BILL OF LADING WHICH IS IN AN
UNRECONCILED STATUS AT THE TIME OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
PROGRAM."
PLEASE CALL YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS