CBP Issues
CATAIR Amendment 22
(December 2007)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site Amendment
22, dated December 2007, to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface
Requirements document.
(The CATAIR provides complete information on how importers and/or their
agents can become ABI participants, as well as how they can provide electronic
import information to CBP via ABI, and receive transmissions from ABI once they
have become a participant. The CATAIR begins with general information about ABI
participation along with instructions on how to become an ABI participant. The
main body of the CATAIR consists of data record formats used for conducting
electronic data interchange (EDI) between the participant's computer system and
CBP's ABI.)
According to CBP, the CATAIR has been amended as follows:
Cargo Release
Transaction Processing – The seventh paragraph was revised to read
"Cargo release data may be submitted for release processing with the
estimated date of arrival up to 90 days in the past and 60 days in the
future." (Previously, cargo release data could be submitted with the
estimated date of arrival up to 90 days in the past and 90 days in the
future.)
Foreign Trade Zone
Record Identifier FT10 (Input) and Record Identifier ZD10 (Output) – The
data element "EIN of Applicant” was renamed “IRS Identifier” (12AN) in
positions 38-49.
Line Release
Record Identifier X25 (Output) has been revised as follows:
·
The
data element “Bill of Lading Number” was renamed “Master Bill Number” (16AN) in
positions 4-19 and edits in the description were made. The description now reads "The master
bill number as listed on the manifest.
If the number is less than 16 positions, left justify."
·
New
data element “Mode of Transportation (MOT) Code” (2N) in positions 60-61 was
added. This data element lists the valid
codes for the MOT.
·
The
positions of data element “Filler” (19AN) were changed to “62-80”.
Reconciliation
Record Identifier R17 (Input) – Edits were made to the description of data
element “Interest Payment Amount” (12N). The description now reads "The interest payment amount field is the amount
of the interest that should appear as payable on the statement. It must be equal to the Total Reconciliation
Interest on the R91 record. If the interest payment amount is zero, zero-fill
this field. Input is in implied decimal
format (last two digits of transmitted amount will be considered as cents),
right justified. Leading zeros will be
required. For “R” (replacement)
transactions, no new statement will be generated."
Appendix A (Cross Reference)
Numerous changes were made throughout chapter.
List of changes made by
Amendment 22 (dated December 2007) available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/operations_support/automated_systems/abi/catair/changes/change_22_2007.ctt/changes_22_2007.doc
Additional CATAIR information
(CATAIR chapters, appendices, etc.) available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/operations_support/automated_systems/abi/catair/
Published in ITT on December 12, 2007 | [Ref: 07121215] |
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