CSMS #46376107 - Reminder: FTZ Identifier Format Change Deployment Date is April 24, 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent this bulletin at 02/24/2021 10:41 AM EST

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CSMS #46376107 - Reminder: FTZ Identifier Format Change Deployment Date is April 24, 2021

As a reminder, the FTZ Identifier Format Change will be deployed to the Production Environment (PROD) on April 24, 2021. Trade participants may test the functionality in the Certification Environment (CERT) until the functionality deploys to PROD.

Background: The Entry Summary Create/Update transaction (AE) will be changing to accept an expanded 9-character FTZ ID format. In that transaction, to accommodate the expanded length, the Foreign Trade Zone Identifier (currently 11-Reccord positions 54-60) will be moving to the 11-Record positions 63-71 (currently ‘Filler’). The repositioned data element will accommodate the new 9-character ID as well as the legacy 5- and 7-character versions of the ID. The transition will be a hard cutover when the change is implemented in CERT and PROD; the FTZ ID will no longer be recognized in positions 54-60 of the 11-Record.

In addition, once the transition occurs, the output of the Entry Summary Query (JD) will return (when full output requested) a Foreign Trade Zone Identifier of 5-, 7-, or 9-character length in the 11-Record positions 63-71.

CATAIR changes have been posted to CBP.gov under the ‘Drafts for Future Capabilities’ tab. Upon deployment of this functionality, the CATAIR will be posted under the “Chapters” tab.

Questions or concerns should be directed to Entry Summary, Accounts & Revenue Division (ESAR) at esar@cbp.dhs.gov.

CSMS #45116249, 45244014

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