| Title: | LUMBER CENSUS PARAMETER-CHANGE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-07-28 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : HOWARD ZZ-DUCHAN
SUBJECT : LUMBER CENSUS PARAMETER-CHANGE
DATE : 07/28/97
ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST YEAR OF THE US-CANADA AGREEMENT ON
SOFTWOOD LUMBER HAS SHOWN THAT THE QUANTITY REPORTED TO US
CUSTOMS IS OFTEN INCORRECT. SOME ERRORS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN
THE QUANTITY WAS CALCULATED INCORRECTLY DURING THE
CONVERSION FROM BF (BOARD FEET) TO METERS EQUIVALENT (M3 OR
M2). IN ORDER TO IMPROVE DATA QUALITY, US CUSTOMS IS
PROPOSING NEW CENSUS PARAMETERS FOR THE FOLLOWING HTS:
1) 4407.10.0015 2) 4407.10.0016 3) 4407.10.0020
THESE CHANGES MAY RESULT IN FILERS BEING NOTIFIED MORE
FREQUENTLY OF A CENSUS WARNING. COMMODITY TEAMS CAN
EXPECT ADDITIONAL TEAM REVIEWS. THE CHANGES ARE SCHEDULED
FOR 7/28/97. BROKERS ARE REMIND TO PERFORM 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
4409.10.90 (1 BF = .09291 M2)