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We will work to make it more readable, but if you need assistance, please contact the Automated Foreign Trade Zone Reporting Program via telephone at (301) 457-2259, fax at (301)457-1641 or e-mail at ftdaftzp@census.gov. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- THE AUTOMATED FOREIGN TRADE ZONE REPORTING PROGRAM Foreign Trade Division U.S. Census Bureau Issued October 2001 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Page Automated Foreign Trade Zone Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC FOREIGN TRADE ZONE REPORTING Electronic Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Sample Authorization Request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Test Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Data Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS File Transfer Protocol(FTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Direct Computer Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Convention Preference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Diskette Submission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 EXPLANATION OF DATA RECORDS Record Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Data Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-17 EXHIBIT A Special Identification Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Nonstatistical Import Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19-20 EXHIBIT B Reporting Correction Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 EXHIBIT C Special Program Indicator Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Other Types of Special Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-24 EXHIBIT D Recommended Edits and Logic Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25-26 EXHIBIT E FTSR LETTER No.169 Reporting Requirements for Exports from Foreign Trade Zone. . . . 27 INTRODUCTION Automated Foreign Trade Zone Reporting The U.S. Census Bureau (Census Bureau) has developed standardized reporting formats for use by companies furnishing statistical data on merchandise admitted into a foreign trade zone. Arrangements have been made with the U.S. Customs Service (Customs) to allow for the direct reporting to the Census Bureau of statistical data on goods admitted into Foreign Trade Zones. Companies electing to submit the statistical data directly to the Census Bureau may provide the data via Internet File Transfer Protocol, Direct Computer Transmission, or Diskette. Reports submitted electronically must be furnished monthly and should cover shipments imported during a calendar month. The reports must be received by Census Bureau no later than the 10th calendar day following the month covered by the report. A back-up copy of the electronic report should be held by the company in the event that data on the original report is damaged during shipping and handling or is lost during transmission. Before the Census Bureau grants official authorization to submit statistical data via either of the electronic reporting formats, each company must formally apply to participate in the program and is required to submit at least one month's data on a trial basis for evaluation. This will ensure that data received are fully compatible with the Census Bureau's needs. For further information regarding use of these reporting procedures contact: Data Collection Coordination Branch Foreign Trade Division U. S. Census Bureau Room 2179, FOB 3 Washington, DC 20233-6700 Phone: (301) 457-2259 FAX: (301) 457-1641 Web Site for Manual: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aftzrp/ Web Site for Schedules: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/ GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTOMATIC FOREIGN TRADE ZONE REPORTING The staff of the Foreign Trade Division's (FTD) Data Collection and Coordination Branch are eager to assist applicants in attaining automated monthly reporting status of Customs Form CF 214-A. By contacting FTD, foreign trade zone(s) and subzone(s) can obtain complete instructions on how to make the transition from filing CF 214-As for foreign merchandise admitted into a zone to monthly automated reporting. This manual in its entirety is available on our foreign trade division Web site. Zone representative can complete and transmit application through the Web site. For most zone(s) or subzone(s) this can be done while simultaneously integrating the process with their overall computer processing system. The following information describes the procedure needed by zone(s) and subzone(s) interested in submitting CF 214-A data electronically each month. ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION 1. Carefully review the reporting requirements and computer specifications contained in this Automated Foreign Trade Zone Reporting Guide. 2. Formally apply to the Census Bureau for authorization to participate in the Automated Foreign Trade Zone Reporting Program via the Web site or mail. See Sample Authorization Request on page 3. 