| Title: | EIP/RLF ELEC. INVOICE REQUIRED |
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| Date: | 1999-06-30 |
| To: | abi |
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TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.
FROM : JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBAC
SUBJECT : EIP/RLF ELEC. INVOICE REQUIRED
DATE : 06/29/1999
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AUTHOR: JENNIFER ZZ-ENGELBACH
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IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT THERE ARE ABI MESSAGES IN THE
INVOICE BY REQUEST PROGRAM WHICH WERE NOT DESCRIBED IN ADMINISTRATIVE
MESSAGE NUMBER 98-0403. THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED TO CLARIFY, FOR EIP
AND RLF FILERS, WHEN TO TRANSMIT THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE REQUESTED
BY CUSTOMS.
BACKGROUND
IN SEPTEMBER OF 1997, CUSTOMS IMPLEMENTED THE INVOICE BY REQUEST
PROJECT (SEE ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGES 97-0857, 98-0104, AND 98-
0403) WHICH ALLOWS 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
INITIATES 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
BE REQUIRED BY CUSTOMS.
WHEN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE IS NOT REQUIRED
IF A RELEASE IS DESIGNATED PAPERLESS BY CARGO PROCESSING, THE
FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "PAPERLESS" FROM ABI
AND THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
IF THE SUMMARY IS DESIGNATED PAPERLESS BY SUMMARY PROCESSING,
THE FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "PAPERLESS - FILER RETAIN
RECORDS" FROM ABI INDICATING THAT THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE
IS NOT REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
WHEN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO RELEASE
IF AN ENTRY IS SELECTED FOR DOCUMENT REVIEW OR EXAMINATION AT
TIME OF CARGO, THE FILER WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "ELECTRONIC
INVOICE REQUIRED" FROM ABI AND ALL THE INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED
WITH THE ENTRY MUST BE TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY ERROR FREE
WITHIN 2 DAYS.
IF A PAPERLESS RELEASE IS OVERRIDDEN TO AN INTENSIVE, ABI WILL
SEND THE MESSAGE "ELECTRONIC INVOICE REQUIRED" AND ALL THE
INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY MUST BE TRANSMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY ERROR FREE WITHIN 2 DAYS.
SINCE ACS WILL NOT POST THE ENTRY IN THE INSPECTOR'S INBOX UNTIL
ALL INVOICE(S) ARE RECEIVED, FAILURE TO TIMELY TRANSMIT THE
REQUIRED INVOICE(S) WILL DELAY THE RELEASE OF YOUR MERCHANDISE
AND MAY ALSO RESULT IN A GENERAL ORDER, OR PENALTY.
WHEN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE IS REQUIRED FOR SUMMARY REVIEW
IF THE FILER RECEIVES ANY MESSAGE OTHER THAN "PAPERLESS - FILER
RETAIN RECORDS" FROM ABI, ALL THE INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ENTRY MUST BE TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY ERROR FREE WITHIN 2
DAYS. FAILURE TO TIMELY TRANSMIT THE REQUIRED INVOICE(S) MAY
RESULT IN A LIQUIDATED DAMAGES CASE FOR NO FILE, OR A LATE FILE
PENALTY. IF THE FILER PREVIOUSLY TRANSMITTED THE ELECTRONIC
INVOICE SUCCESSFULLY, HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO RETRANSMIT THE
ELECTRONIC INVOICE -- TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED ONLY ONCE.
EXAMPLES:
IF THE SUMMARY IS DESIGNATED FOR TEAM REVIEW, THE FILER
WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE "ACCEPTED - RECORDS REQUIRED" AND
ALL THE INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY MUST BE
TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY ERROR FREE WITHIN 2 DAYS.
IF THE SUMMARY INDICATES A CENSUS WARNING, ALL THE
INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY MUST BE TRANSMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY ERROR FREE WITHIN 2 DAYS.
IF ABI INDICATES "TEAM NOT EQUAL TO ACS TEAM" YOU WILL NOT
RECEIVE A "PAPERLESS - FILER RETAIN RECORDS" OR AN
"ACCEPTED - RECORDS REQUIRED" MESSAGE SO YOU MUST TRANSMIT
ALL THE INVOICE(S) ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTRY. NOTE YOU CAN
AVOID RECEIVING THE MESSAGE "TEAM NOT EQUAL TO ACS TEAM"
MESSAGE ON FUTURE ENTRIES BY NOT INDICATING THE IST IN THE
ABI TRANSMISSION OF THE ENTRY SUMMARY (EI) FOR EIP AND RLF
ENTRIES.
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. 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." FILERS HAVE UP TO 30
DAYS TO FILE THE ELECTRONIC INVOICES AFTER RECEIPT OF THE "US"
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 ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE WITH ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT ABI. FOR CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS ON EIP, RLF, OR INVOICE BY
REQUEST, PLEASE CONTACT JENNIFER ENGELBACH AT 202-927-2293, OR
JOE PALMER AT 703-921-7127.
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