CSMS # 70421606 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26 - 116 Sugar Certificate Verification

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CSMS # 70421606 - Information: Quota Bulletin 26 - 116 Sugar Certificate Verification

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

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.

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