3. Once the application is approved, the zone(s) or subzone(s) will receive a letter from the Census Bureau assigning a two-character alpha Company Authorization Symbol (C.A.S.) and test instructions. 4. Upon successfully completing a test, a formal letter of authorization is issued to submit electronically to the Census Bureau, eliminating the filing of the statistical copy of CF 214-As. 5. The company becomes a program participant and begins sub-mitting automated foreign trade zone data on a monthly basis. SAMPLE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST (Automatic Transmission) Chief, Data Collection Coordination Branch Foreign Trade Division U. S. Census Bureau Building 3, Room 2179 Washington, DC 20233-6700 Dear: We formally apply for authorization to submit directly to the U. S. Census Bureau the statistical data for foreign merchandise admitted into FTZ [(specify) zone(s) or subzone(s)] via [(specify) Internet File Transfer Protocol, Direct Computer Transmission or Diskette] each month. We would like this procedure to cover all admissions made into (indicate zone(s) or subzone(s), zone number, firm name, city and state). The zone(s) or subzone(s) was approved by the Foreign Trade Zones Board on . If you have any questions, please contact, , on , e-mail or by fax on . Your earliest consideration of this application will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Enclosure TEST REQUIREMENTS For the test, we ask that you furnish the Census Bureau with an automated data report for a selected calendar month. If the zone(s) or subzone(s) is initiating operations and have no actual activity, pseudo CF 214-A documents can be used to simulate an actual report. Also, transmit copies of the CF 214-As filed with Customs for the same calendar month. Line items on the copies of the CF 214-As must be sequentially numbered and correspond to how they appear on the automated data report. This allows manual and electronic validation procedures to match data reported on the CF 214-As against a computer analysis of data submitted on the automated report. The test report must be transmitted to the Census Bureau on or before the 10th calendar day following the end of the report month. The Census Bureau uses the test material submitted to evaluate accuracy and completeness of data input, as well as the adequacy of the processing controls used in creating the data. After evaluation of the test data, the analyst will identify problems for corrective action and notify the zone(s) or subzone(s) of their findings. We do recommend that you load on your system all of our coding schedules (i.e. HTSUSA, Schedules C, D, K, etc.) for validation edits and logic programming. Until official authorization for monthly automated foreign trade zone reporting has been issued, your company should continue the normal document filing procedure for its zone(s) or subzone(s) shipments. * If serious reporting or technical problems are found during the initial test, another test will be required. DATA REQUIREMENTS The foreign trade zone statistical items included in the electronic monthly reports are those items normally reported on CF 214As. The reports should cover only shipments made during the calendar report month. All monthly reports must be received at the Census Bureau on or before the 10th calendar day following the end of the report month. To ensure prompt receipt of diskette and cartridge reports, use of a dependable courier service is recommended. The Census Bureau cannot accept billing or make payment for reports sent by courier service. A backup of the report must be retained by the company in the event that data on the original is damaged when it reaches the Census Bureau or is lost during transmission. There are no sort requirements on automated foreign trade zone reports. There are header requirements for companies submitting data by Internet File Transfer Protocol, Direct Computer Transmission, or Diskette. The header for those companies that transmit their data must include the Company Authorization Symbol (C.A.S.), the total number of record items, and their value. Also, an exterior label must be affixed to any diskette with the same information for the control record. Please send your test report to: Mail Service Courier Service Data Collection Coordination Branch Foreign Trade Division Foreign Trade Division U. S. Census Bureau U. S. Census Bureau Room 2179, FOB 3 Room 2179, FOB 3 4700 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20233-6700 Suitland, MD 20746 After completion of statistical processing, the Census Bureau will return diskettes to the participating company, if requested, on a quarterly basis. