Tariffs and Customs Terms E.1.51

Question 1

the advisory and support team for a UN/EDIFACT Rapporteur.

Answer 1

EDEACT Board

Question 2

a directory of segments included in the United Nations Trade Data Interchange Directory.

Answer 2

EDFACT Standard Segment Directory

Question 3

rules that must be complied with in electronic data interchange.

Answer 3

EDFACT Syntax Rules

Question 4

a facility that allows importers, warehouse owners, and other clients to transact with, Customs through the use of a remote computer and internationally-accepted standard messages (e.g. UN/EDIFACT). These service provider that allows the interface services to connect with the EDI Gateway.

Answer 4

electronic data interchange Gateway

Question 5

entry declaration accepted, validated and registered by the Automated Customs operations System. Lodgment is consummated at the date/time a registration number is assigned to the declaration.

Answer 5

electronic data interchange lodgment

Question 6

an approved, published, and maintained formal: description of structuring trade data required to perform a specific business function, in a way that allows electronic transfer and handling of trade data.

Answer 6

electronic data interchange message

Question 7

formats for electronic trade data transactions. These include: 1: CUSDEC (Customs Declaration message), and 2. CURES (Customs Response message). Both are subsets of UN/EDIFACT message standards.

Answer 7

electronic data interchange Message Formats

Question 8

the conversion of application data to and from X12 standard format.

Answer 8

electronic data interchange Translation

Question 9

the percentage excess of domestic valued-added, made possible by the imposition of tariffs and other protective measures on the product and its inputs, over the world market value-added.

Answer 9

Effective Protection Rate

Question 10

bilateral trade arrangements forged between members of the European Free Trade Association and each of this former socialist economies (with their respective year of agreement) to provide for progressive trade liberalization.

Answer 10

EFTA-Czech Republic (1992), Slovak Republic (1992), Poland (1992), Romania (1992), and Hungary (1993)

Question 11

international transit of goods by road (through electronic facility).

Answer 11

electronic carnet

Question 12

trade transaction between firms that use computers to generate bill of lading, purchase order, invoices goods, inventory, particulars of shipments, and the like.

Answer 12

electronic data interchange

Question 13

the U.S. Federal government’s electronic tax collection system being developed for payment of business and individual taxes.

Answer 13

Electronic Federal Tax Payment System

Question 14

movement of money between two parties via electronic means

Answer 14

electronic funds transfer

Question 15

the creative use of information technology for more effective delivery of government service

Answer 15

electronic governance

Question 16

a 24-hour on-line service of the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration that allows exporters to submit license applications electronically through value-added network vendors.

Answer 16

Electronic License Application and Information Network (ELAIN)

Question 17

a copy of a person’s signature saved in a computer as an image.

Answer 17

electronic signature

Question 18

a person authorized to enter orders for his own account and/or for - customer’s accounts on the NIMEXE electronic trading system.

Answer 18

electronic trader

Question 19

means inter-alia, embroidery with a metal or glass thread on a visible ground of textile fabric and sewn appliqué work of sequins, beads or ornamental motifs of needle work tapestry.

Answer 19

Embroidery

Question 20

safeguard measures taken by a country to offset the influx of imports that threaten to injure a domestic industry.

Answer 20

emergency actions

Question 21

the legal tender of the future whereby payment is made via digital pulses on computer chips. It will do away with coins, bills and other modes of cash-based payment.

Answer 21

e-money

Question 22

a situation wherein the package or equipment has been found empty.

Answer 22

empty on inspection

Question 23

part l of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) framework that permits highly-developed countries to give more favorable treatment to developing countries, and special treatment to least-developed countries, despite the Most-Favored Nation (MFN) provision of the GATT.

Answer 23

Enabling Clause

Question 24

a situation wherein encryption has been accomplished

Answer 24

encrypted

Question 25

the computer process by which Customs transactions with banks ( e.g. on duty payments) are converted into security codes, or cipher text, to safeguard government funds.

Answer 25

encryption