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Subject: NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL FOR MEXICO
THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT DUE TO THE ADDITION OF MEXICO TO THE NAFTA
DUTY DEFERRAL PROGRAM, THE FOLLOWING CHANGE IS BEING MADE TO THE KJ
TRANSACTION SET IN ABI:
RECORD CHANGE:
1. RECORD IDENTIFIER D01: NEW DATA FIELD
FIELD NAME: NAFTA DUTY DEFERRAL COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION: THE ISO CODE REPRESENTING THE
NAFTA COUNTRY.
FIELD LENGTH: 2A
POSITION: 66-67
STATUS: MANDATORY
EDITS: CURRENTLY, THE VALID ISO COUNTRY
CODES WILL BE CA = CANADA AND MX = MEXICO
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DATA FIELD NAME AND DESCRIPTION CHANGES:
1. RECORD IDENTIFIER D20:
CANADIAN ENTRY NUMBER: CHANGE THE DATA FIELD
NAME TO "NAFTA COUNTRY
ENTRY NUMBER"
DESCRIPTION: THE NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE NAFTA
COUNTRY EXPORT ENTRY.
INSTRUCTION: THIS FIELD WILL NOW BE USED TO
LIST EITHER THE CANADIAN EXPORT
NUMBER OR THE MEXICAN EXPORT
(PEDIMENTO) NUMBER. THE MEXICAN
PEDIMENTO NUMBER IS 15 DIGITS.
FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TRANSACTION,
THE FIRST DIGIT OF THE PEDIMENTO
IS NOT USED.
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CANADIAN ENTRY DATE: CHANGE THE FIELD NAME TO
"NAFTA COUNTRY ENTRY NUMBER"
DESCRIPTION: A DATE IN MMDDYY (MONTH, DAY, AND
YEAR) FORMAT REPRESENTING THE ENTRY
DATE OF THE NAFTA COUNTRY'S EXPORT
ENTRY. MUST BE GREATER THAN OR
EQUAL TO 010196 AND LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO THE SYSTEM (TRANSMISSION)
DATE.
INSTRUCTION: THIS FIELD WILL NOW BE USED TO LIST
THE ENTRY DATE OF NAFTA COUNTRY
ENTRY.
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CANADIAN HARMONIZED TARIFF NUMBER: CHANGE THE FIELD
NAME TO "NAFTA COUNTRY HARMONIZED
TARIFF NUMBER".
DESCRIPTION: A CODE REPRESENTING THE NAFTA
COUNTRY TARIFF NUMBER. FOR MEXICO
ONLY, WHEN THE HS NUMBER REPORTED
IS AT THE 6 OR 8 DIGIT LEVEL, LEFT
JUSTIFY THE FIELD AND SPACE FILL
THE REMAINING POSITIONS WITH '0'
(ZEROS).
INSTRUCTION: FOR CANADA THE HS NUMBER MUST
ALWAYS BE REPORTED AT THE 10
DIGIT LEVEL, NO LESS. FOR
MEXICO, USE THE HS NUMBER AS
FOUND ON THE PEDIMENTO.
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CANADIAN PAID DUTY (IN CANADIAN DOLLARS): CHANGE
THE FIELD NAME TO "NAFTA COUNTRY
PAID DUTY (IN NAFTA COUNTRY
CURRENCY)"
DESCRIPTION: A VALUE REPRESENTING THE NAFTA
COUNTRY PAID DUTY.
INSTRUCTION: THIS FIELD WILL NOW BE USED TO
REPORT THE PAID DUTY IN CURRENCY
OF THE NAFTA COUNTRY, E.G.,
DOLLARS FOR CANADA, PESO FOR MEXICO.
. CANADIAN PAID DUTY (IN U.S. DOLLARS): CHANGE THE
FIELD NAME TO "NAFTA COUNTRY PAID
DUTY (IN U.S. DOLLARS).
DESCRIPTION: A VALUE REPRESENTING THE NAFTA
COUNTRY PAID DUTY IN U.S. DOLLARS
FOR THE ASSOCIATED TARIFF NUMBER.
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2. RECORD IDENTIFIER D30:
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TOTAL CANADIAN PAID DUTY (IN U.S. DOLLARS): CHANGE
THE FIELD NAME TO "TOTAL NAFTA
COUNTRY DUTY PAID (IN U.S. DOLLARS)".
DESCRIPTION: A VALUE REPRESENTING THE NAFTA
COUNTRY PAID DUTY, IN U.S. DOLLARS
FOR THE CLAIM.
INSTRUCTION: THIS FIELD WILL BE USED TO REPORT THE
PAID DUTY IN U.S. DOLLARS FOR THE CLAIM.
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TOTAL DUTY OWED:
DESCRIPTION: A VALUE REPRESENTING THE TOTAL DUTY OWED
THE UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE. THE
VALUE IS EQUAL TO THE TOTAL ESTIMATED
DUTY (U.S.) MINUS TOTAL NAFTA COUNTRY
PAID DUTY (IN U.S. DOLLARS). IF NO
DUTY IS OWED, REPORT ZEROS IN THIS FIELD.
IF THE TOTAL NAFTA COUNTRY PAID DUTY
(IN U.S. DOLLARS) IS GREATER THAN THE
TOTAL ESTIMATED DUTY (U.S.), THEN ZEROS
SHALL APPEAR IN THIS FIELD. IF THE
TOTAL NAFTA COUTNRY PAID DUTY (IN U.S.
DOLLARS) IS LESS THAN THE TOTAL
ESTIMATED DUTY (U.S.), THEN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO AMOUNTS
SHALL APPEAR IN THIS FIELD.
INSTRUCTION: ONLY THE DESCRIPTION HAS CHANGED TO BE
OTHER THAN CANADA SPECIFIC.
CANADIAN ENTRY LIST DISCLAIMER: CHANGE THE FIELD
NAME TO "NAFTA COUNTRY ENTRY LIST
DISCLAIMER".
DESCRIPTION: A CODE WHICH INDICATES THAT NAFTA
COUNTRY ENTRY DATA WILL OR WILL NOT
BE PROVIDED. VALID CODES ARE:
SPACE FILL = ASSOCIATED NAFTA
COUNTRY ENTRY DATA
WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
1 = ASSOCIATED NAFTA COUNTRY
ENTRY DATA WILL BE PROVIDED.
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IF NAFTA COUNTRY DISCLAIMER =
'SPACE FILL', THEN THE
TRANSACTION MUST CONTAIN AT LEAST
ONE VALID D20 RECORD. IF NAFTA
COUNTRY DISCLAIMER = '1', THEN
THE TRANSACTION SHALL NOT CONTAIN
A VALID D20 RECORD.
INSTRUCTION: ONLY THE DESCRIPTION HAS CHANGED
TO BE OTHER THAN CANADA SPECIFIC.
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THESE CHANGES BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2001.
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FOR ABI/SYSTEM SOFTWARE QUESTIONS, CONTACT STEVE LINNEMANN,
ACS SPECIALIST AT (202) 927-0436 OR STEVEN.LINNEMANN@CUSTOMS.
TREAS.GOV
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FOR OPERATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT
MR. SHAWN FILION, COMMERCIAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST AT
(716) 551-3053 EXT 313.