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP) INTERNET TRANSMISSIONS PROTOCOL: Transmit from a machine capable of using FTP INTERNET ACCESS: Via Modem (capable of at least 28K transmission speeds) or Local Area Network PLATFORM: Window95/98/NT/2000, UNIX, LINUX, AIX, HP- UX, MACos 7.61, Solaris ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE: Network Associates' Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) cryptographic product WEB ADDRESS: CONFIRMATION: Once transmission is completed notification will be automatically generated and sent to staff at the Census Bureau via E-mail DATA CONTENT: The first 200-character data record is for padding and control purposes only. Requirements for statistical data records are given in the detailed explanation of data records. USERS' INSTRUCTIONS FOR DATA TRANSMISSIONS: All transmissions must be completed by the 10th calendar day following the end of the report month. In the event of undeliverable E-mail, please contact Carolyn Francis or Thomas Schroder at Data Collection Coordination Branch, on (301) 457-2259. Our normal working hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR DIRECT COMPUTER TRANSMISSION MICROCOMPUTER TELECOMMUNICATIONS (ASYNCHRONOUS) PROTOCOL: Asynchronous Transmission MODEM: Hayes Compatible BAUD: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION: Full Duplex No Parity 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bit TERMINAL EMULATION: VT102/ASCII WATTS LINE: For Asynchronous Transmissions 1-800-457-7328 DATA CONTENT: The first 200-character data record is for padding and control purposes only. Requirements for statistical data records are given in the detailed explanation of data records. USER'S INSTRUCTIONS FOR DATA TRANSMISSION: All transmissions must be completed on or before the 10th calendar day following the end of the report month. Dial the WATTS line number (1-800-772-6728 for 2400 baud, 1-800-638-5945 for 4800 baud and 9600 v. 32, or 1-800-457-7328 for asynchronous transmissions) when you are ready to transmit. In the event of a busy signal or other problems in completing a transmission, call the Data Collection Coordination Branch on (301) 457-2259 if transmitting before 5:30 p.m. (EST). If transmitting after 5:30 p.m. and several unsuccessful attempts have been made to get through, leave a message on the answering machine or call the Branch in the morning. Our normal working hours are from 7:30 a.m. (EST) to 5:30 p.m. each day. CONVENTION PREFERENCE Control Record Followed by Data File Control Record Field Character(s) Description 1 1-6 Total Record Count - Enter the total number of 200-character data records contained on the file (data must be right justified; zero fill unused characters). 2 7 Blank 3 8-17 Total Value - Enter the total value of all transactions submitted on the file (data must be right justified, zero fill unused characters). 4 18 Blank 5 19-20 Company Authorization - Use Census assigned Company Authorization Symbol (alphabetic characters). 6 21 Blank 7 22-23 Statistical (Report) Month - Use numeric codes 01-12 for January-December to indicate the statistical month of the report. 8 24-200 Blank Note: Blanking (space-filling) or zero-filling of fields or characters as specified above is essential. DISKETTE SUBMISSION Characteristics of the Diskette Language ASCII text Characters per Record 200 Diskette 3.5 Convention Preference Control Record Followed by Data File Control Record Field Character(s) Class Description 1 1-6 N Total Record Count - Enter the total number of 200-character data records contained on the diskette (data must be right justified; zero fill unused characters). 2 7 AN Blank 3 8-17 N Total Value - Enter the total value of all transactions submitted on the diskette (data must be right justified, zero fill unused characters). 4 18 AN Blank 5 19-20 A Company Authorization - Use Census assigned Company Authorization Symbol (alphabetic characters). 6 21 AN Blank 7 22-23 N Statistical (Report) Month - Use numeric codes 01-12 for January- December to indicate the statistical month of the report. 8 24-200 AN Blank Note: Blanking (spacing-filling) or zero-filling of fields or characters as specified above is essential. *A=Alpha *N=Numeric *AN=Alphanumeric EXPLANATION OF DATA RECORDS Record Layout 1 Special ID Field 2 3 4 5 6 HTSUSA Number 7 8 9 10 11 12 Blank 13 14 Country of Origin 15 16 17 Country Sub-Code 18 19 U.S. Port of Entry 20 21 22 23 U.S. Port of Unlading 24 25 26 Transaction Type 27 28 Statistical Month 29 MOT 30 31 Comp. Authorization Symbol 32 Blank 33 34 Carrier Code 35 36 37 38 39 Foreign Port of Landing 40 41 42 Blank 43 44 45 46 47 Date of Exportation 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Date of Importation 56 57 58 59 60 61 Correction Record 62 63 Special Program Indicator 64 65 Primary Alpha Unit of QTY 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 Primary Net Quantity 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 Customs (or Dutiable) Value 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Secondary Alpha Unit of QTY 89 90 91 92 93 94 Secondary Net Quantity 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 Shipping Weight 106 107 108 109 110 111 Blank 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 Charges 119 120 121 122 123 124 Blank 125 126 127 128 129 U.S. Value 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 Foreign Trade Zone Number 137 138 139 140 Blank 141 142 143 144 145 Zone Admission Number 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 Vessel Name 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 Blank 175 176 177 Serial Number 178 179 180 Trade Identification 181 182 183 184 Admission Date 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 Blank 195 196 197 198 199 200 FOREIGN TRADE ZONE Data Records Field Character(s) Description 1 1 Special Identification Field--See Exhibit A for instructions on use of this field. 