A U.S. company headquartered in Dallas, Texas with an Internal Revenue Service importer number 52-876543200 opens a new office in San Antonio, Texas. Since they want to be able to identify Customs transactions that originate from this new office, the company files a Customs Form 5106 using their importer number with a two-digit suffix code for this branch office. Which ONE of the following importer numbers for this branch office is NOT acceptable?
A) 52-8765432ZZ
B) 52-876543233
C) 52-8765432AA
D) 52-8765432A2
E) 52-8765432SA
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The Answer is: A
Citation: 19 CFR 24.5(d)
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