CSMS Message: 98-001040

IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING SOLID
WOOD PACKING MATERIAL FOR MERCHANDISE WITH A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF CHINA OR
HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REQUIREMENTS, A
NEW ABI ENTRY SUMMARY REPORTING RECORD HAS BEEN CREATED. THIS NEW RECORD
HAS A CONTROL IDENTIFIER OF '52' AND IS A LINE-ITEM LEVEL RECORD.

CUSTOMS BROKERS OR IMPORTERS FILING ELECTRONIC ENTRY SUMMARIES UNDER ABI
MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE ELECTRONIC ENTRY SUMMARY INDICATOR
RELATING TO (1) THE CHINESE/HONG KONG GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION WHICH
DENOTES THE USE OF TREATED SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL FOR CHINESE/HONG
KONG ORIGINATING GOODS EXPORTED TO THE UNITED STATES, AS APPLICABLE; (2)
AND AN IMPORTER STATEMENT INDICATING THAT THE IMPORTER HAS ON FILE THE
GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION CERTIFYING THAT THERE IS TREATED SOLID WOOD
PACKING MATERIAL; OR (3) AN EXPORTER STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THERE IS NO
SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE ON FILE
WITH THE IMPORTER PRIOR TO HIS ELECTRONIC ENTRY SUMMARY FILING.

THE NEW CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR CHINA OR HONG KONG
MERCHANDISE EXPORTED ON OR AFTER DECEMBER 17, 1998. THE ABI 'EI'
APPLICATION WILL USE THE DATE OF EXPORT FROM THE '50' RECORD TO DETERMINE
THE REQUIREMENT. ACCORDINGLY, IF THE DATE OF EXPORT IS ON OR AFTER
DECEMBER 17, 1998 AND THE C/O IS EITHER 'CN' OR 'HK', THE NEW '52' RECORD
WITH ONE OF THE APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED.

THE USE OF A NEW '52' RECORD AT THE LINE-ITEM LEVEL WILL PERMIT THE
CAPTURE OF THE NEEDED SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIAL (SWPM) CERTIFICATION,
AND WILL ALSO PERMIT FUTURE EXPANSION VIA ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TO ANY OTHER
NEW CERTIFICATIONS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED AT SOME LATER TIME.

RECORD LAYOUT FOR THE NEW '52' CERTFICATION RECORD
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RECORD IDENTIFIER 52

THIS WILL BE A CONDITIONAL LINE-ITEM RECORD BASED ON A REQUIREMENT TO
PROVIDE A CERTFICATION INDICATOR OR CERTIFICATE NUMBER, AS REQUIRED,
EITHER BASED ON A SPECIFIC COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, COUNTRY OF EXPORT, TARIFF
NUMBER, OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF. THE '52' RECORD WILL FOLLOW ANY
GIVEN '51' RECORD, OR IF NO '51' RECORD IS GIVEN, WILL FOLLOW THE '50'
RECORD.

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CONTROL IDENTIFIER 2N 1-2 M MUST ALWAYS = 52

CHINA/HONG KONG
SWPM INDICATOR 1AN 3 C REQUIRED IF C/O = CN.
MUST = '1'OR '2'.
IF NOT REQUIRED, SPACE
FILL.

RESERVED FOR
FUTURE USE 77AN 4-80 M SPACE FILL.
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SWPM INDICATOR DEFINITIONS:

'1' - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT HAS CERTIFIED THAT ANY SOLD WOOD PACKING MATERIAL
HAS BEEN TREATED, AND IMPORTER HAS CERTIFICATION ON FILE.

'2' - EXORTER CERTIFIES THAT SHIPMENT CONTAINS NO SOLID WOOD PACKING
MATERIAL.

'52' INPUT DATA
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1. THE CONTROL IDENTIFIER WILL ALWAYS BE '52'. (MANDATORY)

2. IF THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF THE LINE ITEM AS GIVEN IN THE '40' RECORD
= 'CN' OR 'HK', AN INDICATOR OF '1' OR '2' MUST BE GIVEN IN POSITION 3
OF THE '52' RECORD. IF THE C/O IS NOT 'CN' OR 'HK', SPACE FILL. (AT
THIS TIME, NO '52' RECORD WILL BE REQUIRED IF C/O NOT 'CN' OR 'HK',
BUT MAY BE REQUIRED IN THE FUTURE FOR ANOTHER REASON.)

3. THE BALANCE OF THE '52' RECORD (POSITIONS 4-80) WILL BE RESERVED FOR
ANY FUTURE INDICATORS OR CERTIFICATE NUMBERS AS MAY BE REQUIRED. UNTIL
SUCH TIME, THESE FIELDS MUST BE SPACE-FILLED. ANY DATA GIVEN IN THESE
POSTIONS WILL BE IGNORED.

QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.

Referenced By

CSMS #99-000015, 99-000009, 99-000008, 98-001062, 98-001060, 98-001043