2 2-11 HTSUSA Number--Use 10-digit commodity number from current edition of the Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States Annotated (HTSUSA). 3 12 Blank 4 13-16 Country of Origin--Use 4-digit numeric codes provided in Schedule C, Classification of Country and Territory Designations for U.S. Foreign Trade Statistics. You also may use 2-digit (alpha characters) International Standard Organization (ISO) Codes. The country of origin is the country in which the product was mined, grown, or manufactured. When the merchandise is invoiced in or exported from a country other than that in which it originated, the actual country of origin shall be specified rather than the country of invoice or exportation. This field should show the country of origin except for items, imported under HTS numbers 9801.00.1026, 9801.00.1082, 9801.00.1084, 9801.00.1085, 9801.00.1087, 9801.00.1088, 9801.00.1090, or 9801.00.1098. For these items the country shown should be the country of shipment, since the HTS number implies the country of origin to be the United States. For all other commodity numbers, show the country of shipment only if the country of origin is not known (e.g., in the case of diamonds). Data should be left justified, leave unused characters blank. See Field 5 if country of shipment is shown. 5 17 Country Subcode (C/S)--If Field 4 shows the country of shipment because the country of origin is unknown, insert Code 1 in this field. If the country shown in Field 4 is the country of origin or if the item is classified under HTSUSA numbers 9801.00.1026, 9801.00.1082, 9801.00.1084, 9801.00.1085, 9801.00.1087, 9801.00.1088, 9801.00.1090, or 9801.00.1098, leave this field blank. 6 18-21 U.S. Port of Entry--Use 4-digit numeric codes provided in Schedule D, Classification of Customs Districts and Ports where the merchandise was admitted (where 214 was filed). Use code 6000 for vessels imported under their own power or afloat. 7 22-25 U.S. Port of Unlading--Use 4-digit numeric codes provided in Schedule D, Classification of Customs Districts and Ports. Use code 6000 for vessels imported under their own power or afloat. For merchandise arriving in the United States by vessel or air, note the U.S. port at which the merchandise was unladen from the importing vessel or aircraft, whether or not such a port is a Customs port of entry. For example, if CF 214 is filed at the port of Los Angeles for merchandise unladen at Long Beach, California, show Long Beach as the port of unlading. The same principle applies when goods are unladen at a smaller port within a consolidated port of entry, e.g. Stockton within the San Francisco consolidated port. When merchandise is transported in-bond from the U.S. port where unladen from the importing vessel or carrier to another U.S. port to be admitted into a foreign trade zone, show as the port of unlading the port or point where the merchandise was unladen from the importing carrier before transportation in-bond. For imported mail shipments the port of unlading is the port which issued CF 3509 (Notice to Addressee of Arrival of Mail Shipment) to the importer. Leave blank for non-vessel/non-air shipments. 8 26 Transaction Type--Code 3 for entries into Foreign Trade Zones. 9 27-28 Statistical Month--Use numeric Codes 01-12 for January through December to indicate statistical month of the report. 10 29 Method of Transportation (MOT)--Use Code 1 for vessel (including ferry), Code 3 for air, Code 4 for mail, Code 5 for truck, tank or trailer, Code 6 for rail, Code 7 for pipeline, Code 8 for all other modes of transportation (e.g., the importation of planes or vessels under their own power). See EXHIBIT D 11 30-31 Company Authorization Symbol--Use the two alphabetic characters assigned by the Census Bureau. 12 32 Blank 13 33-36 Carrier Code--Use 4-digit Census Bureau assigned air carrier codes or 2-digit alpha- numeric International Air Transport Association (IATA) codes for air shipments to indicate the airline which carried the merchandise from the last foreign port of lading to the first U.S. port of unlading. Data should be left justified, leave unused characters blank. Zero fill entire field for vessel shipments. Use blanks for nonvessel/nonair shipments. 