| Title: | HONG KONG VISAS - EDI |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-10-01 |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : ROBERT ZZ-DORSETT
SUBJECT : TEX-HONG KONG VISAS - EDI
DATE : 10/01/97
SEPTEMBER 23, 1997
SPE-2 FO:TC:I:E JRD
CATEGORY: TEX
TO : ALL PORT DIRECTORS, CUSTOMS MANAGEMENT CENTER (CMC)
DIRECTORS AND STRATEGIC TRADE CENTER (STC) DIRECTORS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE
PASS TO: ALL IMPORT SPECIALISTS, NATIONAL IMPORT SPECIALISTS,
ENTRY OFFICERS, INSPECTORS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE
SPECIALISTS, BROKERS, IMPORTERS AND OTHER INTERESTED
PARTIES
SUBJECT: TBT-97-094 - EDIFACT TRANSMISSION OF VISAS - HONG KONG
COUNTRY: HONG KONG
BACKGROUND:
HONG KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY BEGUN ACCEPTING VISA
APPLICATIONS BY EDIFACT. THE VISA INFORMATION IS
TRANSMITTED TO HONG KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT AND VISAS APPROVED
BY EDIFACT TRANSMISSION. THE EXPORT LICENSE IS NOT SIGNED
BY HONG KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS A SIGNED VISA STAMP
ON THE EXPORT LICENSE. SOME RECENT EXPORT LICENSES USING
EDIFACT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE NOT HAD VISA STAMPS ON THEM.
ACTION:
EXPORT LICENSES ISSUED BY EDIFACT DO NOT REQUIRE A SIGNATURE
OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, THERE MUST BE
AN ORIGINAL VISA STAMP WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNATURE OF A HONG
KONG TRADE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE EXPORT LICENSE.
INFORMATION:
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS MATTER, PLEASE
CONTACT JUNE PERGOLA AT TELEPHONE NUMBER (202) 927-0705 OR
BOB DORSETT AT (202) 927-7002, TRADE COMPLIANCE.
PHILIP METZGER