| Title: | IMPLEMENTATION OF INBOND |
|---|---|
| Date: | 1998-09-25 |
| To: | abi |
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TO: ALL FILERS DATE: 9/25/98
THIS IS TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CLARIFYING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TIN MAN
INBOND PROJECT WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOMORROW SEPTEMBER 26, 1998.
THERE HAVE BEEN MANY QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW CUSTOMS WILL HANDLE THE
PAPERWORK UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TIN MAN IS NOT
IN ANY WAY MEANT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE. IF
CUSTOMS HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING HOW OR WHEN TO
ENTER DATA, WE WILL NOT HOLD THE CARGO WHILE WAITING FOR AN ANSWER.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN MANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE USE OF INBOND NUMBERS.
THE NUMBERS HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT CHANGE. ANY NUMBERS GIVEN PREVIOUSLY
TO BROKERS, FREIGHT FORWARDERS OR OTHER FILERS ARE STILL VALID AND
SHOULD BE USED.
ANYONE REQUESTING INBOND NUMBERS SHOULD FOLLOW CURRENT PROCEDURES AS
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THIS PROCESS.
IN ADDITION, THE QP/WP FUNCTION IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. ABI CLIENT
REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE WORKING WITH FILERS AND VENDORS TO TEST AND
CERTIFY THEM FOR OPERATIONAL STATUS. THE TEST WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
SOFTWARE VENDORS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AN ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE WILL
BE SENT SHORTLY OUTLINING DETAILS OF TESTING THIS COMPONENT OF TIN MAN.
THE CUSTOMS SERVICE IS EAGER TO WORK WITH THE TRADE TO ENSURE THAT THIS
IMPLEMENTATION IS AS SMOOTH AND UNOBTRUSIVE AS POSSIBLE. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DESIGNATED ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.
LINDA JACKSTA
BRANCH CHIEF, NORTHERN BORDER CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES