MODCHQ - SET UP AND MAINTENANCE Ó UNCTAD – SITE (V1.15) 10.14 Note:  Lines  or  statements  in  Rules  are  not  'broken'  as  in  the  case  of  this example, but are continuous. Lists Rules may be enhanced by use of the  ‘List’ function that can then be used within rules. If a rule requires the process to be applied to a specific number of Commodities only, then instead of listing them in the rule directly it is possible to make a list of the Commodities under the  ‘List’ option. This list is accessed from within the rule by using the ‘InListTar( )’   function  in  the  rule.  The  use  of  the ‘InListTar( )’ function is the same as in the Selectivity Criteria as detailed in Section 6, except that zero is used in place of Found. The syntax is: If InListTar(“LIST Name”) = 0 Then ….. Select   the   options   ‘Database   Management’,   ‘Customs   Tariff’,   ‘Taxation’,   ‘Lists’    from   the Functions menu. Select ‘Create’ to begin a new list. Give the list a name, this name will be used to access the list from within the Tariff rule, and enter a meaningful description of the list. Finally, save your list by pressing  ‘OK’. Select  your  newly  created  list  and  then  select  ‘Update’  to  add  Tariff  Commodity  Codes.  Select ‘Insert’ and enter the relevant tariff codes. The tariff codes can be at any level, Chapter at 2 digits, Heading at 4 digits, HS Code at 6 digits or Commodity code at 8 – 11 digits, etc. A full explanation of rules, their syntax and use, is given in the Appendix A. Additional Tariff Columns Many   ASYCUDA   user   countries   have   a   large   number   of   preferential   tariff   agreements   on multilateral or bilateral basis. Under these conditions the normal ASYCUDA++ tariff management system using a fixed number (15) of rate columns may be insufficient. The Additional Tariff Columns satisfies these taxation requirements covering a list of Commodities related  to  Preferences  or  other  customs  agreements  (e.g.  quotas),  in  addition  to  the  basic  15 columns.  It is possible to create up to 84 additional ‘columns’ for a total of 99. These  columns  allow  the  user  to  link  a  Commodity  Code  or  a  group  of  Commodity  Codes  with specific  tax  rates  to  be  used  during  the  taxation  process.  These  rates  are  historised,  i.e.  it  is possible to assign length of time for validity of the record. The columns numbered 1 to 15 are those of the central Tariff, and as they are managed in   MODCHQCF  ‘Taxation  standards’,  ‘National Tariff’, they cannot be created here. The  Commodity  Code  field  accepts  code  values  at  Chapter  at  2  digits,  Heading  at  4  digits,  HS Code at 6 digits or Commodity code at 8 – 11 digits levels. The priority is given to the most precise (longest) code. For example, if the table contains two records, one with the commodity code  2402 and  a  rate  of  10  and  one  with  the  commodity  code   ‘24021010000’  and  a  rate  of  5,  and  both records are valid at the date of processing, the second rate of 5 will be the applicable rate.  The Rate of Taxation can be a numeric value for the rate, or a General Note as described above. Additional  column  rates  can  be  used  for  taxation  purposes  in    MODCHQCF  ‘Item   Taxation Rules’ or MODCHQ ‘Tariff Rules’ . The additional column rates are used for tax calculation in an identical  manner  to  any  rates  applied  in  columns  1  to  15.   The  rate  can  be  retrieved  using  the function  ‘RateCol  (ComCod,  N)’  where   Comcod is the Commodity Code and   N  is  the  column reference number.