Finanse publiczne · 14.03.1997

Weekly Entry Procedure for Foreign Trade Zones

This document proposes to amend and expand the weekly entry procedure for foreign trade zones under certain circumstances to include merchandise involved in activities other than exclusively assembly-line type production operations. Under the proposed expanded procedure, weekly entries covering the estimated removals of merchandise for the weekly period and the associated entry summaries would have to be filed exclusively through the Automated Broker Interface. The expanded weekly procedure, which, as is presently the case, would remain an entirely optional procedure, would thus be conducted in a fully paperless environment. The expanded weekly procedure would reduce the number of entries from zones as well as automate and expedite the processing of such entries. The proposed expansion of the weekly procedure would allow zone users to not have to delay their operations pending the acceptance of an entry and Customs examination of the subject merchandise. 2