14 37-41 Foreign Port of Lading--Use the 5-digit numeric codes for vessel shipments provided in Schedule K, Classification of Foreign Ports by Geographic Trade Area and Country. Show the foreign port at which the merchandise was actually laden on the vessel. For shipments originating in either Canada or Mexico and arriving in the United States by rail, truck, pipeline or other non-vessel/non-air mode of transportation, report the name of the province (Canada) or state (Mexico) where the merchandise was first laden for exportation to the United States. Space fill for all other shipments. 15 42-43 Blank 16 44-51 Date of Exportation--Use 8 digits for month, day, and year. For the month, use Codes 01-12 for January through December; for the day, use the actual day of the month 01-31; for the year, use 4 digits. For merchandise exported by vessel, report the month, day, and year on which the carrier departed the last port of the country of exportation. For merchandise exported by air, report the month, day, and year in which the aircraft departed the last airport of the country of exportation. For overland shipments, including those where the port of lading is located outside the country of exportation (e.g. the goods are exported from Switzerland but laden at Hamburg), report the month, day, and year in which the carrier crossed the border of the country of exportation. For mail shipments, note the date of exportation on CF 3509. 17 52-59 Date of Importation--For merchandise arriving in the United States by vessel, note the month, day, and year on which the importing vessel transporting the merchandise from the foreign country arrived within the limits of the U.S. port at which the merchandise was unladen. For merchandise arriving in the United States. other than by vessel, note the month, day and year in which the merchandise arrived within the limits of the United States. For mail shipments, note the date on CF 3509. 18 60-61 Correction Record--See EXHIBIT B 19 62-63 Special Program Indicator Field--See Exhibit C. Data should be left justified, leave unused characters blank. 20 64-66 Primary Alpha Unit of Quantity--Show the primary alpha unit of quantity required in HTSUSA. Data should be left-justified and reported in Capital Letters. Space fill unused characters. "X" should be reported when no primary quantity is required. 21 67-76 Primary Net Quantity--Show net quantity in terms of the unit specified in the HTSUSA. In the case of "double-unit-of-quantity" commodities, the primary quantity is the quantity denoted by a "V" in the HTSUSA. Data should be right justified; zero fill unused characters. If no quantity is required, zero fill entire field. 22 77-86 Customs (or Dutiable) Value--For shipments admitted into a Foreign Trade Zone, show the Customs (or Dutiable) value (in whole dollars, omit cents) in this field, excluding all costs and expenses incurred in bringing the merchandise to the Foreign Port of Exportation, unless the shipment reflects a 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8042, 9802.00.8044, 9802.00.8046 or 9802.00.8055, 9802.00.8065 or 9802.00.9000 transaction. In that case, show the Customs value (in whole dollars, omit cents) in this field and the 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8042, 9802.00.8044, 9802.00.8046 or 9802.00.8055, 9802.00.8065 or 9802.00.9000 Value in field 29. Data should be right justified; zero fill unused characters. 23 87-89 Secondary Alpha Unit of Quantity--Show the secondary alpha unit of quantity required in the HTSUSA. Data should be left justified and reported in Capital Letters. Space fill unused characters. If no secondary quantity is required, space fill entire field. 24 90-99 Secondary Net Quantity--Show the secondary net quantity required in the HTSUSA. Data should be right justified; zero fill unused characters. If no Secondary quantity is required, zero fill entire field. 25 100-109 Shipping Weight--Show gross shipping weight in kilograms. Show separate gross weight information for each HTS item number. If the gross weight is not available for each item, approximate shipping weight for each item should be estimated and reported. Data should be right justified; zero fill unused characters. 26 110-113 Blank 27 114-123 Charges (CHGS)--Show aggregate cost of freight, insurance, and all other costs, charges, and expenses, incurred in bringing the merchandise from alongside the carrier at the foreign port of exportation in the foreign country and placing it alongside the carrier at the first U.S. port of entry (unlading). For overland shipments originating in Canada or Mexico, foreign inland freight should be reported as charges. If foreign inland freight charges are unknown for Canada or Mexico, zero fill the field. Data should be right justified; zero fill unused characters. 28 124 Blank 29 125-134 U.S. Value--Use this field to enter a value for items entered under provisions for HTS numbers 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8042, 9802.00.8044, 9802.00.8046 or 9802.00.8055, 9802.00.8065 or 9802.00.9000 (see Exhibit C for procedures). Data should be right justified, zero fill unused characters. Zero fill entire field for items not involving 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8042, 9802.00.8044, 9802.00.8046 or 9802.00.8055, 9802.00.8065 or 9802.00.9000 provisions. 