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Subject: RECONCILIATION PROCESSING PORT
TO : ALL ABI BROKERS.                                                     

FROM : DON LUTHER                                                         

SUBJECT : RECONCILIATION PROCESSING PORT                                  

DATE : 07/08/1999                                                         

           THE  ACS RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE IS NATIONWIDE IN  SCOPE.  ENT
           SUMMARIES FILED AT  ANY PORT  MAY  BE FLAGGED FOR RECONCILIATIO
           THE TYPE '09' RECONCILIATION ENTRY, WHICH PROVIDES THE RECONCIL
           INFORMATION, MUST BE FILED TO A RECONCILIATION PROCESSING PORT.

           EACH  IMPORTER PARTICIPATING  IN  THE  PROTOTYPE  IS  ASSIGNED 
           PROCESSING PORT.  IMPORTERS WHO  HAVE  NOT  YET  BEEN NOTIFIED 
           THEIR PROCESSING PORT WILL BE NOTIFIED SHORTLY.                

           THE COMPONENTS OF THE RECONCILIATION ENTRY WHICH ARE SENT VIA A
           (HEADER  AND ASSOCIATION FILE)  SHOULD  BE TRANSMITTED USING  T
           PORT  CODE  AND  RECON  TEAM  CODE  OF  THE IMPORTER'S DESIGNAT
           PROCESSING PORT.                                               

           BEFORE TRANSMITTING THE RECONCILIATION, FILERS SHOULD  MAKE  SU
           THEY KNOW THE PROPER PROCESSING PORT ASSIGNED TO THE IMPORTER. 

           THE  BROKER  PORT  PERMIT REQUIREMENT IS  WAIVED  FOR PURPOSES 
           TRANSMITTING THE  TYPE  09 RECONCILIATION.  FILERS  WHO  NEED  
           TRANSMIT A RECONCILIATION TO PORT WHERE THEY DO NOT HAVE A PERM
           SHOULD COORDINATE WITH THEIR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVES TO ENSU
           THEY ARE ENABLED TO TRANSMIT.                                  

           THE   NON-ABI  COMPONENTS   OF   THE  RECONCILIATION  (E.G.   T
           SPREADSHEET DISKETTES) MUST  BE FILED DIRECTLY TO  THE DESIGNAT
           PROCESSING PORT.  THIS MAY  BE DONE  IN PERSON, OR  THE MATERIA
           MAY BE SENT VIA MAIL OR OVERNIGHT COURIER SERVICE.             

           FOR REFERENCE, THE TEAM AND PORT CODES, AS  WELL  AS ADDRESSESF
           THE PROCESSING PORTS ARE SHOWN BELOW.                          

           QUESTIONS REGARDING THE RECONCILIATION PROTOTYPE MAY  BE DIRECT
           TO SHARI MCCANN AT (202) 927-1106 OR DON LUTHER AT             
           (202) 927-0915.  INFORMATION IS  ALSO AVAILABLE FROM  THE CUSTO
           INTERNET WEB SITE AT WWW.CUSTOMS.GOV                           

           PROCESSING PORT             PORT CODE          RECON TEAM CODE 

           BOSTON, MA                  0401               1R2             
           CHAMPLAIN, NY               0712               1R1             
           DETROIT, MI                 3801               3RC             
           EL PASO, TX                 2402               6R3             
           HOUSTON, TX                 5301               6RT             
           LAREDO, TX                  2304               6R2             
           MIAMI, FL                   5201               4R1             
           MINNEAPOLIS, MN             3501               3R1             
           NOGALES, AZ                 2604               6R4             
           NEW YORK, NY                1001               2R1             
           OTAY MESA/SAN DIEGO, CA     2506               7R1             
           PHARR/HIDALGO, TX           2305               6R5             
           PORTLAND, OR                2904               7R2             


           ***  ADDRESSES:                                                
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           BOSTON:                                                        
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           10 CAUSEWAY STREET, RM: 603                                    
           BOSTON,  MA  02222                                             
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (617) 565-6156                                                 

           CHAMPLAIN:                                                     
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           198 WEST SERVICE ROAD                                          
           CHAMPLAIN, NY  12919                                           
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (518) 298-8325                                                 

           DETROIT:                                                       
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           477 MICHIGAN AVENUE, ROOM 205                                  
           DETROIT, MI  48226                                             
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (313) 442-0256                                                 

           EL PASO:                                                       
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           3600 E. PAISANO DR. BLDG. B                                    
           EL PASO, TX  79905                                             
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (915) 872-3444                                                 

           HOUSTON:                                                       
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           2350 N. SAM HOUSTON PKWY E.                                    
           HOUSTON, TX  77032                                             
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (281) 985-6803                                                 

           LAREDO:                                                        
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           BUILDING #6                                                    
           819 WATER STREET                                               
           LAREDO, TX  78040                                              
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (956) 726-2985                                                 

           MIAMI:                                                         
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           6601 NW 25 ST; RM 132                                          
           MIAMI, FL  33102                                               
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (305) 869-2627                                                 

           MINNEAPOLIS:                                                   
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           330 2ND AVE. S.;  RM 560                                       
1          MINNEAPOLIS, MN  55401                                         
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (612) 348-1690                                                 

           NEW YORK:                                                      
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           6 WORLD TRADE CENTER, RM. 206                                  
           NEW YORK, NY  10048                                            
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (212) 637-7603                                                 

           NOGALES:                                                       
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           9 NORTH GRAND AVE.                                             
           NOGALES, AZ  85621                                             
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (520) 287-1453                                                 

           OTAY MESA/SAN DIEGO:                                           
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           9777 VIA DE LA AMISTAD; RM 121                                 
           SAN DIEGO, CA  92173                                           
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (619) 671-8032                                                 

           PHARR:                                                         
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           9901 SOUTH CAGE; SUITE B                                       
           PHARR, TX  78577                                               
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (956) 787-7637                                                 

           PORTLAND:                                                      
           U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE                                           
           8837 NE ALDERWOOD RD.                                          
           PORTLAND, OR  97238                                            
           ATTN: ENTRY BRANCH RECON DESK                                  
           (503) 326-2882