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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.