Statistical Reporting of Rough Diamonds in Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
The U.S. Census Bureau plays a crucial role in collecting trade statistics for rough diamonds under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). Foreign Trade Regulations require exporters to send validated Kimberley Certificates to the Census Bureau via fax or secure alternative methods. Export reporting requirements mandate that rough diamond shipments must be accompanied by a Kimberley Certificate and reported in the CBP ACE system before export. Compliance with these regulations is essential to ensure adherence to the KPCS standards.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. Download presentation by click this link. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Statistical Reporting of Rough Diamonds Kimberley Process (KP) Certification Scheme (KPCS) Carolyn Francis Chief, Kimberley Process Coordination Branch October 30, 2019
Census Bureau and the Kimberley Process Census Bureau and the Kimberley Process The U.S. Census Bureau is: The official source of U.S. Trade Statistics Responsible for collecting, compiling and publishing import and export statistics under the provisions of Title 13, US Codes Chapter 9, and Title 15, CFR Part 30 The U.S. Census Bureau is designated as the exporting authority under the Act, Public Law 108-19 and the Federal Government was directed by Congress to keep statistics on imports and exports of rough diamonds 2
Foreign Trade Regulations Foreign Trade Regulations Foreign Trade Regulation (FTR) Notices December 12, 2005 A FTR notification was sent to the importer/exporter Trade community regarding the request to fax copies of the Kimberley Certificates (including voided certificates) to the US Census Bureau for both imports and exports effective January 1, 2006 Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) FTR 15 CFR Part 30 was later amended (April 2018) to clarify that data collected from the KPCs are collected in compliance with the CDTA (Public Law 108-19, 19 U.S.C. section 3901, et seq.) and Executive Order 13312 and not Title 13 U.S.C. 3
Foreign Trade Regulations (cont.) Foreign Trade Regulations (cont.) Foreign Trade Regulations All Certificates including Voided certificates must be sent to the Census Bureau by fax or any other method permitted by the Census Bureau. Certificates should be sent to the Census Bureau by the following: Secure Fax Server (800) 457-7328 Kiteworks A secure alternative tool used for submitting certificates to the Census Bureau in lieu of faxing Certificates are to be sent to the Census Bureau immediately after export of the shipment from the U.S. (FTR 30.7(c)) or immediately after entry of the shipment in the U.S. (FTR 30.50(c)) 4
Rough Diamond Export Reporting Rough Diamond Export Reporting Requirements (cont.) Requirements (cont.) Exports of rough diamonds shipments classified under subheadings 7102.10, 7102.21 and 7102.31 must be accompanied by a validated Kimberley Certificate and shipments may only be exported to participants of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) Rough diamond shipments must be reported in the CBP ACE (AES) system prior to export regardless of value and confirmed by the return of an Internal Transaction Number (ITN) The unique KP Certificate number must be reported in the license field in ACE/AES and report a license type T12. Only report the numeric portion of the KP Certificate number in the license field. 5
Rough Diamond Export Reporting Rough Diamond Export Reporting Requirements (cont.) Requirements (cont.) Report the value of the diamonds listed on the KP Certificate in the license value field. Report the selling price or cost if not sold, including inland freight, insurance and other charges to the U.S. port of export in the value field. Report the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) number on shipments admitted into or exporting from a FTZ. Report the ITN from the ACE/AES system on the KP Certificate Retain documents pertaining to the export shipment for 5 years from the date of export (FTR 30.10) Other Government Agencies: Adhere to requirements of other agencies with export control 6
Rough Diamond Export Reporting Rough Diamond Export Reporting Requirements (cont.) Requirements (cont.) The U.S. KP Certificate must contain: The Internal Transaction Number (ITN) received from the CBP ACE (AES) Only one HS code per certificate The country of origin (mining) name (for mixed shipments, indicate ****) A date of issue prior to the export date A date of expiry after the date of issue (at most 60 days after DOI) The country of destination included in the Ultimate Consignee address Number of Parcels Carat Weight and US$ value of shipment Exporter name and address The KP Certificate information must be reported to the U.S. Kimberley Process Authority website 7
Common Reporting Errors Common Reporting Errors KP Certificates Certificate not sent to the Census Bureau in accordance with the FTR Missing ITN on certificates Multiple HS, weight and value reported on one certificate Multiple country of origin listed or reporting U.S. Missing country of destination name CBP Misreporting of KP certificate number in ACE/AES Misclassification of shipment Not indicating the FTZ which the diamonds are exported Intransit shipments reported in exports (ACE/AES) and filed with the import KPC Number in the license field USKPA Issued certificates data are not uploaded on the website (indicates available ) Reporting the country of origin at the end of the ultimate consignee address Data reported in USKPA database does not match what is on the KPC document 8
Contact Information Contact Information Carolyn Francis, Chief Kimberley Process Coordination Branch Email: Carolyn.t.francis@census.gov Phone: 301-763-2259 Fax: 301-763-8835 (secure) KP Fax: (800) 457-7328 (secure) Website: https://kimberleyprocessstatistics.org/ International Trade Call Center: (800) 549-0595 Option 1 AES Assistance Option 2 Commodity Classification Assistance Option 3 Regulations Assistance Option 4 Data Dissemination Option 5 Outreach and ACE Reports
ANY QUESTIONS
