| Title: | INFORMAL ENTRY INCREASE |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-06-10 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : HQ QUOTA
SUBJECT : INFORMAL ENTRY INCREASE
DATE : 06/09/98
ADMIN MSG
TO: ABI CLIENT REPS
FROM: PHILIP METZGER
SUBJECT: RAISE IN INFORMAL ENTRY LIMIT
EFFECTIVE JULY 2, 1998, THE INFORMAL ENTRY LIMIT WILL BE RAISED
FROM $1,250 TO $2,000. THE FINAL RULEMAKING WAS PUBLISHED IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER, DATED APRIL 3, 1998. ACS HAS BEEN
REPROGRAMMED TO ALLOW FOR THIS CHANGE.
SEVERAL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WHICH WERE SUBMITTED AS A RESULT
OF THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING EXPRESS CONCERN THAT THE
INCREASE IN THE INFORMAL ENTRY LIMIT WOULD LEAD TO UNSAFE FOOD
AND/OR MEDICAL DEVICES BEING MORE READILY ADMITTED.
IN RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS, WE WANT TO REITERATE SEVERAL
SAFEGUARDS THAT ARE IN PLACE:
1. CUSTOMS CAN REQUIRE A FORMAL ENTRY, REGARDLESS OF VALUE ( 19
CFR 143.22).
2. MOST IMPORTATIONS INVOLVING FDA-CONTROLLED GOODS ARE
COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS WHICH ARE HANDLED THROUGH THE AUTOMATED
BROKER INTERFACE (ABI) AND ARE THUS COVERED BY A CUSTOMS BOND
EVEN IF INFORMALLY ENTERED.
3. FORMAL ENTRIES ARE REQUIRED FOR THOSE ENTRIES WHERE FDA
SAMPLING OR OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLY.
ADDITIONALLY, ALL CUSTOMS OFFICES WILL CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT
ALL INFORMAL ENTRY SUMMARIES THAT ARE TRANSMITTED THROUGH ABI AND
PAID VIA ABI/STATEMENT PROCEDURES ARE SUPPORTED BY EITHER A
CONTINUOUS BOND OR A SINGLE ENTRY BOND.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS NOTICE CAN BE ADDRESSED TO
LYNN RODRIGUEZ AT (202) 927-1133.