| Title: | LUMBER CENSUS PARAMETER-CHANGE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-07-22 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : HOWARD ZZ-DUCHAN
SUBJECT : LUMBER CENSUS PARAMETER-CHANGE
DATE : 07/21/97
ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE US-CANADA AGREEMENT ON SOFTWOO
LUMBER HAS SHOWN THAT THE QUANTITY REPORTED TO US CUSTOMS IS OFT
INCORRECT. SOME ERRORS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE QUANTITYWAS CALCU
INCORRECTLY DURING THE CONVERSION FROM BF (BOARDFEET) TO METERS
EQUIVALENT (M3 OR M2). IN ORDER TO IMPROVEDATA QUALITY, US CUST
PROPOSING NEW CENSUS PARAMETERS FOR THE FOLLOWS TARIFFS:
1) 4407.10.0015 2) 4407.10.0016 3) 4407.10.0020
THESE CHANGES MAY RESULT IN FILERS BEING NOTIFIED MORE FREQUENTL
CENSUS WARNING. COMMODITY TEAMS CAN EXPECT ADDITIONAL TEAM R
THE CHANGES ARE SCHEDULED FOR 7/28/97. BROKERS ARE REMIND TO
THE PROPER CONVERSION AS FOLLOWS:
A) 1,000 BF = 2.36 M3 FOR 4407.10.00 (1 BF = .00236 M3)
B) 1,000 BF = 92.91 M2 FOR 4409.10.10, 4409.10.20 AND 4409.10
(1 BF = .09291 M2)