CSMS Message: 99-000849

TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.

FROM : DON LUTHER

SUBJECT : RECONCILIATION: CLASSIFICATION

DATE : 09/30/1999

RECONCILIATION LIMITATIONS ON FLAGGING FOR CLASSIFICATION

THIS IS TO REMIND ACS RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE PARTICIPANTS THAT
THE ISSUE OF CLASSIFICATION IS LIMITED TO THOSE ISSUES THAT ARE
THE SUBJECT OF A PENDING COURT CASE, BINDING RULING REQUEST, OR
OPEN PROTEST. (REFERENCE: FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE, FEBRUARY 6,
1998.)

THE RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE IS NOT TO BE USED TO CORRECT ROUTING
ERRORS IN CLASSIFICATIONS USED ON THE UNDERLYING ENTRY.
IMPORTERS SHOULD NOT BE FLAGGING ENTRIES FOR CLASSIFICATION
ISSUES (FLAG CODES 002, 004, 006 OR 007) UNLESS A VALUE
RECONCILABLE ISSUE EXISTS AT THE TIME THE SUMMARY IS FILED.

(IMPORTERS AND FILERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY FLAGGING FOR
CLASSIFICATION WHERE NO RECONCILABLE CLASSIFICATION ISSUES EXIST
SHOULD STOP DOING THIS.)

RECONCILIATIONS FILED AGAINST ENTRY SUMMARIES MUST ADDRESS THE
SAME ISSUES AS THOSE FLAGGED ON THE ORIGINAL ENTRY SUMMARIES
FOR THIS REASON, ENTRY SUMMARIES FLAGGED FOR CLASSIFICATION MUST
BE ADDRESSED BY A RECONCILIATION THAT INCLUDES CLASSIFICATION
THE ISSUE CODE.

HOWEVER, NO CHANGES TO ANY CLASSIFICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE ON THE
RECONCILIATION EXCEPT WHERE A VALID RECONCILABLE CLASSIFICATION
ISSUE EXISTED.

ATTEMPTS AT CHANGING CLASSIFICATION ON A RECONCILIATION WITHOUT A
VALID REASON (COURT CASE, BINDING RULING REQUEST, PROTEST) WILL
BE CONSIDERED MISCONDUCT UNDER THE PROTOTYPE, AND HANDLED AS
SPECIFIED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE OF FEBRUARY 6, 1998.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ACS RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE MAY
DIRECTED TO DON LUTHER AT (202) 927-0915, OR SHARI MCCANN
(202) 927-1106. INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE INTERNET
AT WWW.CUSTOMS.GOV/RECON.