| Title: | RLF/EIP - INV. BY REQ. |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-05-12 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH
SUBJECT : RLF/EIP - INV. BY REQ.
DATE : 05/12/98
THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED TO CLARIFY, FOR EIP AND RLF FILERS, THE
ABI MESSAGES ASSOCIATED WITH INVOICE BY REQUEST AND ELECTRONIC
INVOICE TRANSMISSION TIME FRAMES.
BACKGROUND
IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997, CUSTOMS IMPLEMENTED THE INVOICE BY REQUEST
PROJECT (SEE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES 97-0857 AND 98-0104) WHICH
ALLOWED FILERS ON THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP) OR THE
REMOTE LOCATION FILING (RLF) PROTOTYPE TO MAKE ENTRY WITHOUT
HAVING AN ELECTRONIC INVOICE ON FILE PRIOR TO RELEASE. THE
BENEFIT OF INVOICE BY REQUEST IS THAT ABI WILL INITIATE THE
ENTRY/ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION PROCESS WITHOUT THE ASSOCIATED
ELECTRONIC INVOICE(S) ON FILE. IF THE ENTRY RECEIVES A
"PAPERLESS" DESIGNATION AT BOTH CARGO AND SUMMARY, THEN THE
POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE WILL NOT REQUIRED
BY CUSTOMS. A REQUEST FOR THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE WILL NOT BE
MADE FOR ENTRIES WITH THE INVOICE ALREADY ON FILE IN ACS.
FILERS THAT CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INVOICE BY REQUEST
PROJECT TRANSMIT "INVREQ," OR THE APPROPRIATE RULING NUMBER FOR
THE ITEM, IN POSITIONS 3-8 ON THE 43 RECORD FOR EACH LINE IN THE
ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION. THE "INVREQ" CODE IS DEFINED AS A
BINDING RULING AND REQUIRES THE "R" IN POSITION 9 ON THE 43
RECORD IN THE ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION.
ENTRY ABI MESSAGES
IF A RELEASE IS DESIGNATED PAPERLESS BY CARGO PROCESSING, THE
FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE 'PAPERLESS' FROM ABI.
HOWEVER, IF AN ENTRY IS SELECTED FOR DOCUMENT REVIEW OR
EXAMINATION AT TIME OF CARGO, THE FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE
"ELECTRONIC INVOICE REQUIRED." WHEN A PAPERLESS RELEASE IS
OVERRIDDEN TO AN INTENSIVE, ABI WILL SEND "ELECTRONIC INVOICE
REQUIRED." THIS MESSAGE IS CUSTOMS' REQUEST FOR THE INVOICE, AND
THE FILER MUST ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMIT ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED
INVOICES. FILERS HAVE UP TO 2 DAYS TO FILE THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICES AFTER RECEIPT OF THE "ELECTRONIC INVOICE REQUIRED"
MESSAGE.
PLEASE NOTE, IF ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED INVOICES ARE NOT TRANSMITTED
OR THERE IS AN ERROR IN THE TRANSMISSION, ACS WILL NOT POST THE ENTRY
IN THE INSPECTOR'S INBOX AND THE ENTRY CANNOT BE PROCESSED.
ENTRY SUMMARY ABI MESSAGES
IF THE SUMMARY IS DESIGNATED PAPERLESS BY SUMMARY PROCESSING, THE
FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "PAPERLESS - FILER RETAIN RECORDS."
AN ELECTRONIC INVOICE IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. IF, PRIOR TO
LIQUIDATION, THE REVIEWING CUSTOMS OFFICER REQUESTS AN INVOICE,
THE FILER WILL RECEIVE AN ELECTRONIC REQUEST FOR INVOICES VIA
THE ABI APPLICATION "US."
IF THE SUMMARY IS DESIGNATED FOR TEAM REVIEW SUMMARY PROCESSING,
THE FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "ACCEPTED - RECORDS REQUIRED."
THE "ACCEPTED - RECORDS REQUIRED" MESSAGE IS CUSTOMS' REQUEST FOR
THE INVOICE. IF THE FILER HAS ALREADY TRANSMITTED THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICE SUCCESSFULLY, NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED OF THE FILER.
TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED ONLY ONCE. HOWEVER, IF THE ENTRY IS
DESIGNATED TEAM REVIEW AT SUMMARY AND THE INVOICE WAS NOT
PREVIOUSLY TRANSMITTED, THE FILER MUST TRANSMIT THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICE(S) UPON RECEIPT OF THE "ACCEPTED - RECORDS REQUIRED"
MESSAGE. FILERS HAVE UP TO 2 DAYS TO FILE THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICES AFTER RECEIPT OF THE "ACCEPTED - RECORDS REQUIRED"
MESSAGE OR A LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CASE FOR NO FILE, OR LATE FILE
MAY RESULT. (NOTE: THIS IS THE TIME FRAME FILERS ARE ALLOWED TO
RETURN THE ENTRY SUMMARY PACKAGE AFTER A REJECT FOR MISSING
DOCUMENTS IN CD-099 3550-067).
INVOICE BY REQUEST PARTICIPANTS MUST TRANSMIT THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY WHEN CUSTOMS REQUESTS THEM.
IMPORT/ENTRY/DRAWBACK SPECIALISTS MAY ALSO REQUEST INVOICES
INDEPENDENTLY FROM ABI RELEASE OR SUMMARY MESSAGES. THESE
REQUESTS WILL COME VIA THE "US" ABI TRANSACTION, A REQUIREMENT
UNDER EIP OR RLF. FILERS HAVE UP TO 30 DAYS TO FILE THE
ELECTRONIC INVOICES AFTER RECEIPT OF THE MESSAGE. (NOTE: THIS IS
THE TIME FRAME FILERS ARE ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO A CF 28 AND A
REQUEST FOR A RECONSTRUCTED ENTRY).
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLIENT REP WITH ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ABI. FOR
CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ON EIP, RLF, OR INVOICE BY REQUEST, PLEASE
CONTACT JENNIFER ENGELBACH AT 202-927-2293, JOE PALMER AT
703-921-7127, OR DON LUTHER AT 202-927-0915.