CBP updates sugar quota certificate numbers to allow more than 999 per country
CBP title: Information: Quota Bulletin 26 - 116 Sugar Certificate Verification
What did CBP announce?
CBP published Quota Bulletin 26-116 on sugar certificate verification, replacing Quota Bulletin 18-116. CBP and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service added a fifth option for the sixth digit of the Certificate of Quota Eligibility (CQE) number. When a certificate number is 1000 or more, filers enter 1 instead of C as the sixth digit. The change takes effect immediately.
What is Allied's position?
We apply the new CQE numbering to the sugar entries we file, transmitting the certificate number in ACE under License Permit Certificate code 21. Clients importing sugar under a CQE should send us an exact copy of each certificate so we can enter the number correctly. ACE rejects a certificate used for the wrong program, so accurate certificate details avoid delays. No other client action is needed.
General information, not legal advice.
What does the CBP message say?
Quota Bulletin 26 - 116 Sugar Certificate Verification has been published on our webpage at the following link. It replaces former Quota Bulletin 18 – 116.
QB 26 - 116 Sugar Certificate Verification Quota Bulletin 26 - 116 Sugar Certificate Verification | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins/qb-26-116-sugar-certificate-verification)
Purpose:
New: In order to allow greater than 999 Certificates of Quota Eligibility (CQEs) to be provided to an individual country, CBP and the United States Department of Agriculture – Foreign Agricultural Service are introducing a fifth category for the sixth digit of the CQE numbering system. This change is explained below under “Certificate Format” and takes effect immediately.
Certificate Format:
- First digit - “C” for Calendar year or “F” for Fiscal year
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- Fourth and fifth digit - ISO Country code or “AC” for Specialty Sugar Certificate
- Sixth digit - Sugar or Certificate type, (“C or 1, G, S, or R”)*
When a certificate number is 1000 or more, filers will enter 1 instead of a C for the sixth digit allowing validation of certificates higher than 999. Do not eliminate the C, if your serial number is 999 or less.
- Seventh to ninth digit - Serial number ###
* C is for CQE (when the certificate number is three digits). 1 replaces C when the certificate number is four digits. G is for General Sugar. S is for Specialty Sugar. R is for Raw Sugar.
Special Instructions:
The certificate number should be transmitted in ACE with the License Permit Certificate (LPC) code 21. ACE enhancements will generate a reject message for correction if the certificate is used for the wrong programs.
Questions regarding this message should be referred to Headquarters Quota and Agriculture Branch at HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov (mailto:HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov).
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