Out of State Cigarette Importer’s Report

Log in with the User Id and Password provided through the EDS registration process and click on the Login button. If you have not registered, click on the New User? link. If you cannot remember password, click on Forgot Password?

To start a new report click on the Out of State Importer’s link under File a New Report.

There are a few required fields on the General Information page. You must select the month and year from the Reporting Period pull down menus and a “Yes” or “No” selection in the pull down menu for Amended? Add the Report Submitted By name, which is the person verifying the submitted information.

An example of a report with complete General Information. Note: The From and Through dates are optional as are the Phone No. and Filer fields. Once the required fields are satisfied, save the report. To save the report click on the Summary of Transactions tab and follow the directions on the next two presentation slides.

To continue the Save process, click on Continue to Review & Confirm to continue to the next page.

Click on the Save button. The Summary of Transactions page shows a summary of all the data input from the Report Detail page of the report.

Confirmation Page This is a screen shot of a Confirmation page for a Saved report. You may access your report by clicking on the Home or My Reports link and viewing the report from the Saved Work link.

Saved report listed on Home page under Saved Work

Saved report listed under Saved Work on the My Reports page

Entering Report Detail

Report Detail There are 4 types of transactions available to select from the Transaction Type menu.

Transaction Type Overview Sales to Florida Distributors- A sale to a licensed Florida distributor Returns from Distributors- The return of product sold to a licensed distributor Other in, Other out- These should be used for any transaction that falls outside of the normal transaction types and are to be approved by your ABT district office.

Select a Pack Size from the pull down menu. Packs of 10 are no longer allowed per statute.

Select the Country of Origin that corresponds to your 7501 form. Use the pull down menu to select the country.

The Lookup feature is a tool that can be used to find a License/Permit#. If you know the license, type it into the Florida License/Permit # field and click on Lookup. If you do not know the license #, you may type in all or part of the name in the Name of Distributor/Consignee field and click on the Lookup button. Using the Lookup Feature

This is an example of a Lookup by name. Upon clicking the Lookup button, a window may appear where you must choose from a list of licenses/permits.

An example of Lookup by name with License/Permit window. Once a selection using the radio button is made, click on the OK button to finalize the selection and populate the license data.

You must include an Invoice #, Date, and Quantity before a transaction may be added. Click on the Add Transaction button to record a transaction.

A successfully added transaction will show underneath the Add Transaction button. The Product Transaction Summary shows all transactions grouped by Pack Size. Once all transaction detail has been added, click on the Summary of Transactions tab.

Helpful Hint Save your report often. This helps guard against data loss and is considered a “best practice”.

The Summary of Transactions page shows a summary of all the data input from the Report Detail page of the report. Once this has been verified, click on the Continue to Review & Confirm button. Submitting The Report

Click on Save to save the report one more time.

Confirmation Page This is a screen shot of a Confirmation page for a Saved report. You may access your report by clicking on the Home or My Reports links and viewing the report from the Saved Work link. Open the report again and continue to the Summary of Transactions page.

Click on Continue to Review & Confirm

Click on the Submit Report button.

This is a screen shot of a Confirmation page for a Submitted report. You may access your report by clicking on the Home or My Reports link and view the report from the Submitted Work link.

Contact EDS Support for technical questions or to report a problem. If you need assistance filling out a report, contact your district office. Technical Support