CSMS Message: 98-001101

Title:INFORMAL ENTRY FEE EXEMPTION FOR ISRAEL
Date:1998-11-25
To:abi
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A PROGRAM CHANGE HAS BEEN PUT INTO THE ABI ENTRY SUMMARY TO NOT REQUIRE
THE INFORMAL ENTRY FEE FOR INFORMALS WHERE ALL LINES ON THE ENTRY HAVE A
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF ISRAEL. THIS CHANGE IS NOW IN PRODUCTION.

ACCORDINGLY, IF ALL LINES ON AN INFORMAL ENTRY SUBMITTED VIA ABI HAVE A
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF ISRAEL, THE INFORMAL ENTRY FEE IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE
PAID. IF, HOWEVER, ANY LINE ON THE INFORMAL ENTRY HAS A COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
OF OTHER THAN ISRAEL, THE INFORMAL ENTRY FEE WILL STILL APPLY.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, ISRAELI MERCHANDISE IS EXEMPT FROM THE MERCHANDISE
PROCESSING FEE, AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE SCOPE OF THIS
EXEMPTION EXTENDS TO THE INFORMAL ENTRY FEE.

PROGRAMMING QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO YOUR CLIENT RPRESENTATIVE.
OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO MR. HOWARD DUCHAN AT
202-927-0639.