30 135-138 Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Number--Show the number of the zone. Data should be left justified, leave unused characters blank. 31 139-140 Blank 32 141-152 Zone Admission Number--Report unique and sequential number assigned for numbering shipments admitted to a zone, whether or not the lot method is used for inventory control in the zone. The number should be assigned by the zone operator or user, according to local practice. Data should be left justified, leave unused characters blank. 33 153-172 Vessel Name--(Vessel Shipments Only) If the Mode of Transportation is "1," a vessel name must be provided. Insert the first 20 characters of the vessel name. Data should be left-justified; leave unused characters blank. 34 173-174 Blank 35 175-179 Serial Number--Respondent serially assigns a number to each import record for Census reference purposes. The serial number should begin with 00001 each month. Data should be right justified; zero fill unused characters. 36 180 Trade Identification - Use Code 1 for imports. 37 181-188 Admission Data--Use 8 digits for month, day, and year. For the month, use codes 01-12 for January through December; for the day, use the actual day of the month 01-31; for the year, use 4 digits. Report the date that the authorized representative of zone operator or Customs officer, as applicable, signs for receipt (item 49 on CF-214A). 38 189-200 Blank Note: Blanking (space-filling) or zero-filling of fields or characters as specified above is essential. EXHIBIT A Special Identification Field The Special Identification Field is used for transactions requiring special handling in the Census Bureau processing operations. Following are types of transactions which should be identified in this field (Field 1, Character 1) by using prescribed codes. Foreign Trade Zone Shipments Data on certain shipments admitted into Foreign Trade Zones may be included on the reports furnished directly to the Census Bureau in lieu of filing copies of CF 214-A with Customs Service. The following codes should be shown in the Special Identification Field of the data record to identify transactions entering a Foreign Trade Zone: Code 4--Privileged Foreign Merchandise Code 5--Nonprivileged Foreign Merchandise Nonstatistical Shipments Shipments identified as nonstatistical transactions are excluded from the Census Bureau processing. If they are included on the report, they must be identified by a "D" in the Special Identification Field. Following is a list of shipments which are considered nonstatistical transactions. EXHIBIT A (Continued) Nonstatistical Import Transactions Nonstatistical Transactions not Isolated by Reporting Number 1. American goods returned by or for the account of a branch of the Armed Forces or other governmental agencies. (Imports of foreign merchandise purchased by the United States military abroad must be reported.) 2. Ships' and planes' stores, supplies and equipment of U.S. origin never landed abroad; bunker fuel oil landed as vessel supplies if of foreign origin and ladened at a U.S. port, or if of U.S. origin. 3. Articles in continuous use in shipping merchandise to/from the United States such as newsprint cores, bobbins, aluminum totes, gas cylinders, and so on. 4. Merchandise entered for exhibition at trade fairs and not offered for sale. 5. Withdrawals for exportation or for transportation and re-warehousing filed against Bonded Warehouse entries. 6. In-transit shipments entering the United States by a method of transportation other than vessel. (In-transit shipments entering the United States by vessel are included in transportation statistics and must be reported.) 7. Goods entering the zone for building (construction) purposes and to remain permanently in the zone. 8. Items valued under $2,001 and not requiring a formal entry are not required to be included on the report. Submission of a formal entry is required in certain cases for shipments regardless of value and classified in one of the following chapters: 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46, 50-65, 67, 70, 91, 94, 95 and 96. 9. Zone to zone transfers. EXHIBIT A (Continued) Nonstatistical Transactions Isolated By Reporting Number Description 8-Digit Tariff Item or HTSUSA Reporting Number(s) Products of the United States and other articles exported for temporary use abroad and returned not advanced or improved. 9801.00.1010, 9801.00.40, 9801.00.50, 9801.00.60, 9801.00.65 Substantial containers and holders, exported and returned. 9803.00.50 Personal exemptions for United States residents and nonresidents arriving from a foreign country. 9804.00.05, 9804.00.10, 9804.00.15, 9804.00.20, 9804.00.25, 9804.00.30, 9804.00.35, 9804.00.40, 9804.00.45, 9804.00.50, 9804.00.55, 9804.00.60, 9804.00.65, 9804.00.70, 9804.00.72, 9804.00.80, 9804.00.75, 9804.00.85 Personal exemptions for personnel of foreign governments and international organizations, and distinguished visitors. 