Post Summary Corrections

All entry summaries including PSCs may be subject to team review. CBP will not review each PSC. CBP will consider the PSC to be the importer’s assertion that the entry summary data is correct. CBP will accept the data as the most up to date information available and will change the associated collection information to reflect any resulting monetary changes.

Follow these steps to send a PSC on IMEXNet.

1. Change Action to R Flag entry on Summary screen and do valid changes on a PSC based on Appendix and bottom of this document.

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2. If your changes are at Header level, move to the Invoices tab to include Post Summary Reasons of change on the Header Level.

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3. To include changes on Level Line, enter to invoice screen and select line modified to input reasons codes, click on the “PSC Reason” button.

    

4. Now you can trasmit entry.

5. Response must be a Under Review message.

6. After review CBP send a new message with Acceptance or more information request.

Post Summary Corrections Criteria

To file a post summary correction for an existing ACE type 01 and 03 entry summary, the original entry summary or previously filed PSC must meet the following criteria:

• The entry summary cannot be liquidated.

• The entry summary must be fully-paid or revenue free. This means for entry summaries included on a periodic monthly statement, it may be up to 45 days following the entry date before CBP receives payment for the statement.

• The entry summary must be in “accepted” status and in “CBP control.” · PSCs must be filed within 270 calendar days of the date of entry. The PSC cannot be filed within 20 calendar days of the scheduled liquidation date.

• ACE will reject the transmission and the filer must file a protest if the entry summary is less than 21 days from the liquidation date.

• The entry summary cannot be under CBP review. The filer will receive a message indicating “PSC not allowed-under CBP Review” if a PSC is submitted when the entry summary is in CBP review status. Topic: Post Summary Corrections 3 February 2012

• Reconciliation fields such as flagging or unflagging an entry summary are not permitted using PSC.

• A text explanation and at least one reason code are required for each PSC submission.

• There are NO limitations to the number of PSCs that can be submitted for any one entry summary as long as the PSC is within the permitted time frame and all other requirements are met.

• An AD/CVD entry type 03 cannot be changed to another entry type using a PSC.

• Entry summaries cannot be flagged or un-flagged for reconciliation using a PSC.

Appendix Data Fields are not elligible for PSC changes

The following data elements are not allowed to be modified in a PSC filing. Changes to these data elements must be made using existing procedures, unless otherwise noted.

• District/Port of Entry

• Cargo Release Certification

• Indicator Consolidated

• Summary Indicator Live Entry Indicator

• Trade Agreement Indicator

• Reconciliation Issue Code

• Payment Type Code

• Preliminary Statement Print

• Date Periodic Statement

• Month Statement

• Client Branch Identifier

• Importer of Record Number

• Location of Goods Code

• Consolidated Release Grouping (release data related to a consolidated summary)

• DOT Grouping (see CATAIR – OGA chapter)

• FDA Grouping (see CATAIR – OGA chapter)

• Any release detail(s)

In order to file a PSC for which there is also a change in the importer of record number, the filer must first request that CBP update the importer of record number, as follows:

• 16.2.11 The importer must meet the conditions listed in 19 CFR §141.20.

• 16.2.12 The importer or broker must submit a CBP Form 3347 to the port of entry, along with a cover letter requesting the change.

• 16.2.13 If CBP approves the request, CBP will make the appropriate changes in ACE and notify the importer/broker that the changes have been made.

At this point, the filer may transmit a PSC to correct the necessary entry summary data.