Commodity Summary

This section is used to build Commodity Export Summaries for the selected country.

 

To view or edit a commodity summary for a selected country, complete the following steps:

 

1.Select the Update Country Information link on the navigation bar.
RESULT:  The Update Country Information page displays.

 

2.Select the country you would like to work on from the Country drop-down list.

 

3.Select the Commodity Summary link.
RESULT:  The Commodity Summary page displays.

 

4.In the Commodity Search By field, select Genus Species, Genus Name or Family Name.

 

5.Select a part (or All) from the Part drop-down list.

 

6.Select a status (Completed, Pending, or All) from the Status drop-down list.

 

7.Enter the commodity name and click the Search button.
RESULT:  The commodity that meets the search criteria will appear below the search text.

 

The Commodity Summary page table descriptions are as follows:

Commodity:  The botanical or family name of the commodity.

Part:  Name of the plant part that best describes the commodity.

Commodity Origin:  General descriptive information such as Regulated Areas or Non-Regulated Areas, or specific information such as state or county.

Country Destinations:  Location where the commodity is meant to be finally offloaded.

Expiration Date:  The date the commodity summary expires.  The expiration date will only be populated if there is a future commodity summary set to replace it.

Last Updated:  The date and time that the summary was last updated.

View & Edit:  To view a commodity summary, click its corresponding View button.  A new window will open with the commodity summary preview.  To edit a commodity summary, click its corresponding Edit button and the Add/Update Commodity Summary page appears.

Mark as Complete:  You can select the checkbox to mark the Commodity Summary as complete.

Delete:        To delete a commodity summary, select the corresponding checkbox and click the Delete button.

 

NOTE:  Commodities listed in red italics are incomplete Commodity Summaries (missing required elements) and are unavailable for users to view.

8.Click the corresponding Edit button to begin editing the commodity summary.  If a commodity summary does not exist for your criteria, click the Add Commodity Summary button.
RESULT: The Add/Update Commodity Summary page displays.  See the Add/Update Commodity Summary help topic for further details.
9.You can click the Previous or Next buttons or another of the Commodity Summary links to continue updating the Commodity Summary.

 

NOTE: At any time while managing information used to build Commodity Summaries you can use the following buttons located at the top of the page:
 Cancel Changes & Exit
 Save
 Preview
 Exit
 Mark Complete & Exit

 

See Also

 

Update Country Information

 

Add/Update Commodity Summary

 

Standard Documentation Requirements

 

Treatments

 

Supporting Documents

 

Additional Information

 

Note to Exporter