9806.00.05, 9806.00.10, 9806.00.15, 9806.00.20, 9806.00.25, 9806.00.30, 9806.00.35, 9806.00.40, 9806.00.45, 9806.00.50, 9806.00.55 Other personal exemptions. 9805.00.50, 9807.00.40, 9807.00.50 Articles for, or the property of, a foreign government or an international organization. 9809.00.10, 9809.00.20, 9809.00.30, 9809.00.40, 9809.00.50, 9809.00.60, 9809.00.70, 9809.00,80 Sample for soliciting orders for products of foreign countries. 9811.00.20, 9811.00.40, 9811.00.60 Products of the United States and other articles admitted temporarily free of duty under bond to be repaired or altered. 9813.00.0540, 9801.00.1012 Other articles admitted temporarily free of duty under bond. 9813.00.10, 9813.00.15, 9813.00.20, 9813.00.25, 9813.00.30, 9813.00.35, 9813.00.40, 9813.00.45, 9813.00.50, 9813.00.55, 9813.00.60, 9813.00.65, 9813.00.70, 9813.00.75 Products of American Fisheries 9815.00.2000, 9815.00.4000, 9815.00.6000 Noncommercial importations of limited value. 9816.00.20, 9816.00.40 EXHIBIT B Reporting Correction Records Data items identified as corrections to a prior month's report are subject to special processing by the Census Bureau. All items, with one or more statistical data elements reported incorrectly, must be submitted via Internet File Transfer Protocol, Direct Computer Transmission, or Diskette at the end of the current month's report. A separate report is not to be generated for these records. When they are included on the current month's report, the following procedures are to be followed: 1.Place correction records at the end of the current month's report being submitted. 2.Recreate the previously reported record item. Include original data in their original data field(s). 3.Flag this recreated record by placing the code "C1" in the Correction Record Field (Field 18). 4.Report a second record with only the corrected data in the original data field(s). 5.Flag this correction record by placing the code "C2" in the Correction Record Field (Field 18). Notes:Upon completion of this procedure, there should be two 200 - character records for each correction record. Include each record ("C1" and "C2") and its value in the total record and value count for the current month's report. EXHIBIT C Special Program Indicator Fields The Special Program Indicator Field is used for transactions requiring special handling in the Census Bureau processing operations. The following are types of transactions which should be identified in this field [(Field 19, Characters 62 and 63)] by using prescribed codes. If not used, leave this field blank. Specified Items Returned to the United States After Exportation for Advancement or Improvement Abroad HTSUSA Numbers 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8042, 9802.00.8044, 9802.00.8046 or 9802.00.8055, 9802.00.8065 or 9802.00.9000. For items imported under provisions of HTS numbers 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8055 or 9802.00.8065, 9802.00.9000 show the Chapter 1-97 HTS number applicable to the specific commodity in Field (2) of the data record. Show the quantity(s), quantity alpha unit(s), and dutiable value in Fields (20, 21, 22, 23 and 24) respectively. Record the 9802.00.5010, 9802.00.6000, 9802.00.8015, 9802.00.8040, 9802.00.8042, 9802.00.8044, 9802.00.8046 or 9802.00.8055, 9802.00.8065 or 9802.00.9000 value (i.e., the free value) in Field 29 of the data record. Insert in the Special Program Indicator Field (19): Code 2 (for 9802.00.8042 or 9802.00.8044 items) Code 3 (for 9802.00.8046 items) Code 4 (for 9802.00.8055 items) Code 5 (for 9802.00.9000 items) Code 6 (for 9802.00.6000 items) Code 7 (for 9802.00.8015 items) Code 8 (for 9802.00.8065 items) Code 9 (for 9802.00.5010 or 9802.00.8040 items) Record the amount of charges incurred to bring the goods from the Port of Exportation to the first U.S. port in the Charges Field (27). Values shown in the Charges field should reflect values for the total product (i.e., the dutiable and free portions combined). EXHIBIT C Other Types of Special Transactions When applicable, codes specified below should be inserted in the Special Program Indicator Field for the following types of transactions: Type of Transaction Code If claiming duty-free treatment under the General System of Preferences (GSP)...................................... A If claiming duty-free treatment under the Automotive Product Trade Act (APTA)....................................... B If claiming duty-free treatment under the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft......................................... C If claiming duty-free treatment under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.........................................D If claiming duty-free treatment under the Caribbean Basin Economics Recovery Act (CBERA), also known as the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)................... E If claiming Certified "hand-loomed and folklore products"................................. F If claiming