- To : Automated Broker Interface
Subject: SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENT
TO: ALL ABI BROKERS
FROM: TONY CASUCCI
SUBJECT: SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT ABI SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
DATE: 01/14/2004
THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE A SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM. THE ACS
SYSTEM IS BEING PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT THE SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT
CLAIMS. WHEN THE ABI SYSTEM CHANGES ARE COMPLETED, THE TRADE WILL BE
ADVISED WHEN THEY CAN BEGIN FILING A SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM
THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.
TO CLAIM SINGAPORE FREE TRADE ACT BENEFITS, THE FOLLOWING ABI SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET:
1) THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MUST BE 'SG'. THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FIELD IS
REPORTED ON ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 40 (INPUT), POSITIONS
6 - 7.
2) THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT MUST BE 'SG' WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SINGAPORE
TRADE PREFERENCE LEVEL (TPL) TARIFF NUMBERS 991061XX. SINGAPORE
TPL TARIFF NUMBERS (99106101 - 99106189) DO NOT REQUIRE THE COUNTRY
OF EXPORT TO BE 'SG'. THE COUNTRY OF EXPORT FIELD IS REPORTED ON
ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD IDENTIFIER 50 (INPUT), POSITIONS 69 - 70.
3) THE TARIFF NUMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SINGAPORE FTA CLAIM MUST
CONTAIN THE SPECIAL PROGRAM IDENTIFIER 'SG'. THE TARIFF NUMBERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SINGAPORE SPI INDICATION, MAY EITHER BE A FREE
OR A REDUCED RATE. IF THE RATE IS REDUCED, THE DUTY RATE WILL BE
INDICATED IN THE SPECIAL RATE FIELD WITH THE ISO CODE 'SG'.
4) THE SPI INDICATOR OF 'SG' (ISO CODE FOR SINGAPORE) MUST BE
TRANSMITTED. THE SPI (COUNTRY) INDICATOR IS REPORTED ON THE ENTRY
SUMMARY RECORD (EI) IDENTIFIER 50 (INPUT), POSITIONS 78 - 79 OR
RECORDS 70/80/81 IN THE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (COUNTRY) FIELD.
5) MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE EDITS (CLASS CODES 311, 496 AND 499) FOR
SINGAPORE FTA CLAIMS ARE THE FOLLOWING:
MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEES (CLASS CODES 311, 496, 499) ARE EXEMPT
FOR THE SINGAPORE FREE TRADE CLAIMS, EXCEPT FOR SINGAPORE TRADE
PREFERENCE LEVEL (TPL) CLAIMS (TARIFF NUMBERS 991061XX)) WHICH
REQUIRE THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE. THIS PROCEDURE IS SIMILAR
TO THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE PROCESS ASSOCIATED WITH NAFTA
CLAIMS WHERE THE MPF IS EXEMPT FOR SPI 'MX'/'CA' ORIGINATING CLAIMS
BUT IS REQUIRED FOR NAFTA TPL TARIFF NUMBERS (99990050 - 99990064).
THERE WILL BE SITUATIONS WHERE A TARIFF NUMBER IS DUTY FREE. DUTY
FREE TARIFF NUMBERS DO NOT HAVE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATORS. IF THE
MERCHANDISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DUTY FREE TARIFF NUMBER QUALIFIES
UNDER THE SINGAPORE FTA PROVISIONS, THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE
EXEMPTION CAN BE MADE BY TRANSMITTING THE COUNTRY CODE SPECIAL
PROGRAM INDICATOR OF 'SG' (ENTRY SUMMARY RECORD 50, INPUT RECORD,
POSITIONS 78 - 79 OR THE COUNTRY CODE SPI INDICATED ON THE 70/80/81
RECORDS. THIS MPF EXEMPTION PROCEDURE IS SIMILAR TO NAFTA
ORIGINATING CLAIMS FOR DUTY FREE TARIFF NUMBERS. THE TRADE TRANSMITS
THE COUNTRY CODE SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR OF 'MX' OR 'CA' TO HAVE
THE MERCHANDISE EXEMPTED FROM THE MERCHANDISE PROCESSING FEE.
6) QUOTA - TARIFF NUMBERS 991002XX - 991061XX ARE SUBJECT TO TARIFF
RATE QUOTA.
7) SINGAPORE CERTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIREMENT FOR SINGAPORE TRADE
PREFERENCE LEVEL (TPL'S) TARIFF NUMBERS (99106101 - 99106189).
THE SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT A SINGAPORE
CERTIFICATION NUMBER ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE BE
ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED FOR TRADE PREFERENCE LEVEL CLAIMS
(TARIFF NUMBERS 99106101 - 99106189).
THE SINGAPORE CERTIFICATION NUMBER SHOULD BE ENTERED IN THE ENTRY
SUMMARY (EI) 52 RECORD (INPUT) IN THE MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE
FIELD IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
RECORD IDENTIFIER 52 (INPUT)
DATA ELEMENT LENGTH/CLASS POSITION STATUS DESCRIPTION
MISCELLANEOUS
PERMIT/LICENSE NBR 9AN 30 - 38 C THE SINGAPORE
CERTIFICATION NBR
FOR SINGAPORE TPL
CLAIMS (TARIFF NUMBERS
99106101 - 99106189)
THE GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE HAS INDICATED THAT THE SINGAPORE
CERTIFICATION NUMBER WILL BE IN A 9 ALPHA/NUMERIC FORMAT. THE FIRST
POSITION OF THE CERTIFICATION NBR WILL BE NUMERIC, POSITIONS 2 - 3
WILL BE 'SG', POSITION 4 WILL BE A NUMERIC 1 OR 3, POSITIONS 5 - 9
WILL BE NUMERIC.
THE SINGAPORE CERTIFICATION NUMBER WILL BE OPTIONAL FOR WAREHOUSE ENTRY
TYPES (21 OR 22) AND TIB ENTRY TYPE (23).
THE SINGAPORE CERTIFICATION NUMBER SHOULD BE DISPLAYED IN BLOCK 34 OF
THE 7501 NEXT TO THE VISA VISA NUMBER FIELD.
THE SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT MADE NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT VISA
REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGAPORE. MERCHANDISE CURRENTLY SUBJECT TO A VISA
REQUIREMENT, WILL REMAIN SUBJECT TO A VISA REQUIREMENT.
THERE WILL BE SITUATIONS WHERE BOTH A VISA AND A SINGAPORE CERTIFICATION
NUMBER WILL BE REQUIRED. THE VISA NUMBER SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THE VISA
FIELD IN THE 51 RECORD AND THE SINGAPORE CERTIFICATION NUMBER WILL BE
SUBMITTED IN THE MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT/LICENSE NBR FIELD IN THE 52
RECORD.
THE TRADE WILL BE ADVISED IN A FUTURE MESSAGE WHEN SINGAPORE FREE TRADE
ACT CLAIMS CAN BE FILED THROUGH THE ABI SYSTEM.
QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE ABOVE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO
YOUR LOCAL CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES OR TO ACS SPECIALIST, TONY CASUCCI AT
202-344-1035.
POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF
FIELD OPERATIONS, TRADE AGREEMENTS BRANCH, ATTENTION LORI WHITEHURST
AT 202-927-0455.