J&J International Trade Notice 2002-13

May 17, 2002

Canadian Softwood Lumber Clients

"ACH/Wire Transfer Billing Contact & Procedures"

Along with informing us in writing of your preferred method of payment (either ACH, Wire Transfer or Courier Express Check) please provide the name, e-mail address, direct fax number and any other pertinent address data of the individual within your company to whom we are to address such billings and/or reports. Due to time constraints, we ask that your response be transmitted by return fax to the above fax number or e-mailed to Kim Jones - kimjones@joneschb.com at your very earliest possible convenience.

We’ve already provided each of your companies with everything required to effect application for the ACH program, as well as have provided our specific Wire Transfer bank, contact data and procedures. We want to emphasize that securing a U.S. IRS/E.I. Tax I.D. Number, required to qualify for the ACH program, can be accomplished by a simple phone call to the National Finance Center, administrators of U.S. Customs’ ACH program, at the phone number included in the ACH application documents.

Wire Transfer/Courier or Express Checks:

Jones & Jones, regardless of Port of Entry, will remit consolidated daily billings, which will involve the same data references previously included on our normal weekly statements, but with duty payable and applicable "DUTY DUE DATE" - the date the monies MUST be in our account in order to remit to U.S. Customs timely. When a wire transfer is processed, we must be notified by fax on your company letterhead of the amount, date transferred and the J&J invoice number involved. Remember to add the applicable $10.00/$15.00 wire transfer fee to the amount being remitted.

ACH Payment:

Our intent is a daily billing with respective "Reference" and "Due Date" information, followed by a "Daily Statement Report" generated by U.S. Customs - forwarded by the Port of Entry broker/filer on the date the money is due U.S. Customs - which could involve more than one day’s shipments (weekends/holidays). It will include a "Payment Authorization" to be returned by 1:00 p.m. respective to broker/filer time zone. Details remained to be finalized with our respective sub-agents: Trans-Border and Associated.

We are willing to tailor these programs, when possible, to meet your specific needs.

 

Michael D. Jones, President