| Title: | YEAR END ID AUTHORITY |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1997-12-04 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : RAYMOND ZZ-JANISZEWSKI
SUBJECT : YEAR END ID AUTHORITY
DATE : 12/03/97
DECEMBER 3, 1997
PRO-03-FO:TC:C:E:O BK
TO : ALL PROCESS OWNERS
FROM : DIRECTOR, TRADE COMPLIANCE
SUBJECT: IMMEDIATE DELIVERY PROCEDURES AT YEAR END
PASS TO: ALL CUSTOMS PERSONNEL, BROKERS, FILERS AND OTHER
INTERESTED PARTIES
THE OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS IS ISSUING A BLANKET AUTHORIZATION
FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY (ID) PROCEDURES FOR MERCHANDISE TO BE
RELEASED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 16, 1997, AND UNTIL DECEMBER 31,
1997, IN ACCORDANCE WITH 19 CFR 142.21(G). THIS ID PROCEDURE IS
BEING OFFERED TO FILERS WHO MAY WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF REDUCED
TARIFF RATES OR SPECIAL PROGRAMS WHICH TAKE EFFECT ON OR AFTER
JANUARY 1, 1998. PLEASE NOTE THAT ABSOLUTE QUOTA MERCHANDISE AND
MERCHANDISE MOVED UNDER IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION (IT), CANNOT BE
ENTERED UNDER ID PROCEDURE. TARIFF RATE QUOTA MERCHANDISE
PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED FOR ID RELEASE MAY STILL BE RELEASED UNDER
ID.
IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE THE CF 3461/CF 3461(ALT) IS USED AS THE
ENTRY AND IMPORTERS WISH TO ELECT ID, A LINE MUST BE DRAWN
THROUGH THE WORD "ENTRY" ON THE DOCUMENT. THESE DOCUMENTS
(CF3461/CF3461 ALT) MUST BE MARKED AS ABOVE NOTED TO REFLECT THE
CHANGE TO "IMMEDIATE DELIVERY." THIS WILL ALLOW FILERS TO ELECT
A DATE OF ENTRY IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TARIFF CHANGES OR
SPECIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.
UNDER IMMEDIATE DELIVERY PROCEDURES, THE ENTRY/ENTRY SUMMARY MUST
BE FILED WITHIN 10 WORKING DAYS. THIS AUTHORITY EXTENDS TO
SHIPMENTS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 16 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1997.
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BECAUSE ABI FILERS WHO RECEIVE A "PAPERLESS" PROVISIONAL CARGO
SELECTIVITY MESSAGE WILL NOT HAVE A CF3461 DOCUMENT UPON WHICH
TO DESIGNATE THE "IMMEDIATE DELIVERY" REQUEST, THOSE FILERS CAN
ESTABLISH THEIR DESIRED ENTRY DATE BY TRANSMITTING A VALID 1998
DATE IN THE FIELD ENTITLED "ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE" IN THEIR ABI
SUMMARY TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION EI). FILERS WHO RECEIVE A
"DOCUMENTS REQUIRED" PROVISIONAL CARGO SELECTIVITY MESSAGE ALSO
NEED TO TRANSMIT A VALID 1998 DATE IN THE "ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE"
FIELD WHEN THEY TRANSMIT THEIR SUMMARY TO ABI. PLEASE NOTE
THAT IF THE ESTIMATED ENTRY DATE DOES NOT REFLECT A 1998 DATE,
THEN THE 1997 DUTY RATES WILL BE APPLICABLE.
NO GRACE PERIOD WILL BE GRANTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TIMELY FILING
ENTRY SUMMARIES UNDER THIS ONE TIME ALLOWANCE. ANY QUESTIONS
REGARDING THIS POLICY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO ENTRY AT
(202) 927-0380.
PHILIP METZGER