Made to measure suits of Hong Kong origin.................................... G Special Regime Commodity............................... H If claiming a special rate under the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)............................................. J Agreement on Trade in Pharmaceutical Products.......... K EXHIBIT C (Continued) Other Types of Special Transactions When applicable, codes specified below should be inserted in the Special Program Indicator Field for the following types of transactions: Type of Transaction Code Uruguay Round Concessions on Intermediate Chemical and Dyes.............................................. L Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act..................R Rate of duty for each article of a set................ V Puerto Rican products sent to CBI countries and subsequently imported duty free............................................. W Rate of duty of an entire set......................... X Products of Insular Possessions....................... Y If claiming duty free treatment under the Free Association Act.............................. Z If claiming a special rate under the Canada NAFTA.......................................... CA If claiming a special rate under the U.S.-Israeli Free Trade Area Agreement............................................. IL If claiming a special rate under the Mexico NAFTA.......................................... MX EXHIBIT C (Continued) Other Types of Special Transactions When applicable, codes specified below should be inserted in the Special Program Indicator Field for the following types of transactions: Type of Transaction Code If claiming a special rate under the Trade Act 98191101.........................................01 98191106.........................................02 98191109.........................................03 98191112.........................................04 98191115.........................................05 98191118.........................................06 98191121.........................................07 98191124.........................................08 98191127.........................................09 98201101.........................................20 98201106.........................................21 98201109.........................................22 98201112.........................................23 98201115.........................................24 98201118.........................................25 98201121.........................................26 98201124.........................................27 98201127.........................................28 98201130.........................................29 98172205.........................................40 EXHIBIT D RECOMMENDED EDITS AND LOGIC RULES EDITS FLAG Any numeric field (HTSUSA, COUNTRY SUBCODE, USPORT ENTRY, USPORT UNLADING, TRANSACTION TYPE, STATMONTH, MOT, FORPORT, DOE, DOI, QTY1, QTY2, SWT, CHARGES, CUSTOMVALUE, USVALUE, SERIAL NUMBER, TRADEID, ZONE ADMISSION DATE) that contains an alpha character. FLAG Any alphabetic field (COMPANY AUTHORIZATION SYMBOL, AUQ1, AUQ2) that contains a numeric character, lower-case alphas, missing or incorrect justifications. FLAG HTSUSA field when it contains a number that is not in the current Edition of the HTSUSA Manual. FLAG Country of Origin field when it contains a code that is not in the current edition of the Schedule C Manual or not a valid 2-digit alpha character International Standard Organization Code (ISO). FLAG U.S. Port of Entry and Unlading fields when they contain codes that are not in the current edition of the Schedule D Manual. FLAG Foreign Port field when it contains a code that is not in the current edition of the Schedule K Manual. FLAG Carrier Code field when it is not in the current edition of the file maintained by Census or not a valid 2-digit International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Code. EXHIBIT D (Continued) RECOMMENDED EDITS AND LOGIC RULES LOGIC RULES MOT = 1(VESSEL) U.S. Port of Unlading must = valid waterborne port code Foreign Port Field must = valid Schedule K code Air Carrier Field must = zeros (0000) Vessel Name Field must = valid name of exporting vessel Shipping Weight Field must = Gross Shipping Weight in kilograms MOT = 3(AIR) Air Carrier Code Field must = 4-digit Census Bureau code or 2-digit alpha-numeric IATA code Foreign Port Field must = blanks (space fill) Shipping Weight Field must = Gross shipping weight in kilograms U.S. Port of Unlading must = valid Schedule D code MOT = 5,6,7 & 8 (OTHER) Carrier Code Field must = blanks (space fill) Foreign Port Field must = blanks (space fill), except for shipments originating in either Canada or Mexico. Report the name of the province (Canada) or state (Mexico) where the merchandise was first laden for exportation to the United States U.S. Port of Unlading must = blanks (space fill) EXHIBIT E FTSR LETTER No. 169 Reporting Requirements for Exports from Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ)