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Glossary The Glossary identifies documentspecific and ACS terminology and is provided for reference. ABI Automated Broker Interface. An integral part of the Automated Commercial System (ACS), ABI is the means by which brokers or importers transmit entry and release data to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). ABI entries are identified by either an ABI/N (non-statement) or ABI/S (statement) next to the entry type code in block 2 of the CBP Form CBPF-7501, Entry Summary. Through ABI, brokers are permitted to pay entries individually (non-statement) or by batch (statement). ACH Automated Clearinghouse. An electronic payment program that allows ABI filers to pay CBP duties, taxes, and fees with one electronic transaction. ACS Automated Commercial System. The system used by CBP to track, control, and process all commercial goods imported into the United States. ADD/CVD Antidumping/Countervailing Duty AII Automated Invoice Interface Alpha or Alphabetic All letters, A through Z, and spaces. Alphanumeric Having only letter, numbers and spaces. AMS Automated Manifest System for air and ocean carriers. Antidumping Duty Selling below home market prices or cost of manufacture with material injury to an U.S. manufacturer is called dumping. Antidumping duties are levied upon further importation of the merchandise. Application Identifier A 2-position code in a record which identifies the type of application data in the transaction file and the task to be performed; for example, EI = Entry Summary Input. Automated Invoice Interface (AII) AII permits invoice data to be transmitted electronically to the CBP Data Center. Beef and Pork Fee An assessment collected on importation of cattle, hogs, beef, pork and products. The assessment varies according to tariff number. The class code for beef is 053 and 054 for pork. Bill of Lading A negotiable instrument that allows the carrier to transport a merchandise shipment from a shipper to a consignee. Bill o